Welcome to the World of Snorkeling

Caribbean Links, especially for Snorkelers

Last Update: August 31, 2007 10:29 AM
  • Let's continue to encourage people to protect and enjoy our beautiful ocean heritage! Explore these sites and links to learn more about snorkeling spots, coral reefs, and protecting the earth's water resources. Many of these sites have startlingly beautiful underwater photos! Many also include special educational features for children!

    Our Snorkeling Trips

    1. Feb. 2007 cruise aboard the Regency Seven Seas Navigator PDF
    2. More a cruise than a snorkel report from spring 2005, aboard Holland America's ms Volendam
    3. Bonaire 1997, 2002
    4. British Virgin Islands (Tortola, Virgin Gorda) 2001
    5. Small Hope Bay Lodge, Andros Island, Bahamas 2001, 2003
    6. Slatta's Onboard Cruise Ship Lecture Service
  • Explore these sites and links to learn more about the Caribbean, coral reefs, and protecting the earth's water resources. Many of these site have startlingly beautiful underwater photos! Many also include special educational features for children of all ages. Note to cruise ship lines and travel agents: Contact Dr. Slatta if you would like a link added from this page.

    • Traveling and Snorkeling in the Caribbean

    1. Caribbean research project: Preserve the Caribbean Past. You can contribute to this ongoing registry of endangered historical places and spaces using wiki technology.
    2. Holland America Line
    3. Cruise Lines International Association
    4. Great Snorkeling and Diving Suggestions from caribbean-guide.info
    5. Caribbean Site Directory Lots of links
    6. Travel.Org Caribbean Links
    7. Ken Huffman's Informative Articles on the Caribbean
    8. Travel Results.com Caribbean Links
    9. All Aboard Cruises Corp. "The Very Best Rates on all Caribbean Cruises,Carribean Cruises,Carnival Cruises,Alaska Cruises,Mediterranean Cruises,Royal Caribbean Cruises-The Internet's Premier Cruise Specialists for Over 8 Years!"

      Protecting Coral Reefs And Ocean Quality

    10. Lots of Links to Reef Conservation Groups Links courtsey MacGillivray Freeman's "Coral Reef Adventure," an IMAX film well worth viewing
    11. Oceana: Protecting the World's Oceans
    12. Stop Cruise Ship Pollution
    13. Ocean Futures Society Jean-Michel Cousteau
    14. Ocean Conservancy
    15. Coral Reef Alliance
    16. Earth Island Institute
    17. Reefs at Risk (World Resources Institute)
    18. Reef Check
    19. National Resources Defense Council
    20. World Year of the Ocean, 1998
    21. International Coral Reef Initiative Report to the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, Submitted April 1996
    22. Sea Web
    23. Small Island Development States Network (UN-sponsored)
    24. Reef Keeper
    25. Planetary Coral Reef Foundation (PCRF)
    26. Marine Ecosystems: Emerging Diseases as Indicators of Change
    27. Coral Reef Ecology Project maintained by Dr. Teresa Turner, University of the Virgin Islands
    28. Extensive Links to a wide range of environmental groups

    Government Sites

    1. EPA Site on Coral Reef Protection
    2. NOAA State of the Coast Report [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]
    3. NOAA Coral Reef Home Page
    4. ORCA: Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment