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(713) 523-3483 (dive)
5808 Newcastle Drive
Houston, TX 77401

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Blog Posts – Local Activities

Scuba Black Tag Sale
Check Out these Black Friday Sales
Club Aquarius Social Club Is Back in August
Mom needs your list!
Red Hat Day 2023
Memorial Day 2023
The Master Liveaboard BBQ Nothing but Fun!
March 2023 Auction
I was a diver BC and I am ready to go diving
Hot-Chocolate-and-treats-all-month-sm
Holidays
Come On In...the Water Is Fine in October
Where was your favorite dive?
Florida Gulf Diving - Pensacola July 2022
How About Spearfishing?
SeaLife at Oceanic Ventures
Indonesia - Raja Ampat Halmahera & Northern Moluccas Liveaboard 2023
The Oceanic Ventures Backyard
Ocean Positive Trunk Show Success!
Ocean Positive Trunk Show - March 2022
Shackleton's Ship Endurance Found after 107 Years!
Oceanic Ventures Staff Party - March 2022
Club Aquarius Social Club - Out of This World
Don Peterson Becomes First Scuba Diver to be Inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of...
Happy Valentines Day! Tell Us About Your Favorite Dive Buddies...
Holiday Hours
Local Diving It is Not the Caribbean but It Can Still Be Fun
Baylor College of Medicine Try Scuba Event
Vyper Novo Lite Special
Dive Guide Candidates at BBL
St Patrick's Day 2021
Master Diver Challenge 2021 - Now Even More Ways to Win!
Happy Thanksgiving
Retail to go
Finished Their Instructor Evaluation!
Dive In Saturday - October 5, 2020
New Zealand - Orcas in Smokehouse Bay, Great Barrier Island
Facebook Live - The Sidemount Revolution
Summer is Not Canceled!
It Felt So Good to Get Wet!
July's Local Diving Event - Mammoth Lake
July's Local Diving Event - Mammoth Lake
Dreaming of Cozumel
Dave's String of Saturdays...
Dave's String of Saturdays...
New Products in On-Line Store
Scuba In Your Home Begins
Social Club Meeting Canceled for March 2020
Lunch & Learn Sessions
Lunch & Learn Sessions
You Can Count on Us!
The Special Classroom Sessions
Congratulations - Madison
New Video - Who We Are
Accept the Master Diver Challenge
Valentines Day Is Coming
Club Aquarius Update
Black Friday Specials 2019
Jess Stark Is an Inspiration
Sidemount Diving Course Starts in November 2019
Fall Scuba Equipment Repair Special 2019
New Scuba Instructors
Archaeologist Staci Willis, PhD to Speak At Social Club Meeting
The Second Container is In
The Houstonian Hosts Santa for Underwater Photographs
Santa Visits West University
A New Facility - Open For Business
A New Facility - Still Unpacking
A New Facility - Moving In
A New Facility - The Move
Zaide Packing
A New Facility - Packing 23 Years of Stuff
A New Facility - Dive Mom was Gone
Christian = The Bringer of Light!
A New Facility - We Have Lights
A New Facility Coming - Help Arrives
One Project, One Tool
A New Facility is Coming - More Happening!
Jens Helping with Sanding During His Visit.
A New Facility is Coming - Progress
A New Facility is Coming!
Scuba Red Hat Day
Member Special on Big Green Eggs
philippines
Diving the Philippines - A Teaser
Getting started with Underwater Photography
Wade in Truck with Snorkel
Wade's Excellent Scuba Diver Specialty Weekend
Diver's Trivia Night - Club Aquarius January
Nollaig Shona agus Athbhlian faoi Mhaise Duit,
No Jingling But Some Scuba Stocking "Stuffers"
Scuba Santa 2018
Fiji, Photo by Christian Fuss
Scuba Diver's Movie Night - Chasing Corals
Scuba Diver in Raja Ampat Indonesia
Scuba Diving - Life on Liveaboards
Facility Closed for Easter & Passover Holiday - 2017
New Scuba Diver Video
Club Aquarius Social Club - What is All of the Hype about Sidemount diving for...
OVI Staff Party
Club Aquarius Social Club - A Cuban Adventure, Diving in Castro's Garden
Special Smells for the Holidays
Scuba Diving Santa Visits West University Place
Charity Art Lecture and Sale
Scientists documenting the bleaching event underway in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: G.P. Schmahl/NOAA.
