PADI AWARE Fish Identification

Enjoy dives even more when you can recognize and identify fish families and their characteristics.



Everyone likes to scuba dive or snorkel in warm, clear water on a vibrant coral reef, yet many people know little about what they’re seeing or the importance of reef ecosystems. The Coral Reef Conservation Specialty course helps you appreciate the complexity of these habitats and teaches you how you can help conserve these vital systems.

What the Course Entails

During two scuba dives, you’ll learn:

Course Pre-requisites

Anyone who has an interest in the aquatic world can take this course. There are no prerequisites or age restrictions and no water sessions are required to earn this non-diving certification. At least 10 years old

Course Flow

If you’re at least 10 years old and a PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or higher, you can enrol in the AWARE - Fish Identification course.

How Can I Get Started?

Stop by your local dive shop, to enrol in the course.

What is the next adventure?

Advanced Rebreather Diver
AWARE Shark Conservation
Altitude Diver
Boat Diver
Cavern Diver
Deep Diver

Holidays featuring this Course

Solo Divers

Compass Point Dive Resort

Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman

Compass Point Dive Resort is a relaxed beachfront stay in Grand Cayman’s East End, offering condo-style rooms, pools, and a PADI 5-Star dive centre with direct access to world-class reefs and walls.

  • Self-Catering Luxury Condominiums
  • Ideal for Extended Stays
  • Dedicated Diver Training Pool
  • BBQ Areas, Picnic Tables & Fire Pit
  • Free Wi-Fi & Free Parking
  • Ocean Frontiers Dive Centre On-site

Solo Divers

Bandos Maldives

Maldives, Male Atoll

Bandos Maldives is a popular island resort near Malé, offering beach and overwater rooms, multiple dining options, a spa, and excellent snorkelling and diving on a vibrant house reef.

  • Private Island with Turquoise Waters
  • Known as “The Island of Hospitality”
  • Water Villas and Sunset Water Villas
  • Spa, Pool, Gym, Sports, Kids Club
  • Excellent & Accessible House Reef
  • Dive Bandos PADI Dive Centre On-site

Solo Divers

Palasia Hotel

Micronesia, Palau

Palasia Hotel is a central Koror stay in Palau, offering comfortable rooms, pools, dining and easy access to shops, dive centres and Rock Islands, ideal for divers and city-based island stays.

  • Modern City-based Hotel
  • Walking Distance to Shops & Restaurants
  • City or Bay View Room Options
  • On-site Restaurant and Cafe
  • Wellness Centre and Sauna
  • Dive Packages with Fish ‘n Fins

Solo Divers

Manta Ray Bay Resort And Yap Divers

Micronesia, Yap

Manta Ray Bay Resort & Yap Divers is a boutique Micronesia dive resort offering themed rooms, a harbour pool and spa, plus year-round manta encounters and guided dives from its on-site dive centre.

  • Boutique Dedicated Dive Resort
  • World-Class Manta Ray Destination
  • Luxurious Ocean-themed Rooms & Suites
  • Taro Leaf Spa
  • Restaurant & Bar Aboard the S/V Mnuw
  • Yap Divers Dive Centre On-site

Solo Divers

Little Cayman Beach Resort

Cayman Islands, Little Cayman

Little Cayman Beach Resort is a relaxed Caribbean dive retreat with beachfront rooms, full-board dining and easy access to Bloody Bay Wall for world-class diving and marine life encounters.

  • Boutique Dive-focused Resort
  • World-Class Diving Destination
  • Oceanfront and Pool-view Rooms
  • Swimming Pool and Jetted Hot Tub
  • Nature Spa
  • Reef Divers Dive Centre On-site

Solo Divers

Ramon’S Village Resort

Belize, Belize City

Ramon’s Village Resort is a beachfront Belize retreat with Polynesian-style cabanas, diving to the Barrier Reef and Blue Hole, tropical gardens and easy access to San Pedro.

  • Polynesian-style Beachfront Resort
  • Prime Ambergris Caye Location
  • Beachfront, Seaside and Jungle Cabanas
  • Lagoon-style Freshwater Swimming Pool
  • Access to the Famous Belize Barrier Reef
  • Ramon’s Village Divers On-site

Solo Divers

Sunset House

Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman

Sunset House is a boutique dive resort in Grand Cayman with oceanfront rooms, shore diving, a dive centre, pool and My Bar—ideal for a relaxed, diver-focused Caribbean stay.

  • Diver-focused Resort
  • World-class Caribbean Reef & Wall Diving
  • Rooms & Suites Tailored for Divers
  • Oceanfront Swimming Pool
  • Oceanfront Dive Bar and Restaurant
  • Sunset Divers Dive Centre On-site