[Coral-List] #oceanoptimism, sort of...

[Douglas Ryan]

I actually like that idea a lot.  As a PADI instructor and a teacher of
Marine and Environmental Science in a formal setting, I'd love to write
that module.

I reckon PADI would want to do some market research to see if potential
customers actually want to pay to sit through such a module, and there
would be a substantial cost to updating the course materials and training
Course Directors and Instructors to teach it.  On the other hand, it would
be great press for PADI and my sense has always been that the organization
does love coral and recognizes that they benefit from working toward its
protection.

The recreational scuba diver can be, and in my experience often is, a
powerful voice in favor of coral protection and conservation.  I think the
recreational diving public would welcome additional training that made them
more aware of the threats to the ocean realm and the role they play in
combating them.

On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 12:47 PM Brendan Turley <crabtails at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Peter,
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> In response to serious matters to address ocean conservation. What about,
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> as a small measure, approaching PADI and other certification groups to
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> including a conservation module to basic open water diver certification? I
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> understand that logistically this could be difficult, but small steps could
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> contribute to progress.
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> It seems as help from the top governmental levels at least in US is likely
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> waning, we should seek out private sector help to secure a shared interest.
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> I am not suggesting a novel panaceia, in all likelihood this has been tried
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> before, but I thought it would be worth a mention.
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> Cheers,
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> Brendan Turley
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> PhD student
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