Diveline's Marine Education Program

Diveline's Marine Education Program

Marine Education Program -

If there are any budding marine biologist out there, these September School Holidays, Diveline Scuba Centre will be running a Marine Education Program. Your chance to encounter different marine and freshwater species, join in environmental activities and be a citizen scientist.

 

Prerequisite:             Interest in Marine Biology & Ocean Conservation

                                      Ages 10 years and Over

                                      Open Water Scuba Diving Certification or Snorkelling experience

                                      *if you do not have one of these please contact the shop

 Proposed Itinerary for Week 1

Tuesday - Week 1
9:00am – 3:00pm Invasive Species Collection – Frankston Pier
Morning
• Snorkel / Scuba Dive
• Collect Wakame Seaweed
• Collect Northern Pacific Seastars
Lunch
Afternoon
• Learn about invasive species
• Count Seastar and Seaweed (Email results to Kade Mills (VNPA) and Port Phillip EcoCentre)
• Collect and identify Epifauna from Undaria collected
• Film event to include in National Geographic Slingshot Video
 
Wednesday - Week 2
9:00am – 3:00pm Dipnetting Olivers Hill and Frankston Pier
Morning
• Rock Ramble
• Collect and / or Photograph Marine Life at Olivers Hill and Frankston Pier
Lunch
Afternoon
• Learn about Arthropods
• Use microscope and macroscope to photograph and identify species
• Film event to include in National Geographic Slingshot Video
 
Thursday - Week 1
9:00am – 3:00pm Nudibranch Census
Morning
• Snorkel / Scuba Dive at Blairgowrie Pier
• Photograph Nudibranchs
Lunch
• Learn about Molluscs
• Submit pictures to iNaturalist – Nudibranch Census
• Film event to include in National Geographic Slingshot Video
 
Proposed Itinerary for Week 2
Tuesday - Week 2
9:00am - 3:00pm Fish Identification
Morning
• Snorkel / Scuba Dive at Rye Pier
• Photograph or use Fish id charts to identify different marine life
Lunch
Afternoon
• Learn about the Chordata Phylum
• Identify marine life from the last 4 days of the course
• Upload photos to iNaturalist
• Film event to include in National Geographic Slingshot Video
 
Wednesday - Week 2
9:00am – 3:00pm Seadragon Search
Morning
• Snorkel / Scuba Dive at Flinders Pier
• Photograph Weedy Seadragons at Flinders Pier
Lunch
Afternoon
• Learn about Syngnathidae Family
• Submit photos to Seadragonsearch.org
• Film event to include in National Geographic Slingshot Video
 
Thursday - Week 2
9:00am – 3:00pm Work on National Geographic Slingshot
Morning
• Prepare any collections to go to Museum for identification purposes
• Organise and documents marine species
Lunch
Afternoon
• Work on video for National Geographic Slingshot
• Film event to include in National Geographic Slingshot Video
 
 
All activities are weather dependant. Other activities that may be conducted on days
• Collecting seaweed specimens and creating a marine herbarium
• Marine Flora and Fauna Identification
• Examining specimens under a microscope
• Freshwater health check at local Creek or stream using Waterbug App
 
Prerequisite:
• Interest in Marine Biology & Ocean Conservation
• Ages 10 years and Over
• Open Water Scuba Diving Certification or Snorkelling experience
o If you do not have any experience please contact the shop
Cost:
School Holiday Program (6 Days)
• Club Members $75 per day / $400 all 6 days
• Non-Member $100 per day / $500 all 6 days
Optional Additional Costs:
PADI Underwater Naturalist Diver $100
PADI Fish Identification Diver $100
 
*Includes the cost of hiring scuba/snorkelling equipment. If you have all of your own equipment, it is $50 a day for the program.
*Schedule subject to change due to weather conditions

 

 

The program consists of theory and practical sessions

Learn about the different phylums, identify different species from Victorian waters.

Create an Aquatic Herbarium

Identify differnt species

Explore freshwater aquatic life

Learn ways to become a citizen scientist!!

    Start Date Course Type End Date Max. Places Places Available   Price    
07 Jan 2025 Diveline Marine Education School Holiday Program 07 Jan 2025 20 18 AU$ 100.00

Freshwater Analysis
Tue 07 Jan 2025
09:00 AM
04 hours 00 minutes
Diveline Scuba Centre
Instructor(s): Paul Sorensen,

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08 Jan 2025 Diveline Marine Education School Holiday Program 08 Jan 2025 20 17 AU$ 100.00

Frankston Pier / Dipnetting
Tue 09 Jan 2024
09:00 AM
06 hours 00 minutes
Diveline Scuba Centre
Instructor(s): Paul Sorensen,

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09 Jan 2025 Diveline Marine Education School Holiday Program 09 Jan 2025 20 18 AU$ 100.00

Flinders Pier / Herbarium
Thu 09 Jan 2025
09:00 AM
06 hours 00 minutes
Diveline Scuba Centre
Instructor(s): Paul Sorensen,

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14 Jan 2025 Diveline Marine Education School Holiday Program 14 Jan 2025 20 18 AU$ 100.00

Blairgowrie Pier / Fish ID
Tue 14 Jan 2025
09:00 AM
06 hours 00 minutes
Diveline Scuba Centre
Instructor(s): Paul Sorensen,

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15 Jan 2025 Diveline Marine Education School Holiday Program 15 Jan 2025 20 18 AU$ 75.00

Rye Pier / Cephalopods
Wed 15 Jan 2025
09:00 AM
06 hours 00 minutes
Instructor(s): Paul Sorensen,

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16 Jan 2025 Diveline Marine Education School Holiday Program 16 Jan 2025 20 18 AU$ 100.00

Frankston-Olivers Hill / Dipnetting
Thu 16 Jan 2025
09:00 AM
06 hours 00 minutes
Instructor(s): Paul Sorensen,

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