Internships in Curieuse Island, Seychelles

Investigate sea turtles, whale sharks, coral reefs, and other species of marine wildlife in this volunteer program that is almost entirely underwater in Seychelles! Participants will study marine populations in order to contribute to conservation projects, documenting and collecting data on fish, coral, and other animals. This project will supply information to the local government and involves working towards environmental health and sustainability. Volunteers on this program will gain an understanding of identification tactics used to classify the tropical coral and fish they will encounter. Participants take the courses for PADI Advanced and PADI Coral Reef Research Diver and can also be involved in other courses on diving if they wish. Participants will obtain a detailed understanding of surveying a marine environment. They will focus on researching fish or coral.

This 6 month long scuba diving internship starts with 10 weeks on our Seychelles Marine Conservation Expedition. During this time you will develop your scuba diving skills and your understanding of marine conservation. For this following phase, you will be based at a PADI dive centre. Here you will undertake your PADI Dive Master course, shadow dive centre staff, and help the dive centre with all its commercial operations such as; taking clients diving, equipment maintenance and marine conservation lectures. At the end of the 6 months placement qualifying participants may either be offered paid or unpaid work with GVI or with one of our local partners.