Underwater Naturalist Course Details

re you fascinated with aquatic life? Always wondering what that fish is and why it always dances under a coral head whenever you get close? If you’re engrossed with life under the surface, the PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty course is especially for you.

In your journey to underwater naturalist, the course teaches you about the different major aquatic life groupings and how they interact so that you understand what you observe in the underwater environment. With the PADI Underwater Naturalist Specialty course under your belt, you see the aquatic world differently. You don’t see “fish,” but individual species with distinct strategies for surviving in a complex, interactive ecosystem.

Prerequisites:

• Prerequisites: Must be a PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another organization)
• Includes Classroom and 2 Open Ocean Dives.
• Certification counts toward Master Scuba Diver rating

Explore life in the underwater world.

For more information on becoming a PADI Underwater Naturalist, please contact Ventura Dive & Sport or explore more course options below.