Mission Statement: We're committed to helping people appreciate the life in our oceans and foster awareness of the threats facing this sensitive, globally important ecosystem by providing training, best equipment, travel, and services to help forge the world's safest, most environmentally aware divers.
Online Store Mission: To beat any price... period. To prove it, we've installed a price buster station in our dive store. Come visit our huge showroom and compare prices online with our friendly sales team. Come see that our goal is to assist you with the right purchase the first time an the best prices.
Credo: Exploration, Education, Conservation, Equipment 
Exploration:
Many Southern Californians are unaware of the diversity of dive environments and marine-life in our own waters. In fact, the giant kelp forests just off our local beaches and islands are some of the most productive ecological communities in the ocean and home to hundreds of unique plant and animal species. Our boat trips to our islands visit dive sites ranging from the rich kelp forests to impressive pinnacles and reefs teeming with life. Whether you're interested in weaving through the picturesque kelp, photographing colorful nudibranchs, finding rays and moray eels in the reefs, or playing with curious seals, Eco Dive Center has a trip that will suit you. Join us for our tropical excursions to exciting destinations around the world. To help outfit you properly for your dive adventures, our shop is stocked with the industry's best selection of quality equipment used by the same dive professionals who teach our classes. Come visit us for all of your equipment needs including sales, rental, service, and air-fills.
Education:
As student divers learn about and witness marine life, they realize its intrinsic value and importance as part of the global ecosystem. Our divers are certified by all the top agency's SDI, TDI, DAN and PADI. Courses offered by Eco Dive Center such as SDI Research Diver, A.W.A.R.E. Diver, Underwater Naturalist, and the new Eco Diver specialty certification are designed to increase awareness of issues threatening aquatic life, develop knowledge and appreciation of marine ecosystems, and stress proper interaction with the underwater environment. We offer courses for all levels of divers, from first-timers with no experience to professionals looking to continue their education. As a Multi-Agency dive center, our instructors are among the most knowledgeable you'll find anywhere. Our free monthly Eco Dive Club meetings are the perfect opportunity to expand your educational horizons with our distinguished guest speakers while having fun meeting other interesting people in the local dive community.
Conservation:
Scuba divers literally immerse themselves in nature's largest playground and witness first-hand the beauty and sensitive nature of the ocean. Given our position we feel it is our duty to promote environmental awareness and responsible behavior, embrace sustainable business practices, and actively pursue community and global stewardship efforts. We play an active role in community efforts to conserve and restore the environment. We're proud to be affiliated with fine non-profit organizations such as Santa Monica Baykeeper and Heal the Bay, both of whom act to protect our local waters and beaches through restoration and monitoring efforts, political advocacy, and education.
About our shop:
At Eco Dive Center, our credo is “Exploration, Conservation, Education.” Appreciation of the natural environment is the foundation of our business. Recreational scuba divers literally immerse themselves in nature’s largest playground and witness first-hand the beauty and sensitive nature of the ocean. Again, given our unique position, we feel it is our duty to promote environmental awareness and responsible behavior in our student divers, embrace sustainable business practices, and actively pursue community and global stewardship efforts.
As student divers learn about and witness marine life, they realize its intrinsic value and importance as part of the global ecosystem. Our divers are certified by PADI, the world’s largest recreational scuba organization and founder of A.W.A.R.E., Aquatic World Awareness Restoration and Education, the dive industry’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving the aquatic environment.
Educational programs offered by Eco Dive Center such as A.W.A.R.E. Diver, Underwater Naturalist, and the new Eco Diver specialty certification are designed to increase awareness of issues threatening aquatic life, develop knowledge and appreciation of marine ecosystems, and stress proper interaction with the underwater environment. We also offer hunters an opportunity to trade in their spear guns for underwater cameras. 
In addition to educating environmentally responsible divers, we strive to operate a business that makes minimal impact with regards to airborne emissions, runoff, and trash generation. Eco-friendly fluorescent light bulbs are installed throughout the shop and we use non-toxic cleaning supplies and recycled printer paper. The bags we provide to our customers are either used grocery bags or recycled heavy duty plastic. We refrain from selling granular soft weights, as they have been known to leach lead into the aquatic environment. By installing a water filtration system on site, we have eliminated the emissions and plastic waste generated by having our drinking water delivered. Our new solar power array generates clean energy while decreasing our dependence on fossil fuel sources. We would like to thank Culver City for waiving our solar power permits.
Also, Culver City’s excellent recycling program has enabled us to reduce our garbage output to the point where we have five recycling bins and only one trash can in the shop. 
Eco Dive Center’s commitment to the environment isn’t limited to our shop operations and educational programs. We play an active role in community efforts to conserve and restore the environment. We’re proud to be affiliated with fine non-profit organizations such as Santa Monica Baykeeper and Heal the Bay, both of whom act to protect our local waters and beaches through restoration and monitoring efforts, political advocacy, and education. Our free monthly club meetings often feature presentations by these organizations to the community and we make regular donations to support their causes as well as the National Resource Defense Council and the Historical Diving Society.
At the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 International Coastal Cleanup Day, Eco Dive Center led an underwater clean-up of the Santa Monica Pier in which thirty to 70 volunteer divers participated and removed hundreds of pounds of trash from the water.
During 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 we are sponsoring five beach cleanup events a year to foster environmental awareness in children from our local schools. In 2010 and 2011 Eco presented to and bused 324 (in 2010) and 435 (in 2011) inner city school children local beach clean-ups.
Here at Eco Dive Center, our credo is “Exploration, Conservation, Education.” What’s yours?
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