Aware Fish Identification
Why is Fish Identification Important?
“What was that fish?” is a common question heard after a dive. If you want to be the scuba diver with the answers, instead of the one asking the questions, then take the Fish Identification Specialty course. You'll enjoy your dives even more when you recognize the creatures that you see and can identify the main fish families and their characteristics.
About the Course
Once you learn to recognize what types of fish you see, you'll find it easier to reference the exact species after a scuba dive. For example, a wrasse in UK has a similar shape to a wrasse in the Red Sea, but colours and markings may be wildly different. If you know what fish family it belongs to, you can more easily look up the local name or at least be able to intelligently ask the local scuba instructor what you saw.
During two scuba dives, you'll learn:
How to identify characteristics of local fish families and species.
Fish survey techniques and strategies.
About Project AWARE activities that can help protect aquatic life
You need to be a PADI Open Water Diver who is at least 10 years old to enrol in the Fish Identification course.
