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Editor’s Note This student reflection was written by Liam after a school service trip to Costa Rica. During the trip, he joined a sea turtle conservation experience on the Caribbean coast, where students learned about night patrols, egg protection, hatcheries, and the challenges sea turtles face in the wild. Conservation Note The turtle and egg handling described in this blog took place as part of a supervised conservation program. Travelers should never touch sea turtles, eg

Editor’s Note: This piece was created as part of Cooper’s ocean storytelling work as a PADI Junior AmbassaDiver and accompanies the short film Forest Beneath the Waves, featuring Capt. Nancy Caruso’s 20-year effort to restore Southern California’s kelp forests. I did not grow up thinking I would help restore marine life. I just liked being in the water. My first open-water dive at Catalina Island changed that. Not because the kelp was beautiful, but because I learned it had a