Explore what makes a sea turtle, locate where they live, discover what they eat, and learn how to identify one turtle from the next. Â
The non-diving SSI Turtle Ecology program gives you the concepts and principles to better understand sharks you can see while SCUBA diving. Improving your understanding of marine turtles with this specialty program will help you build confidence and have a remarkable understanding and identifying these remarkable creatures.
Check our Responsible Diving System and discover more programs to gain the knowledge and skills to start helping build resilient coral reefs while diving.
There are no required dives for this program, but in order to master the marine turtles ecology concepts learned, Corales de Paz encourages you to perform, at any of our field programs, optional special in-water skills and exercises like identifying quick changes in behavior. You can also undertake open water training dives with any active SSI Dive Professional anywhere in the world.
You can start today and complete the Digital Learning materials. These materials are self-paced, and you can complete them anywhere, anytime, once you download them to your SSI MySSI app available in Google Play Store or the Apple Store.
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In this e-learning course you will be able to:
Name characteristics that help to identify marine turtles and identify where you are most likely to find a marine turtle.
Summarize the historic and cultural views humans have regarding marine turtles.
Recognize the important role marine turtles play in the marine ecosystem.
Describe what are the threats facing marine turtles, their economic value, the conservation strategies to reduce threats, and the potential positive and negative impacts of ecotourism.
Explain considerations when booking a tour to see marine turtles, list characteristics of marine turtles that citizen science can study, and identify alternative ways to help the global marine turtles populations.
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I ncluded in the Full option is:
 SSI Shark Ecology digital kit.
Digital SSI certification card.
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Corales de Paz is a registered dive school with SSI. Register today in this course, log in, affiliate to Corales de Paz – Buceo con Propósito – 757004 as your SSI Training Center, and start learning online with the SSI e-learning platform from your phone or laptop.Â
SSI Sea Turtle Ecology
