SSI Fish Identification
$83
This non-diving specialty program teaches you the skills and concepts required to identify the common families of the Caribbean, Indo-Pacific, and Red Sea reef fish. Learn the Responsible Diver Code and enter our Responsible Diving System.
¿Ever wondered what fish you were seeing while diving? The non-diving SSI Fish Identification program gives you the concepts and principles to identify the fish you see while diving, increasing your fish monitoring skills and diving experience.
Identifying and counting indicator fish is one of the main components of the Reef Check protocol. This course is designed to provide an overview of the families of fish found in the Caribbean, Indo-Pacific, and the Red Sea, many of which are found in all three locations! Improving your identification skills with this specialty program will help you build confidence and transfer your coral reef monitoring skills to other parts of the world.
Check our Responsible Diving System and discover more programs to gain the knowledge and skills to start helping build resilient coral reefs while diving.
This program will explore fish biology and behavior. We particularly cover how to identify and classify a species, which is a critical skill for anyone interested in fish identification. Throughout this program, we will learn how to identify different fish species based on their physical characteristics, behaviors, habitats, and geographical locations.
There are no required dives for this program, but in order to master the fish identification skills learned Corales de Paz encourages you to perform, at any of our field programs, optional special in-water skills and exercises. You can also undertake open water training dives with any active SSI Dive Professional.
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.
| In this e-learning course you will: Learn to define a species and describe how a species is named, both scientifically and with a common name. Learn about fish classification, physical characteristics, and behavior. Learn to identify and recognize fish families from the Caribbean, the Read Sea, and the Indo-Pacific. | |
 Included in the Full option is: SSI Fish ID materials. |
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.
The SSI Fish Identification is where you enter our Responsible Diving System!
Corales de Paz believes that there are three distinct components for creating a snorkeling and diving industry that has a net positive environmental impact. The three components are knowledge, skills, and behavior, and together form the Corales de Paz Responsible Diving System which helps you ensure that you always put more than what you take from coral reefs.
A reef user like you, (e.g. beachgoer, snorkeler or diver) must have a proper foundation of knowledge to understand how coral reefs function, and their strong connection with humans, to be aware of the impact you are causing to coral reefs. Practical training offers you the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to measure and reduce the impact caused on coral reefs
The SSI Fish Identification course is a specialty program part of our Coral Reef Ecology I group of specialty programs that lets you advanced your knowledge for coral reef monitoring. Check your progression in our Meaningful Diving Universe, a group of courses and training we believe provide important knowledge and skills for ocean lovers and reef users like you to actively engage in building coral reef resilience.
The SSI Fish Identification program is also a requirement to obtain your free Advanced Coral Reef Diver commitment recognition rating from Corales de Paz.
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Additional information
| E-learning | Ready |
|---|---|
| Structure | Theory Only |
| Webinar dates | Second Wednesday of the month at 19:00. |
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