Investigation of East Flower Garden Bank coral die-off continues amid new coral bleaching event
Ann and Divers at KHOU Great Day Houston
Dive Mom Is a Guest on Great Day Houston
Scuba Diver and Adventure Traveler Sean Marmion
Next Club Aquarius Social Club - New Technology in Packing and Travel
Coral Bleaching Outlook for 2016
Scuba Diver Receives 2015 Volunteer of the Year
FGNMS Photo
The Flower Gardens
Coral Locations in the Gulf Of Mexico
Oceanic Ventures Celebrates 25 Years and Scuba Divers Give to Charity
Twenty-Five Years of Photographs
The Runaway Bride with Al
Ghosts, Goblins, Brides , Oh My -- Halloween in the Scuba Dive Facility
25th Anniversary Party Ticket
Scuba Diving Party - 25th Anniversary Party
Halloween Flashback
Halloween - Trick-Or-Treat At The Scuba and Adventure Facility
Travis Hershey Stars as the Scuba Santa
Santa Is Coming - Scuba Santa in West University 2015
New Open Water Divers
New Open Water Scuba Divers
wine, steaks and scuba diving at the lake
Scuba Diving, Wine and Steaks at the Lake
New Scuba Diving Instructors John Davis, Joe Henry, Joel Hershey and Steve Soulen. Also Pictured are Ann Keibler, Eric Keibler and Alex Witschey
New Scuba Diving Instructors
The Scuba Diving Neighborhood in Houston
Susan & Larry on a trip
The Making of a Scuba Diver
Local Scuba Diver Receives the Golden Diver award
Scuba Diving Holiday - Panama City Scuba Diving Trip Update
Hello from Houston, Scuba Diving in Micronesia, Update 8
edourd
Scuba Ranger Edouard Snorkels in Indonesia
Ann Keibler Wins Award from Cayman Islands Department of Tourism for Adventure Travel
Silence Underwater - Recreational CCR Diving
Michael Meerkat Visits a Starfish or Snorkeling Class
Scuba Steve Brennan to Speak at February Club Aquarius Social Club Get Together
Happy Scuba Valentine's Day!
Discover Rebreather Scuba Diving in May
Alex With a Tote Bag
Tote Bag Tuesday - Renew your Diving & Social Membership
Eric, Ann Foundation Event
The Holidays are Coming for Scuba Divers
Santa Is Coming to the West University Pool For Underwater Photographs
Texas Blue Sky and Puffy Clouds
Puffy Clouds in a Blue Sky, Hydrilla Fairy Forests and Fresh Water Sponges - Scuba...
Steve Soulen With Dive Cache
First Dive Cache In Texas Established by Scuba Divers at Oceanic Ventures, Inc. in Houston,...
Crawfish Chef Wade Sparks
Scuba Divers Enjoy Wade's Crawfish
David & Steve in Mexico
Houston's First Dive Cach Ready for Scuba Crawfish Boil Weekend
St Croix
At The Office - A Trip Report From St. Croix
Coral Structures
What Is Coral?
The 12 Days to a Scuba Christmas
Eric Keibler on a Pathfinder Rebreather in Grand Cayman
At the Office - Diving the Pathfinder Rebreather
Trip Report - Cozumel Birthday and Anniversary Trip!
Shamless Advertising - Small Business Saturday for Scuba Divers!
Quarry at Reveille Peak Ranch
Local Texas Scuba Diving - Reveille Peak Ranch
Dive Guide Open Water
New Scuba Diving Staff
open water october 2012
Scuba Diving Practice - Local Lake Diving
Dive Around Texas
Scuba Divers Win Prizes at the Annual Dive Around Texas Competition
Google Map from APO Island
Explore the Ocean with Google Maps!
Belize Adventurers Photo
Trip Report - Live Aboard Scuba Diving in Belize
Wade in Truck with Snorkel
Wade's Excellent Adventure Party
Diving Drysuits is fun
Dry Suit Scuba Diving and DUI DOG Rally and Demo Days in Texas
David & Steve
New Technical Divers
Eric Keibler Presents Check
Scuba Divers Make Donation to Bonaventure Boys' Home in Grand Cayman
Travel Log - The Scuba Diving is Finished, the Journey Home Begins
Helm Truk Lagoon
Travel Log - Scuba Diving in Truk Lagoon Finally
Ann Keibler to receive honour
Success to Significance Honoree -- Ann Keibler
Christa Landowski On a Pathfiner Rebreather
Dinner and Rebreather Diving with Leon Scamahorn
Underwater Object Discovered
Need a reason to take that Trimix Course?
From the Highlands to the Islands – A Tasting Event
Diver Hovering
Open Water Side Mount Scuba Diving
Andrew Trent Speaks at Club Aquarius
cayman newspaper
Eric Keibler is in the News
Divas in Costa Rica
Dive Diva Trip October 2012
Pathfinder Rebreaher
Diving Rebreather Event Planned for Houston
Andrew Trent
Club Aquarius Meeting Thursday 26 January 2012
Holiday Hours 2011
Holiday Hours
Diving Rebreather Event Planned in Houston March 29 - April 3
HO HO HO Merry Christmas - Scuba Santa Undwerwater
Weekend Winners!
