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Really Cool Links

Pacific NW Fish and Critter Identification

Sea Stars of the Pacific Northwest - Neil McDaniel's colorful and informative website that covers all sorts of Sea Star goodness!
Mola Marine - Crab expert Greg Jensen's website. Includes eBook on those pesky sculpins
REEF - Fish and Invertebrate Database, Gallery and Quizzes, online store and more!
REEF Basic PNW Fish ID course photo gallery - Fish taught in the basic fish course
REEF PNW Invertebrate ID course photo gallery - Invertebrates taught in the basic inverts course
REEF Advanced PNW Fish ID course photo gallery - Fish taught in the Advanced PNW fish course
Emerald Diving - Keith Clements' stunning new website with PNW Species, colorful underwater photography and local dive site reviews.
Monterey Bay Aquarium's Critters - List of species at the aquarium. Great info!
The Love Lab - Dr. Milton Love's zany website about Rockfish and marine biology
The Slug Site - Nudibranchs galore! Complete info on our slimy underwater friends.
The Sea Slug Forum - even more of the same! Contributors from the NW Diving community even!
Fishbase - Comprehensive guide to fishes of the world. 28,300 species and extensive search tools. Janna is a collaborator for this project!
Rockfishes of the Northeast Pacific Ocean - Alaska Fisheries Science Center - Lots of DEAD FISH pictures here.
Invertebrate Listing with photos - Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Sponge Gardens - A site dedicated to Pacific NW Cloud Sponges, along with other types found in our area.
Metridium Fields - Photos, video and trip reports from Clint Bauder. Monterey has much the same marine life as we have here in the Pacific NW.
Intertidal Marine Invertebrates of South Puget Sound - Jennifer Telnack describes some of the area's spineless wonders, with photos by Melissa Phipps.
Pinto (Northern) Abalone - This critter is in dire straits, having been harvested to critically low levels in the Northwest. See what's being done and how you can help.
Scott Gietler's Underwater Photography Guide - Scott hails from California and has more info and critters packed into his website than you can imagine. Check it out and you won't be disappointed.
The Jelly Zone - All those gelatinous drifters that never seem to be in the ID books are here!

Dive Site Reviews

Dive Planning Tools

DeepZoom nautical charts - See all the current and tide stations, and see real time water movement predictions. Super fun to play around with!
WWW Tide and Current Predictor - The online resource I use ALL the time.
Puget Sound Bathymetry Google overlay - Quite possibly the coolest and easiest way to view underwater geography. Switch from map to satellite view. Red is shallowest, purple is deepest.
Our own dive site maps and directions page
Google Earth - comprehensive way to find the lats/longs for your dive site.
Carl's Nitrox Calculator - input your details and voila!

Organizations

Magazines and Online Forums

Dive Matrix - online forum
NW Dive Club - online forum (best local forum!)
Scuba Board - online forum
Northwest Dive News - newly revamped website
Dive Training Magazine
Rodale's Scuba Diving Magazine
Advanced Diver Magazine - geared towards the advanced open water diver

Dive Clubs in Washington and Oregon

NW Dive Club - Online forum based club
Emerald Sea Dive Club - Edmonds, WA
Oregon Scuba - Oregon's Independent Scuba Club
Marker Buoy Dive Club - Seattle area dive club
Moss Bay Dive Club - Kirkland based dive club
Sea Horse Dive Club - Boeing Employees Dive Club,
Puget Sound Depth Chargers - S. Seattle area

Pacific NW Dive Shops (north to south, sort of)

Washington Dive Shops

Gone Diving - Bellingham
Adventures Down Under - Bellingham
Scuba Supplies - Port Angeles 360-457-3190
Curley's Resort and Dive Center - Sekiu
Admiralty Dive Center - Port Townsend
Anacortes Diving and Supply - Anacortes
Whidbey Island Dive Center - Oak Harbor
Smokey Point Diving - Arlington
Exotic Aquatics - Bainbridge Island
Sound Dive Center - Bremerton
Hood Sport 'n Dive - Hoodsport
Northwest Sports Divers - Kirkland
Silent World - Bellevue
Lighthouse Dive Center - Lynnwood - Tacoma area
Underwater Sports - Seattle - Olympia area
TLSea Diving - Des Moines
Scuba Sports - Kent
Capital Divers - Olympia
Scuba Center of Spokane - Spokane
Undersea Adventures - Kennewick
Thunder Reef Divers - Vancouver (SW WA)
Seven Seas Scuba - Vancouver (SW WA)

Oregon Dive Shops

Astoria Scuba - Astoria 503-325-2502
Oregon Underwater - Portland
Adventure Sports - Gresham
Pacific Watersports - Aloha
Aquatic Sports - Portland
Underwater Works - Tigard
Steve's Scuba - Milwaukie
Blue Element Scuba - Salem
Hydrosports Dive and Travel - Salem/Keizer
Salem Scuba - Salem
Doug's Diving - Garibaldi
South Beach Scuba - Newport
Central Oregon Dive Connection - Bend
Eugene Skin Diving Supply - Eugene

Pacific NW Dive Charters

Naknek Dive Charters - serving the San Juan Islands in Friday Harbor
Pacific Adventure - serving Hood Canal
Bandito Charters - serving South Puget Sound
Deep Sea Charters - San Juan Islands dive charter in Anacortes
LuJac's Quest - San Juan Islands dive charter in Anacortes

Pacific NW Instruction

Valerie Lyttle - Seattle area instruction
Bob Bailey - Seattle area instruction

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