MSilvia:Okay, if you're aware of it and don't want it there, that's fine. I'm curious who it is (other than ScubaBoard) that doesn't recognise them though. Is there some industry based coalition that lists it's own members and doesn't include non-commercial agencies, a list published in Rodales, or what?
Actually, my yardstick is Agencies that are a member of the (World) Recreational Scuba Training Council aka RSTC.
Perhaps I'm missing something, but when I checked their website (http://www.wrstc.com/main.php) I didn't find NOAA listed as a member.
BTW, you might want to tone done the hostility. You'll find the discussion will go a lot smoother that way.