Links

As many of our customers find them helpful, Blue Marble Divers offers the following for informational purposes only.  Appearance here does NOT mean that Blue Marble Divers endorses the offering at the link.

This page is constantly evolving ... if you have a link that you feel our customers would find useful, or if you find a broken link, etc. please let us know at bmd@myactv.net

Dive Operators and Resorts Diving operations we have used and can recommend

Amy Slate's Amoray Dive Resort Located in Key Largo, this is the place where Mary and Dave got married.

Atlantic Beach Diving Where our good friend Jeff Lockwood DM's in NC 

Beqa Lagoon Resort  Fiji resort and diving

Bill Tewes - Dive St. Vincent, Grenadines, West Indies Bill will show you small stuff you never saw before diving in the Caribbean

Big Blue Explorer  Palau live aboard diving

Blue Island Divers  Our friends Annabel and DJ Hiltz dive operation in St. Thomas, USVI.  We taught Annabel and DJ to dive a few years ago, they fell in love with diving so much they sold everything they had here and bought a dive shop in paradise. They are really good people and we're sure they will do everything possible to make your dive trip with them is one to remember.

Bainbridge Quarry a dive site in south-central Pennsylvania on the Susquehanna River south of Harrisburg, PA

Blackbeard's Cruises - Ever wished you were far removed from the hustle and bustle? Think you would be so much happier if you were at depth just hanging weightless in the open water? Want all your worries to go away while you dive, dive, dive the gin clear waters of the Bahamas?  Then you should plan your next dive trip with Blackbeard's Cruises! We specialize in easy going adventures to the out islands of the Bahamas where you can dive the reefs, wrecks, walls and even enjoy a thrilling shark feed among your new diving buddies! 

Coco View Resort - Diving Resort, Roatan Bay Islands, Honduras

Deep Blue Resort - is a 5 Star Gold Palm PADI Resort and an all inclusive scuba diving vacation venue. The resort is set in a beautiful beach front location called Pretty Bush, it is surrounded by coconut palms with 10 spacious, air conditioned deluxe rooms, all with large private balconies overlooking its own white sand beach and the crystal waters of the Caribbean. Your hosts are Steve, Susan and Steve's mom Shirley, who along with their staff will do everything to make your stay with them a relaxing and enjoyable experience. 

Dive The Cooper - Our friend Mark Johnson's web site and his diving operation for diving the Cooper River looking for prehistoric shark teeth and other artifacts.

Discovery Diving Company NC Wreck diving

Diving Dominica with Castle Comfort Dive Lodge & Dive Dominica

Lake Rawlings SCUBA & Camping Park - Dive Location, Rawlings, VA

Oasis Divers  Grand Turk diving. Dale and her staff go out of their way to make sure you experience the best of Grand Turk diving.

Olympus Dive Center Wreck diving in NC

Outer Banks Diving - Cape Hatteras, NC - America's undiscovered wreck diving treasure on North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Sand Dollar Condo Scuba Resort Bonaire

Sand Dollar Sports Who we dive with when staying at the Wyndham Resort in Cozumel

SCUBA Express at Express Watersports - the BMD choice for dive charters in Murrells Inlet and Myrtle Beach South Carolina (843) 357-3337

Sunset House Grand Cayman Scuba Diving Resort Grand Cayman diving at it's best. Home to Cathy Church's underwater photography shop and studio

Wyndham Cozumel Resort & Spa An all inclusive resort in Cozumel

Other Diving Destinations and Operators

The African Diving Experience - This is a non profit website for scuba divers by scuba divers. They attempt to bring you all the up to date information you need to make diving in Southern Africa a wonderful experience.

Four Lakes Scuba Club - a non-profit organization founded in 1980 to promote sport diving in the Madison Wisconsin area.

Sea Turtle Dive Charters - "Dive off the deep end" in Montauk, NY

Xanadu Undersea Adventures - #1 Shark Feeding Dive in the world (Travel Channel; The 10 best shark dives in the world). Full service PADI Dive Shop in Freeport – Grand Bahama Island . Check out our Shark Feeder Program!

