To enroll in the Project AWARE Specialty program, participants need not be certified divers nor have any prior Scuba or snorkeling experience. There is non minimum age requirement.

This course covers information about aquatic ecosystem degradation along with conservation measures to protect aquatic resources.

The course will include the following:

1. The Project AWARE philosophy about protecting worldwide aquatic ecosystems.
2. The importance of and interdependent nature of worldwide aquatic ecosystems.
3. Pertinent issues concerning the environmental status of worldwide aquatic ecosystems, including: fisheries concerns, coastal zone management and marine pollution.
4. The status of specific, critically degraded marine environments.
5. Suggestions and information about specific actions that may help to conserve worldwide aquatic excosystems.