Photo of David and Morgan at hospital
New Scuba Divers
Santa is Coming To Visit On Saturday, November 12, 2011
Eagle Creek Holiday
Weekend of Specials and a New 12 Days of Christmas Collection
Sample Auction Items
Divers Support Schools & Communities
What I really would like to have is...
What I really want for Christmas is...
Dive Mom Ready to Go
100 Scuba Dives...Dive Mom Needs Help!
Sailors aboard Artemis
2011 Harvest Moon Regatta
Chef David In-Between Dives
David's Annual BarBQ at the Lake
Trashfest Logo
Oceanic Ventures Team Trash - Trashfest Texas 2011
Dive Around Texas 2011
Open Water Sidemount Divers
Too Busy Diving
Divers walking to water
Technical Training at Local Destinations or Not?
Larry Elsevier
Larry Elsevier from Cochran Computers to Speak at Club Meeting
Stephanie and her family with Sylvia Earle
An Encounter with Dr. Sylvia Earle
Chef David In-Between Dives
Scuba Divers, Burgers and Dogs
Photo of Wreck in Chuuk
New Truk Lagoon Dive Video Debut at Club Aquarius Meeting
ashton last day
Changes at Oceanic Ventures
Penetration - Truk Lagoon
Preplanning a Scuba Diving Silhouette Photograph
Half Dozen Marlins Chasing Bait Ball
Striped Marlin, Scuba Diving - an Underwater Photography Expedition
In the Company of Big Animals
Ashton Graduated!
Technical Diving and Commitment
Great White Shark by Amos Nachoum
The Misunderstood Great White Shark
Lose Weight When You Go Diving
Scuba Diver's Social and Birthday Party!
Eric's Cozumel Winter Get Away January 13-17 2011 Announced
Winter Scuba Diving - Pool Tune-Ups
How to Be Warmer in Your Wetsuit or Dry Suit
What Skiers Can Teach Technical Divers
Eric Underwater in cozumel
Escape the Winter Cold, Let’s Go Scuba Diving in January!
Eric and Steve in Antarctica
Thanksgiving Memories of Travels, Adventures, Scuba Diving and Divers
Photograph of santa and elph
Santa Visits West University - an Underwater Santa Visit
David Morris and Ashton Arsement
Where can I meet younger scuba divers?
Diving Drysuits is fun
DUI DOG Rally and Demo Days
Need to Get Wet & Have Thursday Off? Let's Go Scuba Diving!
Fall Festival & Tent Sale on November 6th 2010 from 9:00 to 4:00
Dive Around Texas
More New Divers
Side-Mounting, are you kidding?
Stillhouse Hollow Lake -- Where?
New CCR Cave Students...
Bubbles at Bubbles...
wine, steaks and scuba diving at the lake
Wine and Steaks at the Lake
Beneath the Sea – New Jersey
Thoughts on Decompression Theory
Platinum Pro Instructors
Cool New Stuff
2 matches, 4 Chukkers Each with Wine
Fish Tales
The Saga Continues
An update, post Ike...
Ike
We’re all ok!
Another Disappointment
It's All Over
Tek Week Update
Coral Sex
Deep Wreck Trip
Wreck Dive
Wreck Crawl
Eric At DUI Demo Days
DUI Demo Days
Wreck
Wreck diving in Florida
The HMS Victoria and THE MANUAL
The Texas Dive Show
The New Year Is Starting
Sailboat Watercolour by M. Mcnamara
And they are off...
Oceanic Ventures Staff in 1998
Wild time - Marina & Mathew had no idea...
Oceanic Ventures Staff in 1998
Food, Drinks & Holiday Cheer
Santa Blowing Bubbles
UST Logo
Finals…is it really that time again?
Charity Wine Event
Wine and Diving, they do go together on occasion…
Cold Water & 101 Divers
Group Photo CHUM
Feeding the CHUM


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People choose their friends carefully just as they should choose their adventure partners and Scuba Diving Instructors.  Oceanic Ventures is the premier scuba dive shop in Houston, Texas, and the Southwest because of our exceptional service and our sense of adventure.  In talking with our clients and friends, people choose us for a number of reasons such as: Passion – We love what we do and we want to share the beauty and excitement of the underwater world with everyone we meet. Caring- Our clients tell us they love us because we truly care about people and strive to make their scuba diving experiences safe, fun and enjoyable. Professional – Our staff members are the … [Read more …]

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