Sea Turtle Awareness Specialty Course 

Sea Turtle Awareness Specialty Course 

📅 Date & Time:
May 31, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
📍 Location: Jupiter Dive Center, Jupiter, Florida
💵 Course Fee: $329 (includes classroom session + 2-tank dive charter)
🎟️ Add-On: Private class available for an additional $130

🌊 Course Overview

This one-day course focuses on the vital ecological role of sea turtles and provides both academic instruction and hands-on diving experiences. Students will gain insights into sea turtle biology, threats they face, and how divers can contribute to their conservation.

🐢 Sea Turtles in Focus

• Location Significance: Jupiter, FL is renowned for having the second-highest sea turtle nesting population in the world.

• Nesting Season: Best chance to see sea turtles is between March and October.

• Species Covered:

  • Green turtle

  • Loggerhead turtle

  • Hawksbill turtle

  • Leatherback turtle (rarely seen)

🤝 Partnerships

The course is offered in partnership with Loggerhead Marinelife Center, a leader in sea turtle education and conservation. Jupiter Dive Center supports ongoing conservation and public education efforts.

📘 What You’ll Learn

• Importance of sea turtles in marine ecosystems

• Threats to sea turtle populations

• Conservation strategies and diver best practices

• Species identification techniques

🧭 Course Schedule

• 10:00 a.m.: In-store academics begin at Jupiter Dive Center

• 12:30 p.m.: Two-tank dive charter departs

• 6:00 p.m.: Course concludes

🎓 Certification

Participants will receive a Sea Turtle Awareness Specialty certification upon completion.

🔧 Gear & Requirements

• Required Certifications: Open Water & Nitrox

• Gear: Divers must bring their own surface marker buoy and computer

• Equipment Rental: Available through Jupiter Dive Center (Scubapro gear)

• Note: Tanks and gear not included in the course fee

• Lunch: Bring your own