AWARE - Fish Identification Specialty Course Why AWARE - Fish Identification? This course will introduce you to the most common fish families and species found in temperate and tropical waters. You'll also learn basic fish identification and scientific survey techniques as well as how important personal involvement is in aquatic conservation. What do I need to start? PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization) Minimum age: 10 years old What will I do? During your AWARE - Fish Identification Diver Specialty course, you'll practice basic fish identification techniques then collect fish identification data for submission to the REEF Fish Survey Project (if appropriate). The course includes all the background you'll need to identify fish in your area, including: Information on Project AWARE and aquatic protection worldwide Characteristics of local fish families and species Fish survey techniques and strategies Fish identification dive planning, organization and procedures How long will it take? Recommended Course Hours: 12 Minimum Open Water Training: two dives over one day Where can I go from here? The AWARE - Fish Identification Adventure Dive from the Adventures In Diving program credits toward this specialty at the discretion of the instructor and this specialty certification counts as one of the five Specialty course certifications for the PADI Master Scuba Diver certification. For more information on how you can hone your fish identification skills, Contact PADI Master Instructor Monte Lee Thornton or sign up online Today. . --- Choose your Scuba Course for Information --- Altitude Diver AWARE - Fish Identification Diver Program AWARE - Coral Reef Conservation Boat Diver Deep Diver Distinctive Specialties Drift Diver Dry Suit Diver Emergency First Response Equipment Specialist Master Scuba Diver Multilevel Diver Night Diver Peak Performance Buoyancy Project AWARE Specialty Course Search and Recovery Diver Underwater Naturalist Underwater Navigator Underwater Photographer Underwater Videographer Wreck Diver Begin Scuba Course Bubble Blower Course Snorkeling Course Discover Scuba Diving Scuba Diver OpenWater Diver Course Our OpenWater Diver Courses Adventure Diver Course Advance OpenWater Diver Course Emergency First Aid Rescue Diver Course MasterScuba Diver Course Divemaster Course More Courses of Continued Education Email Us Now

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Monte, Irene, Jessica, and Alec

Our 10 year old son Alec, who loves movies, especially the Disney productions of Pirates of the Caribbean, was facinated when we showed him the hull of an old shipwreck at 35 feet, at the Eden Rock dive site. It had been uncovered due to the waves of Ivan. Irene pointed out a Cleaner Shrimp hiding in the wreckage to Alec, and later explained to him that it is now a cleaning station for fish. After that experience Alec determined that it was in fact an old pirate shipwreck, and who are we to correct a ten year old. Afterall they know more than the parents, right?