Diving in New England

Marine Life in New England

Home to 35 recorded species including 26 reef fish, 4 sea snails & nudibranchs, 2 other, 1 sharks & rays, 1 octopus & squid, 1 clams & mussels.

Dive Site Difficulty in New England

New England has 9 beginner, 1 intermediate dive sites - suitable for divers of all levels.

Marine Protected Areas in New England

• Cape Cod National Seashore - Marine Protected Area (IUCN Category V)
• Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge - Marine Protected Area (IUCN Category IV)
• Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge - Marine Protected Area (IUCN Category IV)
• Gerry E. Studds/Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary - Marine Protected Area (IUCN Category V)
• Popponesset - Beach (IUCN Category V)
• Straitsmouth Island - Private Conservation (IUCN Category V)
• Shinnecock Bay Tidal Wetlands Area - Wetlands (IUCN Category V)
• Adams Saltmarsh - Private Conservation (IUCN Category V)
• Beach Near Strong Island - PCL (IUCN Category V)
• Charlestown Beach Lot - Beach (IUCN Category V)
• Cisco - PCL (IUCN Category V)
• Dumpling - Private Conservation (IUCN Category V)
• Eel - Pond (IUCN Category V)
• Fox Hill Island - PCL (IUCN Category V)
• Gould Island Rook - Private Conservation (IUCN Category V)
• Harbor Flats - PCL (IUCN Category V)
• Hog Island - PCL (IUCN Category V)
• Hopkins Island - PCL (IUCN Category V)
• Ram Pasture - PCL (IUCN Category V)
• Rawls Salt Marsh - PCL (IUCN Category V)
• Crane Beach On The Conservation Restrictionane Estate - Beach (IUCN Category V)
• Sandy Point - Private Conservation (IUCN Category V)
• Wasque - Reservation (IUCN Category V)
• Accabonac Harbor Preserve (Tnc) - Preserve (IUCN Category V)
• Smith-Hubbell - Wildlife Sanctuary (IUCN Category V)
• Haddam Island State Park - Scenic Reserve (IUCN Category III)
• Long Island Sound - Local Conservation Area (IUCN Category V)
• Elis Creek Property - PCL (IUCN Category V)
• Holway Street Lot 18 - PCL (IUCN Category V)
• Ministers Point - PCL (IUCN Category V)
• Sedge Lane - PCL (IUCN Category V)
• Two Penny Loaf - PCL (IUCN Category V)
• Pattagansett Marshes - Easement (IUCN Category V)
• Perkins Salt Marsh - Reservation (IUCN Category V)
• Tern Island - Private Conservation (IUCN Category V)
• Monomoy - Wilderness Area (IUCN Category Ib)
• Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge - Marine Protected Area (IUCN Category IV)
• Hampton Beach State Park - Marine Protected Area (IUCN Category IV)
• Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve - Marine Protected Area (IUCN Category IV)
• Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Marine Protected Area (IUCN Category IV)
• Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Marine Protected Area (IUCN Category IV)
• Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge - Marine Protected Area (IUCN Category IV)
• Pattagansett Marshes - Private Conservation Land (IUCN Category V)
• Atlantic Ocean Beaches - Beach (IUCN Category V)
• Henry Cabot Lodge Bird Sanctuary (Egg Rock) - Bird Sanctuary (IUCN Category V)
• Trustees & Freeholders Of Southampton Lands - Local Conservation Area (IUCN Category V)
• Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Mangement Area Wildlife Management Area - Marine Protected Area (IUCN Category VI)
• Great Harbor Wildlife Area - Marine Protected Area (IUCN Category VI)
• Orient Beach State Park - Marine Protected Area (IUCN Category IV)
• Cape Cod - National Seashore (IUCN Category V)
• Monomoy - National Wildlife Refuge (IUCN Category IV)
• Stewart B. Mckinney - National Wildlife Refuge (IUCN Category IV)
• Thacher Island - National Wildlife Refuge (IUCN Category IV)
• Wertheim - National Wildlife Refuge (IUCN Category IV)
• Clam Island County - Nature Preserve (IUCN Category III)
• Aspectuck Land Trust Inc 3 - Private Conservation (IUCN Category V)
• Branford Land Trust 7 - Private Conservation (IUCN Category V)
• Jordan Cove Road - Private Conservation (IUCN Category V)
• Land Trust of Darien Inc 2 - Private Conservation (IUCN Category V)
• Wards Rock - Private Conservation (IUCN Category V)
• Wellfleet Conservation Trust 6 - PCL (IUCN Category V)
• Great Island Marshes - Private Conservation Land (IUCN Category V)
• Mashomack - Private Conservation Land (IUCN Category V)
• Billingsgate Island - Sanctuary (IUCN Category V)
• Milk Island - Sanctuary (IUCN Category V)
• State of New York Lands - State Conservation Area (IUCN Category V)
• Accabonac Marsh Tidal Wetlands Area - Wetlands (IUCN Category V)
• Little Bay Tidal Wetlands Area - Wetlands (IUCN Category V)
• Great Harbor - Wildlife Management Area (IUCN Category V)
• Egg Island Shoal - Wildlife Sanctuary (IUCN Category V)
• Avalonia Land Conservancy (Ram Point) - Local Conservation Area (IUCN Category V)
• The Nature Conservancy Griswold Point (Owned) - Local Conservation Area (IUCN Category V)
• ASNew Hampshire to Properties, Inc. - Gowen - PCL (IUCN Category V)
• Pine Point - State Conservation Area (IUCN Category V)
• Great Pt. - PCL (IUCN Category V)
• Sand - Trail (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Luscombe Lane CR - Conservation Easement (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Marsh Island and Days Creek CR - Conservation Easement (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Cape and Islands Ocean Sanctuary - Marine Protected Area (IUCN Category V)
• Cape Cod Bay Ocean Sanctuary - Marine Protected Area (IUCN Category V)
• Cape Cod Ocean Sanctuary - Marine Protected Area (IUCN Category V)
• North Shore Ocean Sanctuary - Marine Protected Area (IUCN Category V)
• South Essex Ocean Sanctuary - Marine Protected Area (IUCN Category V)
• Muskeget Island CR - Conservation Easement (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Megansett HarborM (Marlow) Conservation Restriction - Conservation Easement (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Quissett Harbor I Conservation Restriction - Conservation Easement (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Thompson Island - Conservation Easement (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Pochet Island CR - Conservation Easement (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Dodges Island "Dumpling" - Conservation Easement (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Simpkins CR - Conservation Easement (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Andrew Harding Lane CR - Conservation Easement (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Mill Pond / Off Stage Harbor Road - Pond (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Salt Pond North Chatham CR - Pond (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Shore Road Beach Access Cr - Access (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Shore Road Beach Area Cr - Beach (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Shore Road Beach Area CR - Beach (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Shore Road Cr - Conservation Easement (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Shore Road CR - Conservation Easement (IUCN Category Not Assigned)
• Connecticut River Estuary and Tidal River Wetlands Complex - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)

Getting to New England - Nearest Airports

• Worcester Regional Airport (ORH), Worcester - 11 km away, approx 27 min travel time
• Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston - 68 km away, approx 90 min travel time
• Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD), Providence/Warwick - 79 km away, approx 101 min travel time