Oahu Scuba Diving & Scuba Diving Hawaii - Enjoy Hawaii scuba diving with Island Divers Hawaii. Oahu Scuba diving includes daily charters to Oahu's best wrecks and reefs. Recreational and Technical diving courses offered through PADI and TDI

Bali Diving - Atlantis Bali Diving - Expert Scuba Bali Diving PADI Instructors

Training Agencies

Cave Diving Section of the National Speleological Society (NSS-CDS) - The NSS Cave Diving Section is the largest cave diving organization in the United States with members in almost every state. While section members are very active in diving springs in Florida, they also dive mines and swamps in the northern states, conduct high altitude sump diving in the West, perform motorized and stage diving in the South, dive sea caves in the Northeast, survey Bahama Blue Holes, and conduct studies of various caves and springs in Mexico.  The section is also active in the development of underwater rescue equipment, and sponsors a comprehensive cave diver and instructor training program. It also holds national technology transfer seminars twice a year and publishes Underwater Speleology.

Divers Alert Network (DAN)  JOIN DAN HERE.  Divers Alert Network (DAN) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit medical and research organization dedicated to the safety and health of recreational scuba divers and associated with Duke University Medical Center.  Founded in 1980, DAN has served as a lifeline for the scuba industry by operating the only 24-hour diving emergency hotline, a lifesaving service for injured divers. Additionally, DAN operates a diving medical information hotline, conducts vital diving medical research, and develops and provides a number of first-aid and continuing education programs for everyone from beginning divers to medical professionals.  DAN is supported by the largest association of recreational divers in the world through membership dues and donations. In return, members receive a number of important benefits including $100,000 emergency medical evacuation assistance, DAN educational publications, a subscription to Alert Diver magazine, and access to diving's first and foremost diving accident insurance coverage.  IF YOU DIVE, YOU NEED TO BELONG TO DAN.  JOIN DAN HERE.

CMAS AMERICAS World Underwater Federation Americas site

National Academy of Scuba Educators (NASE) - Seems to be temporally offline.

National Association for Cave Diving (NACD) - The NACD was established in 1968 for the purpose of achieving safer cave diving through training and education (Read more about the creation of the NACD).

National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) - NAUI Worldwide is the world's oldest, most respected and second largest diver training agency in the world. Established in 1959 as a not-for-profit membership association and organized solely to support and promote Dive Safety Through Education, NAUI continues as the recognized leader in innovative education. NAUI Worldwide offers a full range of training programs from Skin Diver through Instructor Course Director, with dozens of specialty courses including NITROX and technical diving. Thousands of member instructors, dive businesses, resorts, and service centers are located in countries throughout the world.

IANTD - The International Association of NITROX and Technical Divers (IANTD) Is The World's Largest Scuba Diving Training Organization Of Open Water, Nitrox, Enriched Air, Overhead Environment, Cave, Wreck, Rebreather, Trimix, Gas Blenders, Technical Scuba Divers, Instructors and Instructor Trainers and Free Diving.

International Diving Educators Association (IDEA) - IDEA offers a complete continuing education program, beginning with skin diver through instructor Trainer. A variety of specialty courses are also available for both students and instructors. IDEA is the first certification agency to include Rescue Diver certification in the Instructor Training Course programs.

National Academy of Scuba Educators (NASE) - Seems to be temporally offline.

National Association for Cave Diving (NACD) - The NACD was established in 1968 for the purpose of achieving safer cave diving through training and education.

National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) - NAUI Worldwide is the world's oldest, most respected and second largest diver training agency in the world. Established in 1959 as a not-for-profit membership association and organized solely to support and promote Dive Safety Through Education, NAUI continues as the recognized leader in innovative education. NAUI Worldwide offers a full range of training programs from Skin Diver through Instructor Course Director, with dozens of specialty courses including NITROX and technical diving. Thousands of member instructors, dive businesses, resorts, and service centers are located in countries throughout the world.

Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) - PADI exists to develop programs that encourage and fulfill the public interest in recreational scuba and snorkel diving worldwide. PADI intends to be the world leader in the educational development of scuba diving professionals and enthusiasts.

Scuba Schools International (SSI) - Wherever you are in the world, SSI is there to serve your diving needs. We have Regional Centers in many countries across the world ready to make your serious diving serious fun.

