| Connecticut Scuba Diving Links |
| Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection |
The Connecticut DEP website contains general information on the natural resources and the management
of natural resources for the State of Connecticut. Information that people who scuba dive may find useful include: hunting seasons for
various marine creatures; applications for licenses for fishing and lobstering; and information on the health and status of bodies of
water in Connecticut.
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| Scuba Shack - Rocky Hill, CT |
Scuba Shack is one of the best dive shops in Connecticut, if not in all of New England. Pop in,
meet with their top-notch instructors, buy some gear, and say hi to Tom.
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| SECONN Dive Club |
SECONN is a group of pretty enthusiastic divers who believe in giving something back. You can
usually find some sort of dive through their mailing lists, and there are always group events going on. Also, SECONN is involved with
several environmental initiatives, including the "Save our Bays" initative to transplant eel grass to areas where it has been destroyed.
Also, these are the folks who bring you the annual Frozen Fin dive on New Years' Day.... Mmmmm.... Chilly...
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| USGS Costal & Marine Geology Infobank - Connecticut |
Not the most intuative interface out there, but there is some information that is useful for scuba diving in Connecticut on this site. Your tax dollars hard at work.
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| Massachusetts Scuba Diving Links |
| Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources |
Established in 1973, the Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources (BUAR) is the
sole trustee of the Commonwealth's underwater heritage, promoting and protecting the public's interests in these resources for
recreational, economic, environmental, and historical purposes. Formal description aside, this site contains some information on wrecks and wreck diving that anyone considering diving any of their listed wrecks will find useful.
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| New Jersey Scuba Diving Links |
| New Jersey Scuba Diver |
NJScuba.net contains expansive information on wrecks in the New Jersey / New York / Long Island /
Connecticut / Rhode Island Waters. The site has great photos, history, articles, and even has a marine life identification section.
Definitely worth a look.
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| New York Scuba Diving Links |
| Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Maritime Research Insititute |
The Maritime Research Institute is the research arm of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. Formed
in 2000, the Maritime Research Institute is a reflection of Lake Champlain Maritime Museum's role in regional, national, and even
international archaeological research and policymaking as it relates to underwater cultural heritage. It permits their talented team of
archaeologists, conservators, and historians to conduct high-quality research, and allows them to better connect the public with the
priceless cultural resources that lie underwater.
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| Vermont Scuba Diving Links |
| Lake Champlain Maritime Mus
eum Maritime Research Insititute |
The Maritime Research Institute is the research arm of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. Formed
in 2000, the Maritime Research Institute is a reflection of Lake Champlain Maritime Museum's role in regional, national, and even
international archaeological research and policymaking as it relates to underwater cultural heritage. It permits their talented team of
archaeologists, conservators, and historians to conduct high-quality research, and allows them to better connect the public with the
priceless cultural resources that lie underwater.
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| Other Scuba Diving Links |
| Divers Alert Network |
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.
DAN offers a lot of resources to divers, and offers some all-important dive insurance which covers things such as trip protection, gear
loss, and injuries sustained while diving.
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| Hunting New England Shipwrecks |
Wreckhunter.net is a self-proclaimed "web guide for divers and armchair adventurers." The site
contains historical backgrounds, pictures and other information on some of New England's most well-known shipwrecks. It also provides maps
and charts of the area, and detailed information on locating and diving on wrecks.
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| National Park Service Submerged Resources Center |
In 1980, the Submerged Cultural Resources Unit (known as SCRU) was formed and staffed by
underwater archeologists and photographers to provide the expertise required by managers of national parks with submerged lands.
Renamed the Submerged Resources Center in 1999 to include natural resources, the core mission of the program has remained the same: to
inventory and evaluate submerged resources in the National Park System and to assist other agencies, nationally and internationally,
with underwater heritage resource issues.
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| Rodale's Scuba Diving Magazine |
Rodale's Scuba Diving Magazine offers excellent information on gear, travel destinations, safety, and
divers' perspectives on various diving-related concepts.
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