Sea Turtle Awareness
The Sea Turtle Awareness Distinctive Specialty course indroduces divers and snorkelers to basic sea turtle identification and conservation.
Prerequisites:
- PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)
- Minimum age is 10 years old
Availability: Contact us for booking information
The goals of the Sea Turtle Awareness course training are:
- To familiarize students with the role of Project AWARE in preserving the aquatic environment.
- To introduce sea turtle species common in temperate or tropical waters.
- To emphasize the importance of whale shark monitoring
- To provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to identify turtles and record sightings.
- To inform students about decline in sea turtle populations, importance of sea turtles to marine biodiversity and what they can do to reduce the loss of sea turtles worldwide.
Nondiver route: Snorkelers may participate in the course but will have different administrative, certification and in-water requirements.
