Articles

In this issue: Dr. J. Morgan Wells, SBP Summit, Safety Meeting, Changes to NDSSM, NDP Annual Report, Alpha Flags, Field Trainers, Regulator Maintenance, Next NDCSB Meeting, Stories from the Field.

NOAA divers and their reciprocity partners recently completed another research mission in the U.S. Virgin Islands in support of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program.
Capt. Michael Silah has been selected as the next director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations

NOAA Divers from Monitor National Marine Sanctuary (MNMS) and the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science are exploring shipwrecks in the proposed MNMS expansion area aboard NOAA Ship Nancy Foster.

Dr. Morgan Wells, a pioneer in the diving world and founding director of the NOAA Diving Program, passed away on July 28, 2017.

In this issue: Annual Report, Divers Honored, Shore Recalls, Dive Log, O2 Certificates, Field Trainers, NDC Classes, PII, Non-NOAA Divers Using NOAA Vessels, T-Shirt Design Contest, Field Stories.

A team of NOAA divers from NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown serviced a series of buoys at Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
NOAA Diving Program Partners With the University of Hawai’i to Teach Underwater Surveying Techniques

Students from the University of Hawai'i (UH) received hands-on training for the the UH Marine Archaeology Surveying Techniques course.
Suunto announced a recall of its wireless tank pressure transmitters and tank PODs.

NOAA recently completed a two-week sampling mission from June 12-23, 2017 in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
