Carl Atkinson (died 1985) was a renowned Australian diver and salvage expert from Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.

He is attributed with starting the practice of fish feeding, which locals and visitors to Doctor's Gully continue to do today.

[2][3][4] Atkinson built a decompression chamber which was used by Japanese pearl divers to prevent suffering the ‘bends’ after diving.

[1] After World War II, Atkinson began acquiring the rights to salvage Darwin's wartime wrecks.

With permission from the US Government, he salvaged the cargo of USAT Meigs in 1946 including Jeeps, Ford and Chevrolet trucks.