Technical Diving International (TDI) / SCUBA Diving International (SDI) / Emergency Response Diving International (ERDI) - TDI was formed in 1994 by some of diving’s most experienced instructors to bring technical applications of the sport to a wider audience. TDI’s library of training materials and texts have become known as the industry’s best and most professional resources. Most importantly, TDI has the best safety record of all training agencies.

SDI was created in 1999 and grew out of the success of our sister company TDI, which specializes in the more advanced disciplines of dive training.

ERDI is the public safety diving training organization of the TDI SDI ERDI family.

World Underwater Federation (CMAS - Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques) - CMAS is the only world diving organization. This organization is composed of some 14,000 diving clubs, 82 national federations and 4.5 million divers.  In 1980 YMCA SCUBA became a federation of the World Underwater Federation (CMAS), thus allowing our instructors and divers the distinct designation of this international certification.

YMCA SCUBA - In the 40+ years since our inception, YMCA Scuba has continued to provide the highest level of community-oriented education for divers and instructors based on the YMCA mission. The YMCA SCUBA program ceased SCUBA certifications in December 2008.

PHOTOGRAPHY - Underwater, Land and Instructional

http://www.uwpmag.com/   On line underwater photo magazine

http://www.digideep.com/  on-line camera reviews and news

http://www.wetpixel.com/  on-line camera reviews and news

http://www.nikonians.org/tour1.html  site for Nikon users and owners

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/expose-right.shtml  digital
photography information

http://www.megapixel.net/  digital photography information

http://www.bythom.com/ Nikon camera reviews and news

http://www.backscatter.com/  Ultra Light Control Arms and UW camera gear

http://www.helixcamera.comwww.helixcamera.com/fs-ikelite-housings.html
Ikelite housing and equipment

HD Dive Video, Underwater SCUBA diving videos - HDiveVideo.com is a web site dedicated to show high quality, high definition underwater video to SCUBA divers, diving enthusiasts and land lubbers alike. We do this to share our experiences from the last frontier on earth and thereby hope to raise awareness of the importance to actively manage this the largest "continent" on earth in a responsible manner so it will continue to provide us with its important resources for all future generations.

David Haas Underwater Photography David Haas has been immersing himself into the ocean for more than three decades. He still is enthralled with what he sees and strives to portray the subsea environment in new ways. With camera in hand spending time beneath the waves creating images is his passion. Whether it's sharks, dolphins, colorful reefs or simply a mood David's photography takes the viewer into the frame.

PUBLICATIONS

Advanced Diver Magazine - A Quarterly publication dedicated to divers from advanced open water to technical explorer.

Alert Diver Magazine - Divers Alert Network (DAN) publication

Aqua Quest Publications - Publishers of books on the underwater world including scuba diving travel guides, wreck diving, technical diving and underwater photography.

Aqualog - An online magazine about scuba diving and free diving.

Aquanaut - E-zine dedicated to technical and recreational diving features information on the environment, marine life, photos, mailing list archives, photos, and links.

AquaPress Diving Books & Guides - Specialist diving book suppliers stocking hundreds of titles relevant to all divers from basic scuba manuals to advanced mixed gas textbooks.

Asian Diver Online - The source for authoritative information about diving in the Asia-Pacific Region. The site is operated by Asian Diver Pte Ltd of Singapore.

Asian Geographic & AustriliAsian Diver Magazines - 

Calypso Log - The Cousteau Society publication

www.cavedivinggroup.org.uk - The Cave Diving Group was formed in 1946 by the late Graham Balcombe. Its continuous existence to the present day makes it the oldest surviving diving club in the world.  The CDG's function is to educate and support cavers for recreational and exploratory operations in British sump conditions.  The facilities of the group include information resources, publications - including sump indices, training literature and a quarterly newsletter. The Group also owns equipment for the use of members, and takes out third party insurance on their behalf. 

CDNN Scuba News Network - Dive travel updates, equipment reviews, and reports on dive safety and marine conservation issues.

www.coralcay.org - Providing resources to help sustain livelihoods & alleviate poverty through the protection, restoration and management of coral reefs & tropical forests.

www.coral.org - The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) promotes coral reef conservation around the world by working with the dive industry, governments, local communities and other organizations to protect and manage coral reefs, establish marine parks, fund conservation efforts, and raise public awareness with the mission to keep coral reefs alive for future generations.

www.cousteaufoundation.org - The Philippe Cousteau Foundation is a not-for-profit, publicly supported organization founded by his children. The Philippe Cousteau Foundation is dedicated to exploration, conservation, and education.

www.cousteau.org - Educating people to understand, to love and to protect the water systems of the planet, marine and fresh water, for the well-being of future generations.

