Join Pura Vida Divers, a Project AWARE partner, and PADI MSDT Tito Oliveras on SUNDAY, JUNE 11th for the Sea Turtle Awareness Specialty Course!
Sea turtle nesting season is already underway here in Palm Beach County. What better way is there to spend a day than learning about these magnificent creatures in the morning and enjoying a 2-tank dive in the afternoon? We will look for and identify the sea turtles we find along the reef, as they rest from their night of nesting, swim alongside us or feed on sponges and sea-grass.
Photo Credit: Andrea Whitaker
An adult female Loggerhead sea turtle makes her way back into the water after nesting along the beaches of South Florida. This photo was taken during a federally permitted sea turtle nesting survey.
The Sea Turtle Awareness Distinctive Specialty course will help divers enhance their sea turtle identification skills, as well as teach you how to help conservation efforts to preserve these amazing endangered species.
A tagged Hawksbill sea turtle munches next to an Angelfish on Mid Reef.
The goals of the Sea Turtle Awareness course training are:
To introduce sea turtle species common in temperate or tropical waters.
To provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to identify turtles and record sightings.
To inform students about decline in sea turtle populations.
To inform students about the importance of sea turtles to marine biodiversity.
To each students what they can do to reduce the loss of sea turtles worldwide.
To familiarize students with the role of Project AWARE in preserving the aquatic environment.
Schedule:
Meet Time (Shop): 08:00 am
Class Start Time: 08:15 am
Class lasts approximately 4 hours
Lunch
Meet Time (Boat): 01:00 Pm
Boat Departure Time: 01:30 pm
For more information or reservations, call or email:
561.840.8750
info.pvd@puravidadivers.com
*Student material will be e-mailed to students upon course reservation.*
Join us on Friday, June 23rd to learn about Sea Turtle hatchlings, including exciting new research being conducted by local scientists from Florida Atlantic University.
6:30 – 7 PM: “Cocktail Hour” – Munch on yummy snacks and enjoy beer and wine. Mix and mingle with fellow divers and Pura Vida crew.
7 – 7:45 PM: Presentation
7:45 – 8 PM: Questions & Raffle Drawing
