Agencies

• DAN (Divers Alert Network) must top the list. Look for e-mail response to your unique medical diving question.
• PADI is the worlds largest training agency with a glossy and rich web site including the PADI Travel Network
• The NAUI page has a good idea in their "reading room". Lists only a few instructors in Northern California.
• The YMCA was one of the first SCUBA training agencies and they're still around. Lots of other aquatic programs too.
• Though they have nothing to do with Northern California, try the British Sub-Aqua Club for a different slant on training. They do it all in clubs with some pretty tough standards !
• Parle vous Francais ? You don't really need to when visiting the CMAS site. This is the large international training organization from the French. Bon voyage !

Marine Resources

• To get above it all or beneath it all, try the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Your tax dollars at work.
• More interesting than NOAA is the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) where you'll find information relating to marine life and neat color maps of worldwide sea temperature changes.
• For a bit of Academia, try Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution which is a good gateway to academic stuff on marine life.
• Another marine academic tool is the Scripps Institution of Oceanography - a part of the University of California at San Diego. Check out the "DATA ZOO" to look at enough data to make your eyes like a squid's!

Monterey Bay

• Before you go diving at Monterey, check the Tide Tables to plan your dive accordingly - through 1999!
• The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) offers much information concerning Northern California waterways and ocean life including the provocative question "Where is Pt. Lobos?". The answer will surprise you.
• The mother site of the Monterey Bay Aquarium provides photos and text of your visit as well as access to the bookstore. This site also is a good gateway to other WWW aquarium links.
• Monterey divers know to stay outside the boundaries of the Hopkins Marine Laboratory Station just south of the Aquarium. You can check out the boundaries for yourself and apply for a permit to dive within their waters!

Miscellaneous & Fun

• We think we have some great underwater photographs here, but try Underwater Photography  for a large collection of beautiful work.
• If you're a seasoned diver, visit the Old Farts Diving Association (OFDA) and sign up for a membership card
• The Smithsonian Ocean Planet Exhibition is online and a wonderful education tool - much better than the CD-ROM version.
• Maybe the best general purpose site is AQUANAUT which provides extensive links to a bunch of general diving resources.