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Los Angeles County,
Southern California

WWW Scuba Diving Resources

April, 2006

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Beach & Shore Diving

USC Seagrant -- Los Angeles County beach guide



Casino Point Underwater Park (Catalina Island)
Casino Point's New Entry Steps Photos
Catalina Island -- Scuba Diving & Snorkeling
The Internet Guide to Catalina Island
Catalina Express: Ferry boat schedule & fares
Dale and Kim Sheckler's book: "A Diver's Guide to Southern California's Best Beach Dives"
Scuba Diving Magazine - Southern California Dream Dives (Shore Diving)
Scuba Diving Magazine - California Beach Diving Tips
Shorediving.com's Cal Mid Page
Shorediving.com's Cal South Page

Boat Diving

Dive Sites

Bruce Wicklund's "Boating and Diving Catalina Island"
Channel Islands National Park Home Page
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Scuba Diving Magazine - Catalina Island
Scuba Diving Magazine - Open Ocean Shark Dives
Scuba Diving Magazine - Santa Barbara Island
Great Escape Charters -- Diving In Southern California
The Sand Dollar -- California Channel Islands Dive Sites
Horizon Charters -- Southern Channel Islands
Great Outdoors Recreation Pages -- The Channel Islands
California Wreck Divers -- Socal Shipwrecks
CDFG -- A Guide to the Artificial Reefs of Southern California


Charter Boats

Great Escape Charters
Charisma Charters
Diving Charters, Inc. -- Boat Trips on the Sand Dollar
Bottom Scratcher Charter Dive Boat
Cee Ray Charter Boat
Sundiver Charters
Pacific Star Diving Charters
Westerly Charters
Peace Dive Boat
Explorer Dive Boat (Ventura)
Truth Aquatics Dive Charters
Cal Boat Diving Charters
Team Shark Inc -- Shark Diving
Aquatica Charters
Rocky Point Charters (Redondo)
Express Divers - Island Time Dive Boat (Long Beach)
Second Stage Dive Boat (San Pedro)
Great White Shark Diving


Boat Listings & Reviews

Chris Grossman's Official California Dive Boat Page
California Diving News -- Scuba Charter Calendar Database
Three Routes Southern California Charter Boats & Dive Operators Directory
Charternet -- California Scuba Diving Charters
CyberSea Scuba Journal -- Southern California Dive Boat Reviews

Dive Shops and Training

Dive Centers

Catalina Divers Supply (Avalon)
Catalina Scuba Luv (Avalon)
Malibu Divers
Reef Seekers (Beverly Hills)
Splash Dive company (Venice)
Ocean Adventures Dive Company (Venice)
Marina Dive Center (Marina Del Rey)
Action Watersports (Marina del Rey
Blue Cheer Dive (Santa Monica)
Eco Dive Center (Culver City)
Dive'N Surf (Redondo)
Sea d Sea (Redondo)
Pacific Wilderness (San Pedro)
American Diving (Lomita)
Hollywoodivers (Universal City)
Aqua Adventures Unlimited (Burbank)
West Coast Diver's Supply (Van Nuys)
Scuba Schools of America (Woodland Hills)
Aloha Dive (Northridge / Santa Clarita)
Haven's Reef Dive Shop (Eagle Rock)
Dolphin Dive Center (Arcadia)
Scuba Schools of America (Montclair)
Ocean Safari Scuba (San Gabriel)
Sports Chalet Divers (Southern California)


Store Directory Listings

NAUI -- Southern California Affiliates
Scuba Wizard California Dive Operators directory
Travelbase Califormia Dive Shop Listing
Scuba Duba California Dive Directory
Oceanic -- California dealers
US Divers -- California dealers
Blue Bound Cal Scuba Centers
Chris Grossman's Official Dive Gear Page



Instructors & Programs

Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Department Underwater Program
LAUIA Instructors page
Kevin Rottner, P.A.D.I. Instructor
Anthony A Fierro -- Scuba Instructor
John Mowrey -- Hangloose Scuba (Redondo)
Divers' Discount Supply -- Learn2Scuba.com
Cal Coast Scuba Instruction
YMCA SCUBA Program Instructor Directory California
College of Oceaneering (Wilmington)
LA Scuba Diving - Steve Millington - Dive Instructor
N2 Narcosis -- Dive Training (Marina del Rey)
St. Matthew's Parish School (Pacific Palisades) Diving Educational Enrichment Program
Michael & Kim Lancaster's Southern California Dive Adventures (Long Beach)
NOAA Diving Program
Dive Rescue International
Beach Swim School (Redondo) - Ocean Water Safety Training
Optiquatics - Dive Trips And Photo Workshops (Malibu)
Diver's Discount C-Card Replacement Page

