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AWARE Coral Conservation Course

The AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Course

The AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Specialty course is designed for any ocean enthusiast, whether you scuba dive or not!

The Coral Reef Conservation Specialty course helps you appreciate the complexity of the colourful, beautiful coral habitats that you see when you go snorkelling or scuba diving.

COVID-19 UPDATE August 2020
Due to the uncertain nature of when restrictions will lift for Victoria, we have temporarily suspended all in-water activities.
Online learning for Open Water, Advanced, Rescue, Enriched Air, Equipment Specialist, Freediver and DM is still available.

The course teaches you how you can help conserve these vital systems using micro-fragmentation. This has been the method of choice to propagate branching corals for many years. Originally widespread in the aquarium hobby to produce and trade live Pacific corals, this method has also proven successful in restoring damaged reefs.

100% AWARE

Did you know that Academy of Scuba is a 100% AWARE Dive Centre, in addition to being a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre? This means that every time Academy of Scuba certifies a student, at any level of diving, we make a donation to Project AWARE. 100% AWARE donations are put towards projects which target protection for the world’s most threatened shark species and the removal and prevention of marine debris from treasured underwater environments. Together we can make ocean protection a reality. Check out our My Ocean page on Project AWARE’s website here, and don’t forget to book onto our next Dive Against Debris!

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Project AWARE

Thank you to Academy of Scuba for joining 100% AWARE. Your donation will be put to good use to prote

Why Choose AOS?

We have a team of dedicated PADI Instructors who are also Marine Biologists. Their knowledge and understanding of the underwater world goes far beyond the confines of the basic specialty programs, so they have tailor-built a course that is more comprehensive, offering more scope and far more value than can be offered by a regular instructor alone.

Prerequisites

To enrol in the AWARE Coral Conservation course you just need to have a passion for the ocean!

We can tailor this course to kids as well, so this is a great option for families wanting to learn a bit more about the oceans together!

Course Price and Duration

$275

The AWARE Coral Conservation Course runs over 2 days.

Project AWARE Certification card on completion.

Private Courses are available. Please enquire for further details and pricing.

Our Team

Academy of Scuba is lucky to have some of the best dive professionals in the business.

Interested in who will be teaching you to scuba dive? Check out our team here!

FAQs

It’s normal to have questions.

Head over to our FAQs page and see if we’ve already answered yours, or get in touch with us today!

What You Learn:

How coral reefs function and the complex nature of life on a reef
Why coral reefs are so important
Biology of corals
What you can do to prevent further decline
Aquaculture of corals

What You Practice:

Micro-fragmentation and propagation techniques
How to monitor coral growth

Day 1: Learn

Become empowered to affect change by learning about the Project AWARE Foundation and:

Coral Biology
Coral Reef Function & Purpose
Why Corals are in Serious Trouble
Real Ways to Protect Corals

Day 2: Do

Acquire practical skills in our hands-on coral fragmentation workshop.

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