SCUBA DIVING - GENERAL.
Scuba Diving in Australia.
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~bilsons/
This site is presented by
Stephen and Mary Bilson and contain personal evaluations of a number of
dive sites in Queensland and New South Wales, dive stories, news and comment.
Very interesting, and nicely presented.
Diving Australia.
http://www.dive.ozactivity.com.au
This superb site is actually
part of a large dynamic database for the Outdoor Recreation Industry.
Diving in Australia.
http://www.diveaustralia.url4life.com
Another superb site, informative
and a pleasure to browse, developed by Underwater Web Services. Interactive
map, giving authoritive dive site information by many local divers. Check
out their ‘What's New' page.
The Complete Australian
Scuba Diving Directory.http://www.freegoodies.com/dive/ozdive.htm
Operated
by Kirra Dive Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland. Mainly southern Queensland
information. Range of links to other relevant
diving info.
Alexandra's personal
view.http://www.carbonplaces.com/whitsundays/
A delightful website of
a personal dive trip through the Whitsunday islands by Alexandra Dillon.
Brilliant design, and informative. Also Lady Elliot Island. Checkout Alexandra's
superb home page. http://www.carbonplaces.com/
Aquanet. http://www.aqua.net.au/index.html
Marine directory and internetservices.
Includes a listing of dive charters, shops, equipment.
Michael McFadyen - private
web site. http://www.ozemail.com.au/~diving/index.html
Excellent detail on Australian
and overseas diving. This is a fun site to browse, nicely produced with
loads of useful information.
Netilus Destination:Oceania.http://www.netilus.com/
An interesting and informative
web-site for obtaining information about scuba diving and eco-travel in
the Oceania region which includes Christmas and Cocos islands.
Divers Network. http://www.divenet.com.au/recreational/recreational_divers.htm
SCUBA Directory!http://www.carbonplaces.com/diving/
The aim of this site is
to provide a comprehensive list of divers' personal sites on the Internet.
Diver Destinations.
http://www.diverdestination.com.au/
Web site has a range of
Australian diving destinations, live-aboard boats, and other diver related
information, including overseas information. Great links to weather information,
and other diving data.
http://www.diverdestination.com.au/Aust/oz.html
The Divesite, http://members.tripod.com/divesite
The website dedicated to
providing information to the recreational and technical diver in Australia,
particularly in the Illawarra, Sydney and Jervis Bay areas.
Diving Historical Society,
Australia SE Asia.http://www.netspace.net.au/~oceans/divehist.html
Consider joining this fascinating
group.
Diving Medicine Online.
Ern Campbell, MD. http://scuba-doc.com
Cave Articles (Emanuel):
http://www.mejeme.com/dive/articles/
Pressure (UHMS):http://www.uhms.org/PRESSURE/pressure.htm
Hyperbarics (Beligium):
http://www.hyperbarics.be/home.htm
FNMOC: http://www.fnoc.navy.mil/
Heavy Seas: http://www.naval.com/heavy-seas/
Hydrobiologia: http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0018-8158
Sub-Find: http://www.sub-find.com/
Assoc of Underwater Explorers:
http://www.mikey.net/aue/
DIVING DATABASES AND LINKS
Marine Planner - worldwide
diving links.
http://www.marineplanner.com/maripedia/url1.cfm?cat=Diving
SHIPWRECKS (and Aircraft)
Pacific Wrecks database.http://www.pacificwrecks.com
A plethora of excellent
links to all sorts of information relevant to the Pacific.
Shiprecks of Qld &NSW.
http://www.ion.com.au/~stevel/index.htm
A private compilation of
data.
Shipwreck diving in Tasmania.
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~kemoon/Taswreck.html
An interesting personal
web site with general information on Tasmania's history &shipwrecks.
A Guide to Maritime History
Information on the Internet.
http://ils.unc.edu/maritime/home.htmlOcean
Salvage. http://home.hotlinks.net.au/group/Ocean/default.htm
This is a new site which
should develop into something interesting, with information of commercial
and treasure salvage, and other aspects of salvage diving and operations.
Western Australian Maritime
Museum. http://www.mm.wa.gov.au/
Includes link to the national
shipwreck data base.
MARINE LIFE.
Fish Identification,
and fish information. http://fish-hq.com/fishidentification
Let's Talk Fish.
A
website about marine biology
courses in Australia.
International Year of
the Ocean - Oceans Australia.http://oceans.ninemsn.com.au/
Very informative site -
hope it remains on the WWWafter the International Year of the Ocean in
1998. http://www.unesco.org/ioc/iyo/iyohome.htm
http://www.ocean98.org
http://www.reef.edu.au
Whales of Australia.http://www.upstarts.net.au/uhome.html
Lists sites for sights.
Excellent website for all manner of information on whales in Australian
waters. The state listing of whale watching operators is most useful.
Environment Australia
Online http://kaos.erin.gov.au/marine/
Maintains an excellent marine
related website. The site includes a statement on Australia's Oceans Policy
http://kaos.erin.gov.au/marine/oceans/index.htm
Fisheries Western Australia.
http://www.wa.gov.au/westfish/
Superb site.
