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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
• 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
• 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
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
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
*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!!