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March 18, 2006 - West Bloomfield, Michigan
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Dive Shops - Great Lakes

Sea The World Farmington Hills, Michigan
Aquatic Adventures Brighton, Michigan
Northern Tech Diver Kingston, Ontario DIR dive shop
Diver's Inc. Ann Arbor, Michigan
Huron Scuba Ann Arbor, Michigan
Rec Diving Royal Oak, Michigan
Another World Diver Supply Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Scuba Centers Lincoln Park, MI
Underwater Dive Center Elyria, Ohio
Long Point Divers Long Point, Ohio

Dive Clubs - Great Lakes

Bay Area Divers northern Ohio
Ford Seahorses Dearborn, Michigan
Ford Sea Lancers Dearborn, Michigan
Great Lakes Aquanauts Farmington Hills, Michigan
Great Lakes Underwater Explorers Ontario, Canada
Lake Erie Wreck Divers Lake Erie wrecks

Dive Sites - Great Lakes and Midwest

Fathom Five National Marine Park of Canada Georgian Bay, Ontario
Gilboa Quarry Ottowa, Ohio
White Star Park Fremont, Ohio
Portage Quarry Bowling Green, Ohio
Haigh Quarry Kankakee, Illinois

Dive Charter Boats - Great Lakes

Rec-Tec Charters Lake Huron
Tobermory Adventure Tours Georgian Bay
In the Red Charters Lake Huron
Abyss Dive Charters Straits of Mackinaw
All Seasons Diving Company Lake Huron
Great Lakes Dive Charters charters in all Great Lakes
North Star Charters Lake Superior
N'Pursuit Charters Lake Michigan - Chicago
Scuba Recovery Lake Erie - Ohio
Osprey Dive Charters Lake Erie - New York
Michigan Scuba Diving Directory Michigan dive shops and charters

Great Lakes Shipwreck Museums and Research

Dossin Great Lakes Museum Detroit, Michigan
Underwater Research Associates Great Lakes wreck hunters
Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates Great Lakes wrecks with coordinates
Great Lakes Historical Society Great Lakes wrecks
Tobermory Maritime Association Tobermory, Ontario area
Wisconsin Maritime Museum Lake Michigan wrecks
Underwater Arch Society of Chicago Lake Michigan wrecks
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum Great Lakes wrecks
Great Lakes Shipwreck Research Great Lakes wreck research - many links
Great Lakes Shipwreck File list of known wrecks from 1679 to 1999
Ass'n for Great Lakes Maritime History Great Lakes history
The Edmund Fitzgerald - facts and figures the Great Lakes' most famous wreck
Marine Museum of the Great Lakes Great Lakes history
Historical Collections of the Great Lakes Bowling Green State University
Michigan Shipwrecks Great Lakes wrecks
Marine Historical Society of Detroit Great Lakes history
Maritime Archeological Research Initiative Great Lakes historical research
Prince Edward County, Ontario shipwreck diving in Lake Ontario
Boatnerd Great Lakes and Seaway Shipping
Southwest Michigan Underwater Preserve Lake Michigan shipwrecks
Wisconsin's Great Lakes Shipwrecks Wisconsin wrecks - Lake Michigan
Minnesota Historical Society Lake Superior wrecks
Maritime History of the Great Lakes collection of Great Lakes documents
RING! Michigan Michigan's underwater preserves
Michigan DNR - Shipwrecks State of Michigan laws about wrecks
Great Lakes Shipwreck Foundation diagrams of many wrecks
Maritime Museum of Sandusky Sandusky, Ohio
Maritime Archaeological Survey Team Lake Erie Ohio wrecks locations and history
Peachman Shipwreck Research Center data on 1700+ Lake Erie wrecks
Lake Erie Shipwrecks Lake Erie Canadian wrecks with coordinates
Ontario Scuba Diving Canadian wrecks
Thunder Bay Wrecks Lake Huron wrecks - Thunder Bay Preserve
Straits Wrecks Straits of Mackinaw wrecks
Great Lakes Wrecks CD CD detailing largest Great Lakes wrecks
Detroit News - Edm. Fitzgerald Memorials controversy over dives on Edm. Fitzgerald

