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Project AWARE Fish Identification
No experience neededPADI Certified

Project AWARE Fish Identification

Learn to recognize reef fish families and read the reef like a local.

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Contact for Pricing →Have questions? Call (936) 564-3483
Taught by Sally Sowell
Course Director & Master Instructor
Meet the team

What's included

✓Digital or printed Project AWARE Fish Identification specialty manual
✓Classroom session on fish families and reef ecology
✓Two open water training dives with an instructor
✓Fish identification slates for use during training dives
✓PADI Project AWARE Fish Identification specialty certification card
✓Credit toward PADI Advanced Open Water (elective) and Master Scuba Diver ratings

Who it's for

This course builds on prior certification and experience — here's what you'll need before you start.

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Minimum age10 years old
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CertificationPADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or higher

What you'll learn

Fish Family Recognition

✓Recognize major fish families and their common characteristics
✓Identify local fish species encountered during open water dives
✓Answer the classic post-dive question: 'What was that fish?'
✓Learn the PADI AWARE philosophy for protecting worldwide aquatic ecosystems

Survey Skills & Application

✓Fish surveying techniques and strategies for collecting valid data
✓Planning, organization, and procedures for identifying fish families and species while diving
✓Apply identification skills across two open water dives
✓Counts toward the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating as one of five required specialties

Frequently asked questions

We schedule these around our regular Gulf and Caribbean trip calendar, or you can complete the dives on your own trip and send us the paperwork for credit.

Simple process

How it works

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eLearning at home

Complete the academic portion online at your own pace — videos, quizzes, no classroom required.

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Open water dives at the lake

Skills and dives happen at a local dive site, on a date we set with you.

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Get certified

Finish your dives and we issue your certification — card in hand, recognized worldwide.

Ready?

Ready to get in the water?

Book online in minutes. eLearning starts instantly. We’ll be in touch to schedule.

Contact for pricing →Call (936) 564-3483

Already certified? PADI Advance Open Water Diver is a popular next step.