Local Organizations and Agencies

Catalina Conservancy Divers (CCD) Home Page
Greater Los Angeles Council of Divers
California Wreck Divers
Handicapped Scuba Association International
Sand Eaters Beach Diving Group
Lost Patrol Dive Club (Marina del Rey)
West LA Dive Club
Scuba Trekkers Dive Club (West LA)
Eco Dive Center Dive Club (Culver City)
Ocean Adventures Dive Club (Venice)
The Sea Divers Club (Redondo)
DiveVets Dive Club (Redondo)
Burbank Dive Club
Sole Searchers Dive Club (Pasadena)
Pacific Divers Club (Encino)
Whalers Dive Club (Woodland Hills)
Pacific Explorers Dive Club (West Hills)
Smith and Wilson Dive Team (Hermosa Beach)
High Tide Dive Crew
Barnacle Busters Scuba Club
Southern California Dive Club of the Inland Empire
USC Wrigley Marine Science Center
USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies Spotlight on Diving
Sea Lab Catalina
Southern California Marine Institute
CSULB Ocean Studies Institute
The Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
Marine Life Learning Center
Aquarium of the Pacific
Recreational Abalone Advisory Committee
Sea Urchin Harvesters Association
American Cetacean Society
Great American Fish Count
United Anglers Of Southern California
Surfrider Foundation USA
Heal the Bay
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
American Oceans Campaign
NOAA Sustainable Seas Expeditions
The Center for Marine Conservation
California Artificial Reef Enhancement Program
Coalition for Enhanced Marine Resources
Algalita Marine Research Foundation
Santa Monica BayKeeper
Shifting Baselines -- The truth about ocean decline
California Coastal Records Project
California Coastwatcher
Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors
California Department of Fish & Game - Marine Division
Department of Fish & Game Fishing Regulations
California Department of Boating and Waterways
California Coastal Commission
California State Parks -- Underwater Parks and Reserves
California State Lands Commission California Shipwrecks Page
NPS Submerged Cultural Resources Unit

Emergency Resources

USC Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber
Los Angeles County Lifeguards Emergency numbers
LAC/USC Medical Alert Center
US Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles (LAX)
USCG Marine Safety Office/Group Los Angeles-Long Beach



Dive Safety & Medicine Resources

DAN -- Divers Alert Network
The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
Doc's Diving Medicine Home Page
Diving Medicine Online
NTIS --The 4th edition NOAA Diving Manual
UC Davis Diving Safety Manual (PDF)
RSD Dr. Samuel Shelanski's Dive Medicine Column
Terry Maas' Shallow Water Blackout excerpt
Should Asthmatics Not Scuba Dive?
Lawrence Martin, M.D -- Physiology and Medical Aspects of Scuba Diving
Aquaholic -- Scuba Physics - Buoyancy and Gas Laws
Abysmal's Decompression Theory Page
RSD Jon Hardy's Life Lessons Column
Hyperbaric Research & Training Center (Beverly Hills)
Hyperbaric O2 Services
UCLA Hyperbaric Center

Current Local Weather and Ocean Conditions

Coastal Conditions

NWS - Latest Los Angeles area beach and wave reports
LA County Lifeguards Beach & Surf Reports
LA County Coastal Monitoring Network -- Beach Cams & Conditions
Surfline's SoCal Surf Reports
Los Angeles Tide Predictor
Catalina Harbor Tide Predictor
NOAA/NOS Los Angeles Tide Prediction
CDIP Los Angeles Predicted Swell Heights
CDIP Harbor Entrances -- Predicted Swell Heights
Call of the Wind -- Real-Time Wind Reports
NWS Coastal Weather Observations SoCal
NAWC Southern California Wind Analysis
Heal the Bay -- Weekly LA County Beach Report Card
LA County Ocean Water Monitoring -- Beach Advisories
USNO Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures
Brian Casey's Moon's Phase Page


Marine Reports

NWS Socal Marine Forecast Page
CDIP Santa Monica Basin Swell Height Map
CDIP Offshore Islands Swell Height Map
CDIP The Southern California Bight Swell Height Map
CDIP California Regional Swell Height Maps
Scuba Divers Network -- California Marine Weather and Ocean Conditions
NWS Southern California Buoy & Coastal Reports
Southern California NOAA/CDIP Buoy Data
NOAA Moored Buoys and CDIP Buoy Summary -- Californa Offshore Buoys
Nat'l Data Buoy Center Web Server
USN-FNMOC Global WAM (Wave Height) Forecasts
US Navy Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (Monterey)



Weather and Climate

National Weather Service Forecast Office - Los Angeles-Oxnard
NWS -- Southern California Zone Forecasts
Intellicast: LAX 4-day Forecast
Catalina Computers -- Live Weather Conditions for Avalon, Santa Catalina Island
NOAA Coastwatch - West Coast Node
University of Hawaii NE Pacific Storm Track Map
NOAA Dive Page

Other California Regional Dive Resources

Southern California -- WWW Scuba Diving Resources
Santa Barbara, Ventura, Orange & San Diego counties

Central Coast, California -- WWW Scuba Diving Resources
Santa Cruz, Monterey & San Luis Obispo counties

Northern California -- WWW Scuba Diving Resources
From Del Norte county to San Francisco Bay Area