Great Lakes Dive Instructors

Scuba Guys Scuba Guys - Michigan
Great Lakes Tech Diving Rick Kruzel - Ohio
Dive with Mar Marlyn Smith - Ontario

General Shipwreck Websites and Resources

shipwreckworld.com Shipwreck World
Do Fundo do Mar shipwreck blog - Spanish and English
Institute of Nautical Archeology Shipwreck and underwater research
Shipwreck Central The Sea Hunters' site
U-boat.net The U-boat war 1939-1945
Ubootwaffe.net Kriegsmarine and U-Boat history
Wreckhunter.net New England wrecks
Shipwreck.blogs.com Shipwreck blogs

Dive Shows and Conventions

DEMA Dive Equipment Manufacturers Ass'n
Beneath the Sea Meadowlands, New Jersey
Our World Underwater Chicago, Illinois
Ghost Ships Festival Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Great Lakes Underwater Oswego, New York
Ocean Fest Dive & Adventure Sports Expo Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Scubafest Columbus, Ohio
Shipwrecks Remembered Port Huron, Michigan

Caves - North America

Florida Springs Database information on diveable Florida springs
Florida Caves information on diveable Florida caves
Florida Cave Diving Florida cave diving resources
Woodville Karst Plain Project WKPP home page
Intnl Underwater Cave Rescue & Recovery Cave accident reports and analysis
Bahamas Caves Research Foundation Bahamas caves
Ginnie Springs popular Florida cave dive site
LocoGringo Yucatan cave diving
National Speleological Society - Diving NSS - Cave Diving Section

Dive Scooters

Dive-Xtras manufacturer of X-Scooters
Gavin Scooters manufacturer of underwater scooters
Silent Submersion manufacturer of underwater scooters
Dive Right Farallon "Arrow" scooters
Zeuxo Italian scooter manufacturer
Farallon manufacturer of underwater scooters

Dive Equipment - Regulators/Tanks/Manifolds/Bands

Halcyon doubles manifolds
Apeks scuba regulators
ScubaPro scuba regulators
Aqua-Lung scuba regulators
Pressed Steel steel cylinders
Catalina aluminum cylinders
Luxfer aluminum cylinders
Highland Millwork tank bands
OMS cylinders
Faber cylinders
Zeagle scuba regulators
Atomic scuba regulators

Dive Equipment - Buoyancy Compensators/Backplates/Harnesses

Halcyon DIR backplates and wings
Oxycheq wings and backplates
OMS wings and backplates
Dive Right backplates and harnesses
Hammerhead backplates and harnesses
Zeagle backplates and harnesses
Deep Sea Supply wings, plates, harnesses

Dive Equipment - Lights/Surface Markers

Halcyon primary and backup lights, marker buoys
Dive Right primary and backup lights/bags and buoys
OMS lift bags and marker buoys
Oxycheq lift bags and marker buoys
Salvo Diving primary lights
Sartek primary lights
Terkel primary lights

Dive Equipment - Gauges/Timers/Analyzers

Suunto depth gauges and computers
Uwatec depth gauges and computers
Oyxcheq gas analyzers
ReefNet Sensus Pro dive logger
OMS submersible pressure gauges

Dive Equipment - Accessories

Halcyon spring straps, stage kits, reels, spools
Dive Right hardware
OMS knives and cutting tools
Mares masks and accessories
ScubaPro Jet Fins
XS Scuba Turtle Fins
Reef Scuba stainless hardware, o-rings, webbing
Dive Xtras X-shorts, pockets, notes, knives, straps
Memphis Net & Twine webbing, cave line, bungy cord
Air-Oil Products o-rings
Equipped to Survive emergency signalling devices

Dive Equipment - Drysuits/Wetsuits

Diving Concepts International (DCI) drysuits and underwear
Diving Unlimited International (DUI) drysuits and underwear
Andy's drysuits and underwaer
Harvey's wetsuits
Henderson wetsuits
O'Neill wetsuits

