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The Long Island Divers Association (LIDA) is a not-for-profit regional organization dedicated to the promotion of local diving, the representation of divers interests throughout the diving and general community, and the protection of divers rights through outreach to our local and regional government officials. We are funded by member dues and donations and the proceeds from our annual Film Festival fundraiser. LIDA is staffed completely by volunteers.
2021 LIDA Film Festival Summary
LIDA Film Festival | Presenter Bios
Thank you for Attending!
The Long Island Diver's Association (LIDA) would like to report that our first virtual Film Festival that was held on Saturday January 30, 2021 via ZOOM was a huge success!
The event was a nice way for all of us to experience the work of some very accomplished film makers and photographers, and to re-connect virtually with diving and to hopefully begin dreaming about our dive adventures to come.
The annual LIDA Film Festival is our most significant source of fund raising for the year and we are deeply grateful to all of those who attended!
LIDA would also like to thank all of our past sponsors for supporting us and hope everyone will support their local dive shops and dive boats during these uncertain times!
Finally, if you did not attend this year's event, we encourage you to consider attending next year. The date will be announced in the near future!
Thank you all again.
Safe Diving,
LIDA Officers
Promoting Long Island Diving
Special LIDA Announcement - Another Mission
Accomplished!
For the past several months, Governor Cuomo and his
staff have been working alongside Long Island Divers
Association (LIDA) to procure a significant amount of
materials for a 12-mile offshore artificial reef. As of
yesterday, at 12:05 pm Eastern Standard Time, after many
years of planning, a 100-foot tugboat named the Dauntless
was submerged to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in 125
feet of water off Shinnecock, Long Island, creating the
first landmark in the 12-mile structure. It was followed by
the 102-foot tugboat Relentless several hours later.
- Read entire announcement (pdf)
Special Newsday Article: Long Island scuba
community looking for others to dive in
By Bill Bleyer, Updated August 15, 2019 7:00 PM
Nine-year-old Cub Scout Daniel Rucano of East Hampton was
excited to try out scuba gear for the first time this summer
with other members of Pack 426 at Hampton Dive Center in
Riverhead as part of the shop's outreach to young people.
"It was very exciting to try something new," Daniel said of
his experience in the 20-by-40 pool. "It was amazing that
you could breathe underwater like a fish. I can’t wait to
try it again."
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Read entire article (pdf)
LIDA Highlights & Events
HMS Culloden Dive Access - The stairway to the HMS Culloden has been completed. The January 23, 1781 Wreck of the Revolutionary War British War Ship is located in 15-20 feet of water west of the Lake Montauk west jetty. Presently there is limited parking available along the dirt road leading to the stairway.
The Long Island Divers Association (LIDA) is working with the Town of East Hampton to re-open the parking lot. LIDA is also working with the Town to allow parking access without any permit. The new stairway is located west of the previous stairway that LIDA was instrumental in getting built many years ago. A small wandering path through the woods will bring you to the new location.
Special access to Secret Beach (Scuba & Snorkel) - LIDA, with a major assist from the Hampton Dive Center is pleased to invite the Long Island dive community to scuba and snorkel at Secret Beach in Greenport.
New York State Artificial Reef Program
The following links will provide information on reef coordinates, tips for fishing and diving on New York's artificial reefs, and details about materials that have been deployed on the reef sites.
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Artificial Reef Volunteer Diving Survey -
The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) needs
your help. The DEC would like all divers to complete a
survey for each dive they do in New York waters. Your dive
observations provide important monitoring information on the
status and productivity of New York’s Artificial Reefs.
According to the DEC, the information you submit will remain
confidential unless you prefer that it be public. Please use
the "Additional Comments" space in the survey to let them
know how you want them to use your information.
- Artificial Reef Volunteer Diver Log: PDF Version | Online version
- New York State Artificial Reef Guide (pdf)
- Detailed information on the Artificial Reef Program in New York State
- Artificial Reef Locations: Map and Coordinates of Artificial Reefs
- Artificial Reefs Interactive Map
- Reef Expansion Map
For more information, or to sign-up for email updates from
NYSDEC, visit their website:
www.dec.ny.gov
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