Baja California -- WWW Scuba Diving Resources
From Baja North to Los Cabos

California Marine Life Resources

UCD Seagrant Sea Urchin Page
COA -- Deep-Sea Mollusks
LAC Museum of Natural History Crustacea Page
UCD Abalone report
CDFG California Abalone Information
Michael Miller's Slug Site (Nudibranchs)
Jeff's Nudibranch Page
Bill Rudman's Sea Slug Forum
Baltimore National Aquarium's Jellyfish Page
James B. Wood's The Cephalopod Page
Aquatic Animals Mailing Lists
DiveInfo's Phylum Index... (Cyber Aquarium)
Freedive List -- White Seabass
The Sand Eaters Fish Count Page
CDFG Marine Fish Identification Guides
Curt Degler's Plight of California's Reef Fish page
World Fish Center -- FishBase
Gary Villa's Great White Sharks
The Pelagic Shark Research Foundation
UCMP Great White Shark Page
JS Shark Page
MBAF Sea Otter Research and Conservation Program
The Otter Project's Sea Otter Page
CDFG -- Marine Mammals of California
The Electronic Zoo -- Marine Mammal Page
Marine Mammal Center (Marin County)
Marine Mammal Care Center (San Pedro)
SDSU Cetacean Behavior Laboratory
California whale watching page

Local Interest Articles

California Diving News

CDFG California's Living Marine Resources: A Status Report

NOAA Caulerpa Info



Local Forums & Bulletin Boards

Scuba Divers Network: California Scuba Diving Bulletin Board

Scuba Board Socal Forum

Extreme Diving News: Bulletin Boards

ScubaPost.net Forums

DiveVets Message Board

Eco Dive Center Forums

Scuba LA.com -- Forum for the Southern California Diver



Local History & Lore

CDS Avalon's Dive History
Seahunt's "Diving - For the Fun Of It"
Al Tillman's "The Founding of the Los Angeles County Underwater Unit"
Al Tillman's Whalestooth Publishing -- "I thought I saw Atlantis"
The History of the Southern California Lifeguard: 80 Years of Service
Body Glove -- Bob & Bill's Excellent Adventure
Ron Fuller's The Diving Cards (a look into diving equipment of the past)



Local Underwater Photography

ABSea Photo
Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society
South Bay Underwater Photographic Society
Images of Catalina Marine Life
Paulette's Underwater Photographs of Southern California
Kathy Kalohi's Underwater Photographs - Southern California Offshore Oil Platforms
Joe Belanger's California Marine Life Images
Underwater Photographic Hall of Fame
Mike Johnson Marine Natural History Photography
Mike Brennan's Underwater Photography of California
Moment of Fame - Sportfishing & Scuba Photos
Fathomiers Club -- Members' Photo Gallery
Cold Water Images -- UW Photography
ScubaPost.net Photo Gallery



Local Web Resource Sites

Scubapost
NOS' Scuba Resource

Additional Resources

Freediving Internet Magazine
The Freedive List Site
The Spearfishing Page
Spearfishing World Network
Los Angeles Fathomiers Skin Diving Club
Terry Maas' Bluewater Hunting and Freediving
Rocky Daniel's Guide to Abalone Fishing
California Kayak Friends Club
California Kayak Friends -- Trip Reports
Mark Theobald's Guide to Kayak Diving
FREE Freediving Regulations & Education Entity
Anacapa Island Light
OCEAN98
SeaWeb
The Pew Oceans Commission
GeoDiving.com--GPS Dive Coordinates
Airspeed Press -- Books For Serious Divers
Hammerhead Press - Skin and Scuba Diving Books.
Imagine....Hawaii/Amazon Books -- Online Diving Bookstore
Naturegraph Seashore and Marine Life Books
California Map & Travel Center
Franko's Maps
New World Publications -- Marine Life Identification
Sea Challengers -- Natural History Books
ON-THE-EDGE Magazine
SeaHorse Tales
HBOI @Sea -- Exploring the Ocean Frontier
WebDive
ScubaSource.com Directory
ScubaSearch--Diver's Search Engine
Deeper Blue - Online Resource for the Underwater World
Dive Web -- Commercial Diving, ROV, Marine technology
HammerHeads Online Community
LiveTravel Scuba Forum
CDNN Cyber Diver News Network
Divester Blog
Diving Lore Website
ScubaByte -- Dive Directory
Learn-in-Asia -- Scuba Internships
Underwater World - Scuba Diving Software
Total Immersion 3-Dimensional Undersea Chart Plotting Software
SeaSigns -- Underwater Signing Communication Products & Services
Steam Machines - closed circuit diving systems
SEAmagine -- The SEAmobile Submersible
Sea Otter Diver Delivery Vehicles
SubVoyager ROV
Sharkpoint Dive Logbook
JMJ Wetsuits (Torrance)
Picasso America Freediving and Spearfishing Equipment
Exploration Design Studio (Xds) -- Scuba Jewelry
HydroOptix - Ultra-wide View Scuba Masks
Diver Entertainment Systems - UW Audio Systems
The Dive Box

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