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Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary - http://bonita.mbnms.nos.noaa.gov/
Official home page for MBNMS. Information on research, education and for visitors, including kayaking and diving. |
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Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary - http://www.cinms.nos.noaa.gov/
Official site of CINMS. Information, maps, photos on the Channel Islands. |
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Point Lobos State Reserve - http://pt-lobos.parks.state.ca.us/Scuba.htm
Guide to diving in the Point Lobos State Reserve just south of Carmel. Rules and regulations, dive spots, reservations. |
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Sport Chalet - http://www.sportchalet.com/
A general sporting goods and dive store chain in Southern California. Gear, rentals, classes, local charters. Online sales of dive gear. |
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Marine Weather - NWS Los Angeles Area - http://www.nwsla.noaa.gov/marine.html
National Weather Service's site collecting coastal and offshore marine forecasts, buoy reports, tide tables, and swell and wave models for Los Angeles Area and Southern California coast. |
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Any Water Sports - http://www.anywater.com/
A dive store in San Jose. Class schedules, activities, travel, gear, rentals. |
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Blue Water Aquatics - http://www.bluewater-aquatics.com
A PADI dive center in Sunnyvale with class schedules, course descriptions, and list of diver friendly motels in Monterey. |
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Metridium Fields - http://www.metridium.com
Underwater photos, video clips and trip reports from around the world but with a focus on Monterey. |
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Hollywood Divers - http://hollywoodivers.com
A full service and technical dive shop near Universal Studios in Hollywood. |
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Great White Shark Encounter - http://www.incredible-adventures.com/shark_encounter.html
Meet the Great White and Pacific Blue shark in the safety of unique diving cage near the Farallon Islands, off San Francisco. |
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Diver Dan's Wet Pleasure - http://www.diverdans.com/
A dive store in Santa Clara. Classes, travel, seminars, equipment. |
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Diver Dans - http://www.cadive.com/
A PADI dive center in Santa Clara. The site describes trips and offers online class registration. |
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Divebums - http://www.divebums.com/
San Diego scuba diving information: Fish photo ID guide, dive site guide and maps, and current conditions reports. |
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The Great Escape - http://diveboat.com/
Boat trips to sites off local islands, Begg Rock, oil rigs, deep reef, kelp forest, and wreck dives. Includes dive site map, schedule and directions to dock. |
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Shark Diver - http://www.sharkdiver.com
Offers cage diving with sharks, off the coast of California and Mexico. |
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Aquarius Dive Shop - http://www.aquariusdivers.com/
A PADI 5-Star training facility in Monterey. Rentals, guided tours, and travel. |
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Lois Ann Dive Charters - http://www.loisann.com/
San Diego Mission Bay San Diego dive boat, 28' with Nitrox. Dive trips to the kelp beds, wreck alley including the Yukon, and the Coranado Islands. |
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Horizon Charters - http://www.horizoncharters.com
Live-Aboard and single day dive trips to US and Mexican waters aboard the Horizon and Ocean Odyssey departing from San Diego. Many trips to San Clemente Island. Schedules on-line. |
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Peace Dive Boat - http://peaceboat.com
A dive boat located in Ventura. Offers dive trips to the Channel Islands and equipment rentals. Includes photographs, boat details, and online schedule of boat trips. |
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Wallin's Dive Center - http://www.wallins.com/
A dive store in San Carlos. Classes, travel, on-line book catalog. |
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Glenn's Aquarius II Dive Shop - http://www.aquarius2.com/
Guided SCUBA and boat tours, gear, and PADI instruction on breakwater in Monterey. |
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Diver.net - http://diver.net/
Provides a forum, underwater photographs and videos, stories, dive boat comparison, and weather links. |
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Scuba Schools of America - http://www.scubaschoolsofamerica.com/
SSI/ANDI training from open water to instructor, rebreather, and trimix in Montclair. Includes a calendar of classes and local dive trips. |
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Monterey Bay Dive Company - http://www.mbdcscuba.com/
provides equipment sales, service, rentals, airfills, SCUBA lessons, and underwater tours. Located on Cannery Row, one block from the Breakwater and San Carlos Beach. |
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Anacapa Dive Center - http://www.anacapadivecenter.com
Details of swimming lessons, scuba lessons and equipment rental, boat charters, and directions to the shop. |
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Scuba Diving in San Diego - http://www.heff.net/scuba/
Includes a plethora of information pertaining to scuba diving in and around San Diego. |
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Saint Brendan Corporation - http://www.saintbrendan.com/
Publisher of California Diving News and sponsor of the Scuba Show in Long Beach. Includes trial subscription, conference registration and diving books. |
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Eco Dive Center - http://www.ecodivecenter.com
A PADI Scuba diving shop in Culver City. The site has course descriptions, trip schedules, prices, and photo galleries. |
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Ocean Enterprises - http://www.oceanenterprises.com
SCUBA Diving, training, gear, vacations, and equipment in San Diego. |
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Marissa Dive Charters - http://www.marissadivecharters.com
A San Diego Dive Boat. Includes pictures and information of the boat, the crew, dive sites, prices, and a schedule. |
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Monterey Sea Conditions at a Glance - http://www.garlic.com/~triblet/swell/wamglance.html
This site pulls together in one place the most useful pages for predicting Monterey sea conditions. |
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LAdiving.org - http://www.ladiving.org
Provides a forum, underwater photographs, a creature identification guide, and a list of dive boats and dive sites. |
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Scubapost - http://scubapost.net
Forums, galleries, a field guide and dive sites. |
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Underwater Schools of America - http://www.usascuba.com/
SCUBA instruction in Oceanside since 1964. NASDS affiliated dive store and ANDI Safe Air / Nitrox Facility. |
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Great White Adventures - http://www.greatwhiteadventures.com
Great white shark diving expeditions to the Farallon Islands from San Francisco or to Isla de Guadalupe, Mexico from San Diego. |
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Abreojos Diving Adventures - http://www.abreojos.com
SCUBA diving club based in Monterey. Diving related travel, instruction, photos and video. |
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Los Angeles County Scuba Diving Resources - http://ladiver.com/
Index to current on-line diving resources for Los Angeles county and Southern California. Additional pages covering Northern, Central and Baja California. |
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Scuba World - http://www.scubaworldsacto.com
Sacramento scuba equipment dealer. Mares, xcel wetsuits, Dive rite, Nitrox, and all levels of training. |
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Manta Ray Dive Center - http://www.mantaraydive.com/
Full service dive shop in Monterey with guided dives. |
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Ocean Adventures Dive Company - http://www.oceanadventuresdiveco.com
Full service dive center located in Venice Beach. |
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Dive Connection, Inc. - http://gottadive.com/
Charter company provides details of boats, equipment, and weather conditions. Includes online reservations and map. |
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Seaclypse Dive Adventures - http://www.seaclypse.com
Scuba and snorkel dive instruction, tours, and boat dives in San Diego. |
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Dive Central - http://www.divecentral.com
Monterey California Dive Charters on the "Escapade" which visits all the premier sites of Monterey and Carmel. |
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Cage Diver - http://www.cagediver.com
Describes shark dive expeditions to the Farallon Islands, Isla Guadalupe, the Bahamas, and South Africa. |
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Sub-Surface Progression - http://www.subsurfaceprogression.com/
Dive and surf shop in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County. Abalone diving equipment, surfboards, SCUBA, and kayak sales and rentals. |
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Vaqueros Del Mar Divers - http://vdmdiveclub.org
One of San Francisco Bay area's oldest dive clubs. Diver training, boat trips, underwater photography and special events. |
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Sunfish Dive Boat - http://www.socaldive.com/
Berthed in Oxnard, the Sunfish provides charters to the Channel Islands. Pictures of the boat and a schedule of dive trips. |
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Sanctuary Dive Boat - http://www.sanctuarycharters.com
With a 6-diver-max, Sanctuary makes relaxed, unhurried visits to all the pristine sites of Monterey, Carmel and the Big Sur coast. All rental gear is available on request. |
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The Dive Shack - http://www.gotodiveshack.com
A Full Service PADI SCUBA Shop in El Cajon. |
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Ocean Explorers Society - http://www.oceanexplorers.org/
San Diego based dive club affiliated with Ocean Enterprises; organizes local shore dives, boat dives, and other diving trips. |
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Snorkel and Scuba - http://www.snorkelsandiegoscuba.com
Offers snorkel and scuba tours of La Jolla Cove and private scuba instruction and scuba classes. The site describes the offerings and has contact information. |
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San Francisco Reef Divers Sport Diving Club - http://www.sfreefdivers.org
25 year old non-profit community sports club dedicated to the safe practice of SCUBA and free diving located in San Francisco. |
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Captain Aqua's Scuba Diving Centers - http://www.captainaqua.com
Retail dive centers offering equipment sales, classes, repairs, rentals and dive travel. |
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Scuba Crossing - http://www.scubacrossing.com/
Private and semi private PADI scuba instruction by San Diego Instructor Jeff Moore. |
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Adventure, Depth & Technology - http://www.advdepthtech.com
Wings Stocks technical diving instruction, charters, and diving servicesin Monterey Bay. Deep, mixed gas, and rebreather technologies are a specialty. |
