Marine Naturalist

Read the Mediterranean ecosystem and dive as a steward of the sea. Understand the life on the reef, your impact, and how to protect what you explore.

What you'll learn

• The families of fish and invertebrate you will actually meet here
• Identifying what you saw, rather than guessing at it
• How the animals on this coast behave, and why
• Reading a reef — who lives where, and what that tells you
• Diving without leaving a mark on any of it
• Recording a sighting so it is worth something to somebody else

What the price includes

• Classroom theory
• Two guided identification dives
• Identification slates and reference material
• Full scuba kit for the duration of the course
• Cylinders and air
• Your instructor throughout
• Your certification card, issued through PADI or IANTD
• Your numbered SDA Diver ID
• A digital copy of your certificate

Before you enrol

• Open Water Diver, or an equivalent entry-level certification
• Age 10 and over
• The diving health questionnaire