Meet the Marine Biologist Working to Protect Our Oceans from Deep-Sea Mining

The oceans need more care than they ever have before—and few people are taking on that job with more commitment than Diva Amon. A marine biologist at the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Barbara, (Marc and Lynne Benioff are TIME’s owners and co-chairs), Amon has a special love for the deeper reaches of the ocean—below 200 meters, where sunlight does not penetrate, pressures are up to 110 times that of sea level, and temperatures drop to 39°F. Despite those punishing conditions...