I’ve recently been given the thumbs by PADI up to teach a course that I authored called the Sea Lion Awareness Specialty Diver.
The course consists of an educational session where we’ll discuss the Pinniped family of sea mammals before going in-depth into the life of the California Sea Lion. The open water component of the course includes 2 dives at Santa Barbara Island which hosts on of the largest sea lion rookeries in the Southern California area. During our dives we’ll observe and interact with the magnificent and playful sea lions and discuss the behaviors we’ve observed.
The first (of many) Sea Lion Awareness courses will be conducted on June 15th on the Encore. We’re scheduled to go to the sea lion rookery on Santa Barbara Island so we should see more than our fair share of the playful pups.
Cost is $50 plus the cost of the boat spot on the Encore ($105).
If you have an interest, please contact Ocean Adventures Dive Co. (310-578-9391) and tell them you would like to sign up for the Sea Lion Awareness course with me.
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