Cozumel Dive Guide & Log Book - Collection of reef maps, site descriptions, and other information including the history of the island, diving in currents and weather, marine park information and safety issues. Includes order information.

Cyber Diver - Ad-free scuba diving magazine, providing evaluations of diving products and services.

dirQuest - Resource for Doing It Right (DIR) diving. Includes index of issues, but must be a member or subscriber to download.

www.divebuddy.com - A directory of SCUBA Divers from around the world - 4,648 divers - 107 countries - all USA - all Canada

dive.scubadiving.com/talk/ - Diver to diver message board

Dive Girl - A magazine about women who scuba dive, covering issues of interest to women, focusing on adventurous, technical, extended range and cave diving. Published in the UK.

www.diveindex.com - The index has been created for anyone with a remote interest in anything diving and aims to provide information and links to this world on the www. We have striven to make the site as easy to use as possible, whether you're looking for something specific or just out for a browse.

www.divekeys.com - Florida Keys Association of Dive Operators

Dive Myths & Realities - Archive of scuba diving publications authored by Latty "Harris" Taylor, Ph.D. Diving Safety Coordinator for the University of  Michigan.

Dive New Zealand magazine - Bi-monthly publication all about diving in New Zealand .

Dive Training Magazine - The monthly magazine for new divers and their instructors.  This magazine is available at the Dive Shop for free.  Stop by and pick up your copy today.

DiveNews.Com - News and current events from the world of diving.

www.diver.com.ph - The world's most definitive Scuba Diving Publication - Aimed at industry professionals and active traveling divers Editorial and photography by the industry's leading experts.

Diver Magazine - Canadian e-zine features links, events, directory, and archives.

www.diver.net - The Source for California Scuba Diving Information

www.diverescueintl.com - Training, equipment and technical support for public safety professionals

Divers Down Television - Includes schedule of airings, program information, photo gallery, store, and related resources.

Divers Magazine - Stories from the deep, technical diving, gear reviews, island partying and local girls from around the world!

Diving Periodicals International - The worlds largest library of Sport, Commercial and Military Diving periodicals?

Diving Trade International - Trade Magazine, distributed worldwide to all professional employees in diving industry.  Covers all market sectors including Sport, Military, Technical, Commercial. Latest kit/news/recruitment/articles.

eNature.com Fish Identification Guide - An excellent source for divers wishing to identify fish they have encountered. The eNature site is based on the Audubon Fieldguides to marine life.

e-nekton - online bi-monthly e-zine for Recreational, Occupational and Technical Diving in Asia and the Pacific region.

Explore Underwater Magazine Online - Diverse coverage of scuba related topics, from training to travel, dive buddy listings, photo gallery, and links.

www.fishbase.org - 28,700 species, 204,900 common names, 37,400 pictures, 34,300 references, 1,170 collaborators

Florida Scuba News - Features current issue, classified ads, advertising information, and details on gulf diving.

Gary Gentile Productions - Enter the wild, exciting, and exotic world of Gary Gentile: author, lecturer, photographer, explorer, and deep-sea wreck-diver. Enter a world of adventure and thrills tempered by poetry and subtle beauty. Gary will take you to shipwrecks, show you marine life, and explore the great outdoors the way no one else can.  

Hammerhead Press - Offers books on scuba, technical, and commercial diving topics and DVD videos. Includes catalog and order information. Based in Ventura, California.

Howard Hall's Monthly Dive Adventure Stories - An excellent collection of diving adventure stories from world renowned cinematographer, Howard Hall. New stories are posted monthly.

Hyperbaric Medicine Today - The primary mission of Hyperbaric Medicine Today is to be a fair, objective, nonpartisan, international publication dedicated to reporting and commenting on the current state of knowledge and advances in the science and technology encompassing hyperbaric medicine. It reports on currently accepted and emerging clinical applications as well as the associated economic, social, and political issues and events that influence the administration, growth and development of hyperbaric. They shall report on hyperbaric events irrespective of any social, political, or economic pressures that may be applied by concerned individuals, advertisers, or organizations.

