By FRED GARTH There’s this amazing underwater photojournalist named Doug Perrine. You should Google him. His work has been featured pretty much everywhere in books, magazines and films around the world. His expertise as a writer as well as a photographer puts him in a very small circle

By NICK HONACHEFSKY “Striped bass nearly extinct.” That was a true statement among 1980s newspaper headlines in the Northeast. Commercial overfishing, menhaden exploitation and unregulated pollution decimated the stocks. Fast forward to the late 1990s and early 2000s, and that statement seemed near impossible with record-setting catches of

The Story of GHRITracking.org by George C. Schellenger Before you start reading this, grab your phone, tablet or laptop — you’ll want to be connected. Launch your favorite browser and head over to GHRITracking.org  Now you’re only a few clicks away from a grand adventure more than a

Shark population numbers have become a hot topic in recent months, but are the arguments economical or ecological? By Stefanie Brendl You may wonder why this question is being asked. Certainly, if you’re snorkeling around a bunch of sharks, that might be too many for you. Yet, this

By Sid Dobrin About 600 miles west of the Republic of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean, the iconic Galápagos Islands straddle the equator surrounded by one of the most biodiverse regions of ocean in the world. While the Galápagos Islands were named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in

By GUY HARVEY This story is an excerpt from Guy Harvey’s Underwater World As part of my dedicated series on billfish for my television show, Portraits from the Deep, our intrepid team of producer Ken Kavanaugh and two amazing cameramen, Rick Westphal and Dee Gele, flew to Guayaquil,

A Bill Boyce Perspective Life can be a wondrous journey when you choose the right road and the light to lead it. Who would have known that a kid from California, who found an addiction to the sport of fishing at age 4, would take his love of

How Does The Marine Tourism Industry Fare? By Nick Honachefsky COVID-19 needs no introduction. The pandemic sent the world into a spiral, affecting industries and businesses large and small on an unprecedented level. The marine outdoor industry consisting of fishing, diving, snorkeling and traveling was not exempt from

By Louisa Sax A staggering 58% of people who are exposed to warfare are diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, compared to between 3-6% of people in the civilian population. In 2019, 25% of U.S. veterans were reported to have a service-connected disability.  The following are ocean centric

Healing waters soothe the soul no matter the trauma By Louisa Sax Where do you go when you need time to reset, relax, de-stress, make decisions or get creative? I go to the ocean. A walk on the beach, snorkel or a day spent fishing works wonders for