Shark Conservation Phi Phi

*New* PADI AWARE Shark & Ray Specialty!

Learn about Shark Conservation in Phi Phi on this 2-dive PADI AWARE Specialty Course. Discover how to identify and responsibly observe sharks and rays, contribute to citizen science and turn your dives into dives with purpose.

The PADI AWARE Shark & Ray Conservation Specialty combines eLearning, a classroom presentation and two dives around the beautiful Phi Phi Islands.

With blacktip reef sharks regularly encountered around Phi Phi, this is a fantastic place to learn more about these incredible animals, the threats they face and how recreational divers can contribute to their protection.

PADI Shark Conservation Course in Phi Phi

This specialty goes beyond simply seeing sharks underwater. You’ll learn more about the important role sharks and rays play in healthy marine ecosystems and how divers can become active participants in their conservation.

What Will You Learn?

During your PADI AWARE Shark & Ray Conservation course, you’ll learn about:

• Shark and ray biology, behaviour and identification
• Their importance to healthy marine ecosystems
• Threats facing shark and ray populations
• Responsible shark and ray diving practices
• How to identify and record underwater encounters
• How recreational divers can contribute to citizen science
• The PADI AWARE Global Shark & Ray Census

How Does the Shark & Ray Conservation Course Work?

The course is easy to fit into your Phi Phi diving holiday and can even be incorporated into your regular fun diving or PADI Advanced Open Water Course.

1. Complete Your PADI eLearning

Complete your PADI eLearning in your own time before the course.

You’ll learn about shark and ray conservation, the challenges these animals face and how divers can contribute to their protection.

2. Join Your Classroom Session

Meet your instructor at Blue View Divers for your classroom presentation.

We’ll review your eLearning, introduce some of the sharks and rays you may encounter around Phi Phi and prepare you to collect observations during your dives.

3. Complete Two Conservation Dives

Head out with your instructor on a half-day, 2-dive trip around Phi Phi.

You’ll enjoy two regular Phi Phi dives while putting your new knowledge into practice. Use your Shark & Ray Conservation dive slate to identify and record sharks and rays you encounter underwater.

4. Become a Citizen Scientist

After your dives, we’ll review your observations together and record your findings with the PADI AWARE Global Shark & Ray Census.

Your observations can contribute to a global citizen science initiative helping us better understand and protect shark and ray populations.

What If We Don’t See Sharks?

Wildlife encounters can never be guaranteed and seeing a shark or ray is not required to complete your specialty.

The course is about understanding these animals, their habitats and conservation while learning the skills to collect observations whenever you encounter them.

Add Shark Conservation to Your Phi Phi Fun Dives

Already planning to fun dive in Phi Phi?

The Shark & Ray Conservation Specialty is easy to incorporate into your regular diving schedule.

Complete your eLearning and classroom session, then turn a regular 2-dive Phi Phi trip into your specialty dives.

You’ll still enjoy the reefs, walls and incredible marine life that make diving in Phi Phi so special, while learning to look at the underwater world from a conservation and citizen science perspective.

Same Amazing Diving, With More Purpose

Rather than simply looking for sharks, you’ll begin to understand their behaviour, habitat and role within the wider reef ecosystem.

And after completing the specialty, you can continue using your new citizen science skills on future dives around the world.

Open Water Diver? Start Building Towards Advanced

You don’t have to wait until you’re ready to complete your Advanced Open Water Course.

If you’re already a PADI Open Water Diver, you can complete your Shark & Ray Conservation Specialty now and the qualifying dive can count as one Adventure Dive towards your PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification in the future.

You’ll earn your PADI AWARE Shark & Ray Conservation Specialty certification while already making progress towards your next PADI certification.

Add Shark & Ray Conservation to Your Advanced Open Water Course

Taking your PADI Advanced Open Water Course in Phi Phi?

Add the full Shark & Ray Conservation Specialty to your training. The qualifying conservation dive can count as one of your five AOW Adventure Dives, while the additional specialty requirements are completed alongside your Advanced course.

✨✨Finish With Two PADI Certifications!✨✨

At the end of your course, you’ll receive:

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
+ PADI AWARE Shark & Ray Conservation Specialty

✨AOW Shark & Ray Specialty Upgrade: +2,500 THB

It’s an easy way to get more from your Advanced Open Water Course, develop practical conservation skills and earn an additional PADI Specialty certification during your training.

PADI Shark & Ray Conservation Course Price

✨Shark & Ray Conservation Specialty: 5,400 THB

Your Course Includes:

• PADI Shark & Ray Conservation eLearning
• 1-hour classroom presentation
• Half-day, 2-dive Phi Phi trip
• PADI Instructor
• Full scuba equipment
• Dive computer
• Shark & Ray Conservation dive slate
• Lunch and refreshments
• PADI Specialty certification
• Shark & Ray Census submission

Not included: National Marine Park fee – 600 THB per diver

Shark & Ray Conservation Course Prerequisites

Who Can Join?

Minimum age: 10 years old
Minimum certification: PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent

The course is suitable for newer Open Water divers as well as experienced divers who want to learn more about marine conservation and citizen science.

Why Learn Shark Conservation in Phi Phi?

The Phi Phi Islands are a fantastic environment for learning about shark conservation while exploring the ecosystems these animals depend on.

Blacktip reef sharks are regularly encountered around Phi Phi, particularly around shallow reefs and nursery areas. Our waters are also home to turtles, schooling fish and a huge diversity of tropical marine life.

During the course, you’ll learn to look beyond simply “seeing a shark” and begin understanding its behaviour, habitat and importance within the wider marine ecosystem.

Most importantly, you’ll leave with practical conservation skills that you can continue using wherever you dive in the world.

Dive With Purpose in Phi Phi

Learn. Observe. Record. Protect.

Join Blue View Divers for Shark Conservation in Phi Phi and become a PADI AWARE Shark & Ray Conservation Specialty Diver.

Turn your next Phi Phi dives into dives with purpose. 🦈💙

Interested in other areas of Conservation?  Choose our Dive Against Debris or Coral Conservation Specialties! We can also make a Conservation Bundle for you!