Located between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, the Coral Triangle is often referred to as the global center of marine biodiversity. Home to hundreds of marine species, pristine coral reefs and some of the most colorful inhabitants of the ocean. Go deep into the blue around the Indonesian islands of Raja Ampat, Sulawesi, and Komodo and be mesmerized by stunning, up-close ocean beauty. —AB

Coral reefs are like underwater gardens, but who would have thought you can garden them just the same? Austin Bowden-Kerby is a coral gardener. He has brought together his love of gardening, and passion for the underwater world, to do something very special that just might save the coral reefs of Fiji.

“When I caught that first wave” the Cuban surfer says, “it was…like medicine for the soul.” Any stoked surfer would say amen to that, but for this film’s Cuban surfers, locating that medicine often means long trips on bumpy roads and bruising walks across rocky beaches. Right now, there are only about 80 surfers in Cuba. More are welcome, the surfers say, “but not too many.”

The New Caledonian waters are teeming with abundant wildlife. Its people have a special relationship with, the ocean, which plays a defining role in their culture and lives. Hear from New Caledonians directly as they discuss their priorities; the importance of conserving species and minimizing the negative effects of land development on land on local coastal waters.