News Links

Knowing that a more informed diver is a safer diver, and understanding that covering the news in depth is beyond our scope, we are providing these links to other news sources.
(last update 26 January 2021)

  • Coastal Conservation Association The latest on fishery issues in your region and on federal issues.
  • DAN News and Events – News relating to Divers Alert Network and diver safety.
  • Dive News Wire – Press release distribution system servicing the recreational scuba diving, adventure travel, resort and watersports industries in the South Asia, Australia and South Pacific region.
  • Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary – What’s up on land? What’s going on down in the sanctuary?
  • Harte Research Institute, an endowed research component of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, is dedicated to advancing the long-term sustainable use and conservation of the Gulf of Mexico.
  • PADI News – News From Around the Globe relating to Professional Association of Diving Instructors and scuba diving.
  • Shark deterrent wetsuit video Hamish Jolly, an ocean swimmer in Australia, wanted a wetsuit that would deter a curious shark from mistaking him for a potential source of nourishment. Working with a team of scientists, he and his friends came up with a fresh approach — not a shark cage, not a suit of chain-mail, but a sleek suit that taps our growing understanding of shark vision.
  • TPWD Artificial Reef Program The Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas hosts commercial and recreational fishing and diving and plays an important role in local economies.
  • UnderCurrent – The diver’s source for unbiased, ad-free reviews of dive destinations, operations, and equipment since 1975.
  • UnderwaterTimes – The daily journal of life in and around the water.

Awards Banquet

The 2024 TGCC Awards Banquet (where awards for 2023 were presented) was held at Bayland Community Center (6400 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77074) on Saturday January 7.

Board Meeting

The March TGCC Board "meeting" will be via email. If you have information or questions for the board, please contact your club's reprentative.

Divers’ Charity Plan News

TGCC has created a new 503(c)(3) charity foundation named American Charitable Watersport Activities (ACWA)!  Click here to read about our plans and how to become one of the initial donors!

Flower Gardens SAC News