Immersed Magazine - is a truly international magazine, available quarterly. Immersed features new faces and places, personalities and destinations previously known only to local networks of divers, and articles about projects, ideas, developments, and practices in technical diving. You can preview immersed online!

The Ins & Outs of St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Miller Publishing) has launched the online version to its 2006 magazine, www.insandoutssvg.com, where clients can not only read their latest articles but they can also book on-line.  The Ins & Outs of St. Vincent & the Grenadines magazine is the official annual publication of the Hotel & Tourism Association, printed in association with the St. Vincent & the Grenadines Ministry of Tourism and Culture and is now in its 5th edition.

.www.in-depth.net - In-Depth Magazine, the no-nonsense 100% ad free SCUBA magazine

www.newdiver.com - The adventure begins with new diver online

www.ocean-news.com - Ocean News & Technology (ON&T) magazine is the only publication of its kind, reporting on the latest ocean industry news, events and technology developments around the world.

www.octopus-fr.com - Chers visiteurs, comme vous l'avez sûrement constaté, le site n'est plus mis à jour depuis quelque temps, pire, on a eu le droit à un retour en arrière avec un dernier numéro en ligne qui datait de 2003 !

www.offshoresource.com - Offshore Source magazine was introduced in October 1999 to provide information to the Offshore Oil & Gas industry, in a format that is easy to read and to the point. Offshore Source provides Oil & Gas service companies with a cost-effective method of delivering their message. The magazine is distributed through free subscription to ensure that it reaches buyers and decision-makers in key companies across the industry.

www.on-the-edge.com - On The Edge Magazine, your magazine for remote, exotic adventure worldwide

www.pjscuba.com/news.htm - On this page I will endeavor to keep you abreast of news stories and reports relating to Thailand and Thai waters. The stories may or may not have a direct impact on the scuba diving or snorkeling in the particular areas but will make interesting reading. The most current stories will be at the top of the page. I will update every time that there is a new story of interest. My sources are mainly the Pattaya Mail, The Bangkok Post and the Nation.

www.reef.org - The reef environmental education foundation, an active organization of divers committed to the preservation of the marine environment.

www.safecavediving.com - National Association for Cave Diving

scuba.about.com - About.com's page on SCUBA Diving

www.scubadiving.com - SCUBA Diving magazine, the magazine divers trust

www.scubaglobe.com - SCUBA Globe magazine, Aimed at industry professionals and active traveling divers.  Editorial and photography by the industry's leading experts

www.scubanews.com - Florida SCUBA News

www.scubaradio.com - Join us every Saturday 3-5pm EST on one of our ScubaRadio affiliates, coast to coast on Sirius Satellite radio channel #125, or worldwide over the Internet...listen live, download archives of past shows, or subscribe to the ScubaRadio Podcast!

www.sharkdivermag.com - Name kind of says it all ... magazine devoted to shark diving.

www.skin-diver.com - a little of this and a little of that - this site has a little of everything for the ambitious young skin diver.

www.spearfishingmagazine.com - Spearfishing Magazine is the only resource to cover the full gamut of spearfishing and underwater game gathering for the USA! Each issue is packed full of stories, equipment reviews, travel destinations, and much more!

www.sportdiver.co.uk - Dive Destinations, the ultimate online resource for scuba divers. Within this easy-to-navigate site you will find comprehensive information on over 60 of the world’s hottest diving locations, together with personal recommendations on the top spots for wrecks, sharks, walls and much more from our experienced editorial team.

www.sportdivermag.com - Sport Diver is the official magazine of the PADI Diving Society, where divers turn for dive travel adventures, scuba diving gear reviews, and PADI Diving Society events & news.

www.thaidiver.net - Site for SCUBA GLOBE Asia Pacific magazine.

The Wet Gazette - Free Internet Newsletter for Scuba Divers.

www.ukdiving.co.uk - The world's largest internet resource for divers.

www.undercurrent.org - Scuba Diving's Most Unbiased Information Source - Whether you're in search of the best dive operation in Cozumel, looking for a live-aboard in Palau, or news about a recall of a dive computer, you're in the market for scuba diving information that's honest and easy to find.

www.underwater.com - UnderWater magazine is the bi-monthly journal of the Association of Diving Contractors International, Inc.  Published by Doyle Publishing Company for the commercial diving, ROV, and underwater industries.