Department of Conservation
and LandManagement (WA).http://www.calm.wa.gov.au/
Superb site -extremely information
and exceptionally well produced. Link to Marine Parks and Reserves page.
If you are into the wonderful
world of nudibranchs, check out these superb sites. Wayne Ellis
put me onto these excellent sites. They are fascinating and provide a wealth
of information.
The Slug Site. http://slugsite.tierranet.com/
Slugs With Verve.
http://siolibrary.ucsd.edu/slugsite/nudi_han.htm
Wayne & Robyn's Page.
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~glaskin/
DIVE NEWS AND INFORMATION.
For the latest in diving
news, check out Stephen and Mary Bilson's interesting website at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~bilsons/news.htm
This site also includes
excellent information on dive sites, and recent opinions of sites and events.
The Bilsons report what they have read or investigated, and add relevant
comment where necessary, particularly when it comes to diver safety.
Diving Medicine Online.
http://www.gulftel.com/~scubadoc/divmd.html
Very informative site covering
a wide range of hyperbaric subjects.
WEATHER and TIDES.
Diving in Australia.
http://www.uq.net.au/uws/weather.html
An excellent list of weather-related
information links.
James Cook University.http://www.ece.jcu.edu.au/JCUMetSat/web/metsat.html
Weather satelite images
for coast of Australia.
National Tidal Facility.
http://www.ntf.flinders.edu.au
Produces the tidal predictions
for seventy of tyhe Australian ports and eleven Pacific island countries
(with a link to the appropriate New Zealand site).
GENERAL MARITIME
Marine Planner - an
excellent site for the boatperson and maritime enthusiast. http://www.marineplanner.com/index.cfm
GENERAL INFORMATION OF
INTEREST.
Destination Australia.
http://www.austtravel.com.au/index.htm
Covers all states. Very
useful informaation.
Coastcare is well
represented on the Environment Australia Online
website, with a
wealth of information. http://kaos.erin.gov.au/marine/coastcare/index.html
EAO also maintains
a website on Marine Protected Areas, with information/papers on all matters
relating to the protrection of marineareas and sea life - http://kaos.erin.gov.au/marine/or2000/mpa/mpa.html
More info -
http://kaos.erin.gov.au/portfolio/esd/coast_marine/or2000/seanotes/mpa.html
National Marine Information
System and Environmental Resources Information Network. http://www.environment.gov.au/80/marine/natmis/
Fishy links. http://www.fishnet.com.au/fishylinks.html
Government organisations,
private institutions, fishing and information on the sea.
Workplace Health and
Safety, Queensland. http://www.gil.com.au/va/whs_home/whs.htm
Information on diving in
the workplace.
Education Network Australia.http://www.edna.edu.au/EdNA/
Underwater World Sports.http://uwsports.ycg.com/
GOVERNMENTS - DEPARTMENTS
& INSTRUMENTALITIES.
Australian Resorts.http://www.austresorts.com.au/home.htm
Australian Government
Information. http://www.heckle.ausinfo.com.au/ausinfo/rickmark/govern
Australian
Government Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories.
http://www.erin.gov.au/environment/epcg/soe.html
The State Government
of Victoria. http://www.vic.gov.au/
Government of Western
Australia.
http://www.wa.gov.au
Western Australian Government
Agency Sites - http://www.wa.gov.au/agencies.html
http:www.wa.gov.au/cabinet/mediast/index.html
Western Australian Maritime
Museum. http://www.mm.wa.gov.au/
Includes link to the national
shipwreck data base.
SIRFIS. http://terminator.squirrel.com.au/qfma/
An information system designed
to store a large variety of data relating to recreational fisheries.
Western Australian Tourist
Commission. http://www.wa.gov.au/watc/index.htm
Education Network Australia.http://www.edna.edu.au/EdNA/
Australian Heritage Commission.
http://www.erin.gov.au/portfolio/ahc/ahc_site/html/ahc_home.htm
National Parks and Wildlife,
NSW. http://www.npws.nsw.gov.au/about/index.html
Department of Environment
and Heritage. http://www.env.qld.gov.au/
Link to Marine Reserves.
http://www.env.qld.gov.au/environment/coast/
NSW Hertiage Office.
http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Department of Conservation
and Land Management (CALM).
http://www.calm.wa.gov/calm
This is an excellent website,
called Nature Base, providing full details on all marine reserves in Western
Australia.
Department of Environment
and Land Management (Tasmania).
http://www.delm.tas.gov.au
TRAVEL - DIVE LOCATIONS
Diving at Rabaul, PNG.
Contact
Lyn Woolcott, www.kabairadive.com.pg
Queensland Tourist and
Travel Centre. http://www.qttc.com.au/
Great Barrier Reef Visitors
Bureau. http://www.great-barrier-reef.com/index.html
Brisbane Tourism.
http://www.visitbrisbane.com.au
(includes
Moreton Island).
Dive Christmas Island
.
http://www.christmas.net.au/ioda/
also http://www.ioda.simplenet.com/
Cocos Islands. http://www.ansett.com.au/cocos.html
Planula Divers Retreat.http://www.planula.com.au/dive/dive.html
Aquamarine, Santo, Vanuatu.
http://www.aquamarine-santo.com
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