Diving Physics

Compressibility of Gases Chart actual vs. ideal gas compressibility
Van der Waals Law vs. Ideal Gas Law actual vs. ideal gas behavior
Gas Molecules Simulation demonstrates the kinetic theory of gases
Gas Laws General, Boyle's, Charles', Dalton's, Henry's

Diving Gasses and Physiology

Jim Cobb's Trimix Site all about trimix
Adding a Little Sanity to Diving article on use of trimix gas for rec and tech
Nitrogen Narcosis and Diver Adaptation study showing adaptation is subjective
Nitrogen Narcosis collection of studies on narcosis
Nitrox Saturation: The Road Not Taken article on effects of long term saturation
Neurotoxicity of Gas Under Pressure CNS effects of high pressure N2, O2
Carbon Dioxide effects of carbon dioxide retention in diving
Cognitive Function and Awareness report on awareness of impaired function
Why Argon? why argon is useful for drysuit inflation
Carbon Dioxide and Diving article on CO2 and diving
The Story of CO2 Build-up article on CO2 toxicity
Nitrox/Trimix Diver nitrox/trimix diving

Decompression Models and Theories

Out The Oxygen Window benefits of high oxygen content deco gas
DCIEM Decompression Theory based on the Kid-Stubbs model
VPM Decompression Site VPM algorithm in detail
Varying Permeability Model (VPM) collection of VPM links
Dive Tables & Theory theory of decompression
Neptune collection of decompression theory links
Best Publishing Weinke's books on RGBM and Deco
Decompression Theory - Bubble Models effect of bubble formation on decompression
NAUI Reduced Gradient Bubble Model NAUI Tec Tables
VPM References Varying Permeability Model articles

Accident Analysis and Dive Safety

Divers Alert Network (DAN) dive safety and insurance
Int Underwater Cave Rescue & Recovery cave accidents reports and analysis

Health and Fitness

Dive Fitness.com dive fitness training and articles
Management of Patent Foramen Ovale article on dealing with PFOs
An Unusual Cause of Fainting article on benefits of aerobic training
Diving Medicine Online diving and undersea medicine
DAN expert advice on decompression illness
Evansville Institute for Subaquatic Medicine specialists in dive medicine
Exercise Before Scuba Helps Prevent Bends article on benefits of heavy exercise to deco
Neurologic Complications of Scuba Diving article on effects on nervous system of DCI

Dive Travel

Dive Travel Services located in Farmington Hills, Michigan
Dive Travel world-wide dive travel
Dive Site Directory dive sites world-wide
Diving Maps maps to dive sites
Dive Atlas maps to dive sites
DiveGuide.com dive operators world-wide
U.S. Dive Travel U.S. dive operators
National Weather Service Marine Forecasts real time conditions reported

Underwater Photography and Videography

Dee Sea Images collection of underwater images
Light & Motion video and camera housings mfr
Ikelite video and camera housings mfr
UnderSea Video Housings video and camera housings mfr
Amphibico video and camera housings mfr
Sea & Sea cameras, housings and strobes mfr
Ocean Images video and camera housings mfr
Backscatter cameras, lights and housings distributor
Digideep cameras, lights and housings distributor
10Bar housings
Nexus America cameras, lights and housings distributor
Underwater Photography cameras, lights and housings distributor
Underwater Planet onderwater photo galleries

Dive Software

GAP Software RGBM decompression software
Surface Air Consumption Calculator script to calculate SAC rate
V-Planner VPM-B decompression software
DecoPlanner GUE decompression software
Computerized Table Tutor free program to learn use of tables
DecoWeenie Palm deco program for Yahoo group

Repairs, Tools and Equipment

Superior Diving Repair service for all brands of drysuits
Dry Suits Plus dry suit sales, repair and service
Peter Built tools for repairing scuba regulators
McMaster-Carr enormous selection of tools and equipment
Amron International commercial, hyperbaric, SAR equipment

