GCK's SCUBA-related URLs

General Information Resources

• MEDIA: ScubaRadio | DIVEZERO TV
• MAGAZINES: Dive Training Magazine | DiveNews | SCUBA Diving Magazine | X-Ray Mag (Online)
• ORGANIZATIONS: Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) | National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) | Scuba Schools International (SSI)
• ScubaBoard.com
• Scuba Spots.com
• Cyber Diver Digital Media Network

Dive Locations

• MY FAVORITE SHOPS/SITES IN THE U.S.:
  • Florida: Discover Diving Dive Center (Port Orange) | Sea Experience (Ft. Lauderdale) | Jupiter Dive Center (Jupiter) || Florida's Springs
  • Hawaii: Jack's Diving Locker (Big Island) | Lahaina Divers (Maui) | Seasport Divers (Kauai)
  • Massachusetts: Boston SCUBA
  • North Carolina: Acquatic Safaris & Divers' Emporium (Wilmington) | Wreck Diving in the Graveyard of the Atlantic (many good pointers to NC diving)
  • Vermont/Lake Champlain: Victory Sports, one of the oldest SCUBA shops in New England | SCUBATYME | Waterfront Diving Center
• MY FAVORITE SHOPS AROUND THE WORLD:
  • Antigua and Barbuda: Jolly Dive (Jolly Harbour and Tranquility Bay) | Indigo Divers (Jolly Harbour)
  • Aruba: Dive Aruba (Oranjestad) ["Dive with Clive"]
  • Australia: Perth Diving Academy (Perth, WA)
  • The Bahamas: Stuart Cove's (Nassau)
  • Barbados: Roger's Scuba Shack (Bridgetown)
  • Mauritius: Remora Diving Center/Liquid Dreams Ltd. (Balaclava)
  • Mexico: Manta (Cabo San Lucas)
  • Qatar: World Marine Center (Doha) [The Web site isn't great but the divers are!]

Educational Resources

• Project AWARE
• Oceans for Youth Foundation
• DAMSL: Digital Atlas of Marine Species and Locations (U. of Miami)
• ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain | Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
• North Carolina Maritime Museums
• GCK's "Understanding and Applying Decompression Dive Tables" tutorial
• HISTORY: Historical Diving Society | The Vintage Scuba Collection | "A Brief History of Diving, From Antiquity to the Present" | Virtual Diving Helmet Museum

Marine Life

• OCEANA: Protecting the World's Oceans (Seafood Fraud)
• LIONFISH & THE CARIBBEAN: Lionfish Research Program (REEF) | Lionfish information page (USGS) | Invasive Lionfish (NOAA) | Florida Keys Lionfish Invasion (Mote Marine Laboratory) | Invasive Lionfish (NCCOS) | The Frapper

Health and SCUBA Diving

• Divers Alert Network (DAN)
• SCUBA Diving Health Problems

Information for Mariners

• Navigation Rules: International — Inland (USCG COLREGS) | Navigation Rules Online (USCG Navigation Center)
• Local Notice to Mariners (from the USCG Navigation Center)
• PUBLICATIONS FOR MARINERS: United States Coast Pilot® | U.S. Chart No. 1 | International Code of Signals (Pub 102) | The American Practical Navigator (Pub. No. 9) (Bowditch) | Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) (Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters and Title 46: Shipping)
• PUBLICATION SITES: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Maritime Safety Information page (including link to NGA Nautical Publications) | National Weather Service Marine Forecasts Publications page (includes links to many useful publications from many sources)
• COMMUNICATIONS: USCG Rescue 21 project page | Digital Selective Calling (DCS) (USCG) | Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) (USCG)
• Links for Lake Champlain Mariners (U.S. Power Squadron)
• CHART SOURCES: NOAA's Experimental BookletChart™ (Free, printable nautical charts) | NOAA Nautical Chart On-Line Viewer: Great Lakes (including L. Champlain) | Nautical Charts & Publications (NOAA Office of Coast Survey) | Bluewater Books & Charts, set of international marine charts
• NAVIGATION ORGANIZATIONS: National Geodetic Survey (NGS) (nee U.S. Cost & Geodetic Survey) | National Ocean Service (NOAA) | National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency | National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) | U.S. Naval Observatory | International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) | International Maritime Organization (IMO) | International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA)
• Tides Online (NOAA)
• Illustrated Navigation Lights
• MARINE PRODUCTS: West Marine | Defender.com
• Captain's Gear

Other Topics

• GCK'S PICTURES: GCK and Gayle, Big Island, Hawaii (12/2008-1/2009) | Bahamas (11/2010) | Antigua (1/2011) | GCK and Gayle, Aruba (8/2011) | Phil Craiger's photos (Jupiter, 9/2012)
• PHOTO GALLERIES: Underwater photo competitions (e.g., Our World Underwater, DEEP Indonesia, and Under The Blue)
• AUDIO/VIDEO: Manta ray night dive video (Keller Laros) | Sea World: Dolphins blowing bubbles
• Underwater Photo Guide for Compact Digital Cameras (Sea & Sea)
• VOLUNTOURISM: VolunTourism | Biosphere Expeditions | "Voluntourism" (S. Sondrol, AlertDiverOnline)

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