United States Navy Diving Manual - The U.S. Navy Diving Manual is available from this site in the fully indexed, and printable Adobe Acrobat format. But, beware. The file sizes are quite large. So, if you only have low speed access, pick the files you want to download with care.

Wreck Diving Magazine - Magazine dedicated to the exploration of wreck sites.

Other Diving Sites

American College of Hyperbaric Medicine (ACHM) - The American College of Hyperbaric Medicine is a physician specialty organization founded in 1983.  It is exclusively devoted to supporting and improving the science and practice environment for physicians practicing Hyperbaric Medicine.

Artificial Reefs of the Keys (ARK) -  is a non-profit group in Key West, Florida, working to bring the de-commissioned ex-USAFS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg to their waters to become an artificial reef

Cave Divers Association of Australia (CDAA) - The main aims and objectives of the CDAA are to foster the development, advancement, promotion, mapping, education, exploration, conservation, safety and research of underwater caves and related features.

The Cousteau Society - Educating people to understand, to love and to protect the water systems of the planet, marine and fresh water, for the well-being of future generations.

European Underwater & Baromedical Society (EUBS) - The EUBS is a Scientific Society dedicated to the study and promotion of diving and hyperbaric medicine, a fascinating but all too little known field of medicine.

Hagerstown, MD YMCA - The classroom and pool training location for BMD Open Water Diver SCUBA training in Hagerstown, MD.

Handicapped Scuba Association (HSA) - Founded in 1981, The Handicapped Scuba Association, a non-profit organization, has dedicated itself to improving the physical and social well being of people with disabilities through the exhilarating sport of scuba diving and in doing so has become the worldwide authority in the field.

International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine (ICHM) - Welcome to the ICHM Website. News, events, information and membership opportunities with the International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine. This website will endeavor to keep both membership and public informed of the Congress' activities.

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Use this link to go directly to the NOAA Dive Page.  Planning a diving or snorkeling trip is no easy task. Divers need to consider the environment they are diving as well as their own personal safety before submerging into the water. NOAA has many resources available for recreational divers to help make trip planning easier and more enjoyable. This Web site provides direct links to specific NOAA services and products that divers should use in planning memorable dives.  Whether you are tying to find out tomorrow’s weather forecast, local navigation charts or tips on how to be an environmentally responsible diver, remember that NOAA is here to help. Think of NOAA as your dive planning partner and take advantage of the information that is provided here!

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Diving Program (NDP) - The NOAA Diving Program, or NDP, is administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and is headquartered at the NOAA Diving Center in Seattle, Washington. The NOAA Diving Program trains and certifies scientists, engineers and technicians to perform the variety of tasks carried out underwater to support NOAA's mission. With more than 400 divers, NOAA has the largest complement of divers of any civilian federal agency. In addition, NOAA's reputation as a leader in diving and safety training has led to frequent requests from other governmental agencies to participate in NOAA diver training courses.

South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society (SPUMS) - The South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society was founded in the early 1970's.  The aims and objectives of the society are: To promote and facilitate information and research on all aspects of underwater and hyperbaric medicine. To provide information on underwater medicine to all interested groups. This includes diving organizations, industry, the military, as well as, the individual diver. To promote exchange of information between members on all aspects of underwater medicine and related subjects and to publish a quarterly Journal. To convene members annually at a Scientific Conference.

The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) - The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) is the primary source of information for diving and hyperbaric medicine  physiology worldwide.  It was founded as the Undersea Medical Society in 1967 but in 1986 changed the name to Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society.  The name change reflects the rapidly growing interest in hyperbaric oxygen physiology and therapy.  The UHMS's purpose is to provide scientific information to protect the  health of sport, military and commercial divers and to improve the scientific basis of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, promote sound treatment protocols and standards of practice and provide CME accreditation.

Waynesboro, PA YMCA - The classroom and pool training location for BMD Open Water Diver SCUBA training in Waynesboro, PA.