On-Line Retailers

Extreme Exposure Halcyon distributor
5th D Adventure Gear DIR equipment
COVCI tech gear, cylinder inspections
Tech Diving Limited tech gear on-line
DIR-Supply.com DIR equipment
DiveInn Scubastore general dive gear - Spain
LeisurePro dive gear and underwater cameras
Divers Direct general dive gear
Divers Discount general dive gear
Scuba.com general dive gear
Northeast Scuba Supply tech gear on-line

How To's and DIY

You Do It Oxygen Analyzer DIY oxygen analyzer kit
Backplate and Harness Illustration how to web a backplate schematic
Webbing a Harness / Backplate how to web a backplate step by step
Bowline Knot Illustration how to tie a bowline knot
Ropers Knots Page lots of knots
Cave Knot - Attaching a Bolt Snap how to attach a bolt snap with cave line
Stage Bottle Rigging how to rig a stage bottle
Stage Bottle Hogarthian Rigging how to rig a stage bottle Hogarthian style
Adjusting a Harness how to adjust the harness to fit you
Assembling Double Cylinders how to assemble a set of doubles
Liftbag Stowing how to stow a bag in Halcyon Stealth Pak
Spring Heel Straps DIY spring heel straps
Equipment Images WKPP equipment
Gear Pics equipment images
Dumpvalve Modification make the lower pulldump easier to use
Airspeed Press DIY dive lights, gas blending

Scuba On-line Discussion Forums

ScubaBoard largest on-line dive forum
The Deco Stop technical diving discussion forum
The Scuba Stop recreational diving discussion forum
Northwest Diver primarily Pacific Northwest
Deeper Blue freediving and scuba diving forum
Divernet Diver Magazine on-line
Diverlink diving discussion forum
ScubaDiverNET.com diving discussion forum
Great Lakes Shipwreck Forum Great Lakes shipwrecks
Ontario Diving Canadian diving forum

DIR - Doing It Right

Global Underwater Explorers leading proponents of DIR scuba diving
Woodville Karst Plain Project (WKPP) leading Florida DIR cave explorers
European Karst Plain Project (EKPP) leading European DIR cave explorers
Frogkick - Netherlands Dutch DIR site (partly in Dutch)
Ocean Discovery Baltic Sea DIR site
Inner Realm New Zealand DIR site
Gas Diving UK UK DIR site
DIR-DK Danish DIR site (Danish language)
DIR-GER.de German DIR site (German language)
DIR-NO Norwegian DIR site (Norwegian language)
DIR Austria Austrian DIR site (German language)
DIR Austria - team Austrian DIR team site (German language)
DIR Slovenia Slovenian DIR site (Slovenian language)
DIR Italia Italian DIR site (Italian language)
Cytech Divers Cyprus DIR site (English language)
DIR Mexico English, Spanish and French languages
Living Seas Singapore DIR shop
DIR-diver.com general DIR information
DIR Quest on-line and print DIR journal
Bay Area Underwater Explorers San Francisco CA DIR dive club
San Diego Underwater Explorers San Diego CA DIR dive club
SCRET Pacific Northwest US DIR group
NortheastDIR New England US DIR club
Northeast Underwater Explorers Northeast US DIR site
Sacramento Area Underwater Explorers Sacramento CA DIR club

Link Collections

Great Lakes Information Network links to sites about the Great Lakes
Scuba Diving in the Great Lakes diving, wrecks, charters
Great Links to the Great Lakes links searchable by category
Great Lakes & Seaway Shipping Great Lakes shipping and history
Wrolf's Wreck many diving links
Northeast Scuba Supply - tools links for trimix diving
Larry “Harris” Taylor, Ph.D. over 8000 links - not all diving
CaveDiver.net cave diving links
Scuba Diving Equipment Manufacturers scuba equipment manufacturers
ScubaDuba general diving and travel links
ScubaDivers world-wide diving and travel
DiveIndex a directory of over 5900 scuba diving links