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Anthony Wiley's Scuba Locker - http://scubalocker.com/
A dive shop in Riverside. The web page details classes and organized trips. |
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San Diego Underwater Explorers - http://www.sdue.org
DIR dive club for recreational and technical scuba diving. |
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Sundiver Charters - http://www.sundiver.net
Single and multi day dive trips to Catalina and the Southern Channel Islands, including San Clemente, Santa Barbara, and Farnsworth Banks. Schedule on-line. |
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http://www.caywind.com/ - http://www.caywind.com/
Boat charter company operating from Long Beach provides details of vessels, accommodation and tours. Includes photographs and calendar. |
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Scubahaus - http://scubahaus.com
A SSI dive shop in Santa Monica. The web site provides directions to the store, online shopping, and information about dive lessons. |
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Aloha Dive - http://www.dive-aloha.com/
SCUBA diving instruction, equipment sales, rental and repair, on-site pool, children's programs, technical and rebreather training. |
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Marin Dive Center - http://marindivecenter.com
in San Rafael; Scuba diving lessons, equipment sales, rentals, service, and air fills. Providing family friendly service for 30 years. Heated pool and state of the art classroom on site. |
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Scuba Center Temecula - http://www.scubatemecula.com
A full service sucba diving center; PADI courses, Equipment Sales, and Service. |
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Dolphin Divers of Sacramento - http://www.DolphinDivers.org/
Sacramento based dive club, since 1981. |
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Team Shark - http://www.teamshark.com
California shark scuba diving and snorkeling adventures open to everyone using a floating shark cage. |
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Laguna Sea Sports - http://www.scuba-superstore.com/
Laguna Beach California - Current dive conditions, dive sites, instruction, sales, rentals, repair within walking distance from Shaw's Cove. |
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Alacosta Divers - http://www.alacosta.org/
A San Francisco East Bay SCUBA diving club based with meetings in Orinda. |
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Dolphin Dive Center - http://www.dolphindive.com/
Dive store in Arcadia. Class schedules, charters, travel. |
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Diving Singles Club - http://www.divingsingles.org/
Silicon Valley area club for singles (unmarried) who love to SCUBA dive. |
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Anderson's Scuba Diving - http://andersonscuba.com/
A full service dive shop in Pacifica, offering classes, an indoor heated pool, sales, rentals, repairs, airfills and service. |
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South Orange County Dive Club - http://www.socdc.com/
Includes a photos, newsletters, and a schedule of monthly meetings, dives, and events. |
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DiveTickets - http://www.divetickets.com
Online dive boat schedules, tickets, and reservations. |
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Pacific Coast Divers - http://www.pacificcoastdivers.com
Non-commercial club for SCUBA divers who want to dive Southern California and the world at low cost. |
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Openwater Habitat Marine School - http://www.diving.net/ohms.html
Orange County Dive Store, with equipment and supplies for all levels of divers, including rebreathers, and Enriched air Nitrox, and monthly dive trips. |
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San Francisco Scuba Schools - http://www.sfscubaschools.com/
Offers a full range of PADI scuba diving training programs including combination home-study and on site-training classes. |
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Classic Scuba - http://www.classicscuba.com
Private PADI dive instruction by Greg Deskin. The site has course descriptions and photos. |
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Gilroy Scuba - http://www.gilroyscuba.com
PADI dive training, equipment sales, and Monterey Bay guided tours. |
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San Diego Excellent Adventures - http://www.getwetsandiego.com/
The site offers SCUBA diving, snorkeling tours and PADI instruction with descriptions and prices. |
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Graf Diving - http://www.grafdiving.com/
San Diego SCUBA, kayak, and snorkeling instruction/tours in English or German. |
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Underwater Excursions - http://www.underwaterexcursions.com/
Scuba diving lessons, sales, and trips in Visalia. |
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Bay Area Scuba Diving - http://www.bdcss.com/
A PADI, SDI, and TDI dive shop in Burlingame that provides certifications, air fills, rentals, repairs, and equipment sales. |
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Scuba San Jose - http://www.scubasanjose.com
NAUI Scuba diving lessons, refresher courses, and Monterey Bay dive tours; San Jose bay area. |
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Dive Captain Ron - http://www.divecaptron.com/
NAUI/PADI instructor of beginning and advanced certification classes in Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park and Novato. |
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Diving Beyond Adventures - http://www.divingbeyond.com
Travel organization in Sausalito. Includes a biography of the trip leaders, expeditions, and adventure stories. |
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Central YMCA San Jose - http://scuba.munchnet.com/
SCUBA diving program with dives in Monterey Bay. |