Help Save Sharks Today

Sharks play a vital role in maintaining the health and balance of ocean ecosystems, yet many species are now in serious decline. The Help Save Sharks Today specialty course empowers you to take action through knowledge, awareness, and responsible diving practices. If you’re a diver who cares about marine life and wants your dives to have a lasting impact, this is the course for you.

Throughout this program, you’ll explore the threats sharks face—including overfishing, finning, and habitat degradation—and learn how these challenges affect marine biodiversity. You’ll also discover how simple changes in diving behavior and lifestyle choices can contribute to global conservation efforts.

What You’ll Learn

• Why sharks are crucial for maintaining healthy marine food webs and coral reef systems.
• How human activity—especially overfishing—has led to sharp declines in shark and ray populations.
• What global conservation efforts are doing to protect shark species.
• How to identify shark species commonly encountered while diving.
• Safe and respectful techniques for observing sharks underwater.
• How you can support shark conservation through eco-friendly diving habits and public awareness.

Why Choose This Course?

This course is more than just a specialty—it’s an opportunity to be part of the global movement to protect some of the ocean’s most iconic creatures. After completing the classroom and in-water components, you’ll feel confident diving with sharks and advocating for their protection.

You can take this course alongside our Roatán Shark Dive for a real-world encounter that reinforces your learning. To expand your conservation credentials, pair it with Dive Against Debris or the PADI Coral Reef Conservation course.

The urgency is real. According to Dive Magazine, shark and ray populations have dropped by more than 70% in the past 50 years due to overfishing. Now is the time to take action—your dives can be part of the solution.

Help save sharks today.

Join the Shark Conservation Specialty and start making your impact beneath the surface.