Norwalk dive shop owner named to national scuba board

Michael Feld, owner and CEO of Norwalk-based Oceanblue Enterprises, which does business as Oceanblue Dive, a scuba and dive shop business, last year was named a member of the board of directors of the Florida-based National Association of Underwater Instructors.

His company recently made the announcement.

Feld initially became involved with the association through his own instructor training. He earned his “NAUI Instructor Trainer” designation in 2012.

The NAUI dates to 1959. It has a strategic partnership with The Walt Disney Co. and is the official training agency for NASA”™s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. Famed oceanographer Jacques Cousteau was on the organization’s original board of advisers.

“Since its inception, NAUI has been the leader in dive education,” Feld said in a statement. “As we head into 2015, we plan to continue building upon NAUI”™s core values and ”˜Dive Safety Through Education”™ philosophy through instruction, creation of new cutting-edge learning and business tools, and forming strategic partnerships for the organization.”

A Feld program to link divers and dive shops has been endorsed by the association.