Diving Diseases Research Center (DDRC) - The Hyperbaric Medical Center - The Diving Diseases Research Centre or 'DDRC' was established in 1980 to research the effects of diving on human physiology. It is the largest & busiest Hyperbaric Medical Centre in the South West [of England].  DDRC is a registered charity (No. 279652) which is located at The Hyperbaric Medical Centre building adjacent to the complex of Derriford Hospital in the city of Plymouth, Devon, U.K

DivingWithSharks.com - Links and resources for shark diving around the world!

Trailer Trash Scuba A link to some of our diving friends in WV

Underwater-society - The Underwater Society of America was formed in 1959 by the existing skin-diving councils; it was composed of and represented all divers in North America. It is the public diving organization of the United States. It is controlled by its executive committee, board of directors and delegates of the member councils and clubs meeting annually. Currently there are some thirty councils/clubs in the Society. (The clubs are usually formed to play an underwater sport.) The Society functions to give national recognition to divers. 

Scottish Sub Aqua Club - Scotland has some of the finest scenery in the world and more importantly some of the finest diving. From Scapa Flow to reefs that are over 2 million years old Scotland offers a unique look into our underwater world and a trip back into history.

Ocean Conservancy - The Ocean Conservancy envision a world of healthy, protected oceans with wild and flourishing ecosystems, free of pollution, and filled with diverse and abundant marine wildlife. For centuries people have exploited the oceans with little thought to the future. Clearly, we can't afford to neglect them any longer. They provide much of the food we eat and the oxygen we breathe, and they are home to 97 percent of all living matter. Our very existence depends upon healthy oceans.

Historical Diving Society - prides itself on the accurate investigating and recording of diving history. These high standards have attracted the support of the world's leading divers, many of whom sit on the HDSUSA Advisory Board.

Ocean 98 - PROTECTION STARTS WITH AWARENESS - How can we expect from people to protect something, when they don't know what they are actually protecting.  If we want people to protect the oceans, they must first understand what they are protecting. People must be informed about the oceans!

Oceanwatch - Ocean Watch Foundation is a 501-C-3 non-profit volunteer organization founded in 1988 for the preservation, protection and education of the local coral reef communities in Southeast Florida. Its membership is comprised of people from the diving, fishing, boating, environmental and marine industry communities all with one thing in common: a love of the ocean. From this common ground the volunteers work together in protective efforts to preserve the fragile coral reef communities.

Scubamom - ScubaMom Lynn McKamey - Gateway to Information about Exotic Houseplants & Palms, Travel, Scuba Diving, and Dive Humor!

Scubaireland - Irish Underwater Council

Seaworld - Yeah, you know the park.

Whaleshark - The ECOCEAN Whale Shark Photo-identification Library is a visual database of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) encounters and of individually catalogued whale sharks. The library is maintained and used by marine biologists to collect and analyze whale shark encounter data to learn more about these amazing creatures

Handicapped Scuba Association - The HSA was founded in 1981 by Jim Gatacre and is now the world's leading authority on recreational diving for people with disabilities. Headquartered in California, HSA INTERNATIONAL extends its underwater educational programs worldwide.

Diving Equipment & Marketing Association (DEMA)

UnderwaterArchaeology.com - Explore sunken ships and lost civilizations!

Marine Biological Laboratory Listing

Shoals Marine Laboratory

Sanur Bali Plongée

SaveTheEnvironment.com - environmental links and resources on the web.

Scuba Diving Course & Scuba Diving Equipment for Scuba Diving in UK - Scuba diving course center with PADI registered diving courses, also provides scuba diving equipment at discount rates for scuba diving in UK. Find the best scuba diving courses, lessons & diving instructor training online.

Breathing Air Systems - One of the nations largest suppliers of Cascade storage systems, Fill stations, high pressure breathing air compressors and oxygen generators.

Scuba Diving Spots - Scuba Diving Directory

Hyperbaric Chamber Vendors

Memorexa A search engine for sports and other activities world wide.

Apexoo Search Engine

Dive directory, online dive shops, dive site reviews, scuba news - Online Dive Directory

A List Directory

US City.net Internet Business Directory

Diver's Gifts & Collectables is a UK owned family-run business with an extensive history of professional diving experience in both the Military and Civilian sectors. They are currently based in the UK with an outlet in the USA for American customers. Their sales collection is based on past customer requirements.  Chicken Divers have used this company - excellent quality, good people