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PADI Project Aware Fish ID Specialty Course

Learn to Identify fish species at the Solitary Islands!

This course is designed to introduce divers to the most common families and species of fish found in temperate and tropical waters. Divers learn basic fish identification and scientific surveying techniques. Through an overview of Project AWARE and other preservation and research efforts, such as the REEF Fish Survey Project, divers also learn the importance of personal involvement in aquatic environment conservation.

Fish ID course content

This course covers the knowledge and techniques for identifying fish common to the local area. To conduct a AWARE - Fish Identification Diver course, include the following:
  • 1. The Project AWARE philosophy about protecting worldwide aquatic ecosystems.
  • 2. Fish family groupings and common characteristics of fish species found in the local area.
  • 3. Fish surveying techniques and strategies for collecting valid data.
  • 4. The planning, organization, and procedures for identifying fish families and species while diving.

    When can we do the PADI Fish ID course?

    Anytime the Boat is going with prior booking! The Coastkeepers of NSW have developed a slate kit which we use and have added our own extra varieties of fish common to the Solitary Islands Marine Park

    What is the Cost?

    Project Aware Fish ID course $195.00
    Gear hire extra

    What's included?

    A Double Dive trip to the Solitary Islands Marine Park, and PADI Fish ID Speialty Certification Card


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    Jetty Dive Centre
    398 Harbour Drive
    The Jetty Strip
    Coffs Harbour
    New South Wales (NSW) 2450
    AUSTRALIA
    Tel (+61) 02-66-511-611 (All hours)
    Fax (+61) 02-66-525-702
    webmail send questions to mail@jettydive.com.au

    Located in Coffs Harbour, NSW and diving the Solitary Islands Marine Park, we have Scuba Divers from all over Australia, dive our amazing sites.
    Easy and cheap flights to the Banana Coast in Northern NSW, for Divers from Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.