Project Aware Specialist

The ocean is a fountainhead of life. It is teeming with millions of aquatic animal and plant life and not to mention the beautiful corals. The underwater world, however beautiful also needs some saviors, some heroes who will champion the cause for saving the fragile and somewhat extinct eco-systems. The project AWARE specialist by PADI is one such specialty scuba course that will help you to make a difference!

At Scuba Diving Buzz, we understand your passion for scuba diving and your interest in the underwater world and hence we have accumulated useful and important information that will help you to make an informed choice.

What is project AWARE?

Project AWARE is a non profit organization. It is dedicated towards the conservation and preservation of all forms of aquatic life. The organization is involved in the following activities:-
  1. Conservation of the fragile eco system of the coral reefs across the world.
  2. Cleaning and removing underwater waste that is detrimental to aquatic life.
  3. Basic training on environmental issues for scuba divers.
  4. Protection of sharks. These predators play a vital role in balancing the underwater ecosystem. Their dwindling number is a cause for concern.

Therefore a project AWARE specialist is one who is involved in promotion of causes that involve preservation of aquatic species and ecosystems.

The course:

This course will teach you the dangers that face aquatic life and the methods to counter them. There are huge environmental issues related to the oceans and this course will teach you how you can solve the issues, counter the threats and what more can you do to keep the underwater world alive!

Through this course you will learn about:-

  1. Challenges that face the fisheries industry and the issue of sustainability.
  2. The various organisms that make up a coral reef and the issue of its conservation.
  3. Most importantly you will learn about the role that a scuba diver can play in environmental issues.
  4. The issues of coastal zone protection and the preservation of species in the ocean commons.

To become a project AWARE specialist there are no prerequisites. If you are ready to make a difference, then go ahead and take the DIVE!!