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Wellington's Home of Diving

Resources

Links

FOR INSHORE DIVE CONDITIONS at Island Bay (updated daily) – click on IBD’s  front page to see today’s visibility, sea state, wind, tides, temperature.

Go Snorkel

A DUI guide to snorkeling the marine reserve and the South Coast.

Google Map Snorkel Trail

190 The Esplanade, Island Bay

Tidal Information

Wellington Tidal Predictions.

Moon Phase Calendar

Full moon and no moon are times of the greatest tidal range (high to low). This means the times when tidal currents are strongest and the most dangerous.

Lawa Water Quality

Click on the ‘can I swim here’ water quality site to find out if the site’s water isof swimming quality standard.

Taputeranga (Island Bay) Marine Reserve

All about the ‘no take’ marine reserve on the coastal waters either side ofthe shop.

Local Fisheries Regulations

Regulations for all New Zealand’s regions : our area is  central area.

Island Bay Aquarium

213 the esplanade, Island Bay. Walk four minutes from the shop to see many of the critters that live in the reserve.

The aquarium is only open on Sundays.

Dive Agencies

NAUI

The National Association of Underwater Instructors. Founded in 1960 in the United States, NAUI organized the first ever non-military instructor course in America. It is the second largest training agency in the world

CMAS

Confederation Mondiale des Activites Subaquatiques or the World Underwater Federation was created in the mid-50’s by well known Jacques Cousteau and early diving enthusiasts in Europe.

PADI

The Professional Association of Diving Instructors was created in 1966 in America. PADI is now the world’s largest diver training agency. The association has also developed a complete curriculum to train divers from beginner levels to professional, supported by a huge variety of high standard educational materials.

The association emphasises the self study of divers, and their instructors are taught to interact minimally with their students on knowledge development.

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