Learn to recognize and interpret Mediterranean species with technical expertise underwater.
Discover marine life with a more expert eye underwater with the Fish Identification course for certified divers.
The SSI Fish Identification specialty will allow you to better understand the marine ecosystem. You will acquire the necessary skills to recognize and classify Mediterranean species during the dive, applying technical criteria of observation, morphology and behavior.
The fish identification course is a specialty designed for certified divers who want to learn to recognize and classify marine species during the dive.
The training focuses on the identification of fish and marine fauna of the Mediterranean through the analysis of morphology, behavior and natural habitat. It combines specific theory on local species with 2 practical dives where you will apply observation and classification criteria. At the end you will obtain the official SSI Fish Identification certification.
During 2 dives you will develop the necessary skills to identify the marine life around you and recognize species with technical criteria, beyond a superficial observation.
You will learn to differentiate species by analyzing body shape, fins, coloration, patterns and distinctive features that allow them to be correctly classified underwater.
You will understand how the environment, depth and type of bottom influence the presence of certain species, identifying patterns of behavior and distribution.
You will apply techniques to memorize, record and confirm species during and after the dive, improving your ability to analyze and document marine fauna.
Learn to identify fish and understand marine life on every dive.
SCUBA MALTA
St Julian's
SCUBA MALTA has a diving center in St. Julians and will soon open another diving center in St. Pauls, both strategically located to offer you quick access to the best diving areas in Malta.
SCUBA MALTA St Julians's is located in Portomaso Marina, level -5, a modern marina with direct access to the sea, next to Sliema, Spinola or Paceville.
Grand opening of our brand-new dive center in St. Paul's Bay!
Get in touch with us! We’ll be thrilled to answer any questions you may have about our diving courses and services.
Portomaso Marina, Level -5, St. Julians
hello@scubamalta.com
+356 9942 6729
+356 9942 6729
During the training, you’ll be obsessed with spotting Mediterranean legends like white seabream, saddled seabream, gilthead seabream, groupers (oh, the groupers!), salema porgy, painted comber, wrasses, and even the sneaky scorpionfish, among other finned friends.
We’re talking real diver skills: silhouette analysis, body shape secrets, coloration patterns that pop, behavior clues, and knowing their natural habitat like the back of your hand. We’ll also deep-dive into the frequent flyers of Malta’s dive sites, putting practical ID skills to the test on every dive.
You’ll walk away with the official SSI Fish Identification Specialty Diver certification – your license to name-drop like a marine biologist!
You bet! Gotta have your Open Water certification (or the equivalent) locked down before you jump into this specialty.
Two mind-blowing dives. That’s where the magic happens – putting the theory into practice and ID’ing like a pro.
One day. That’s all it takes to go from fish-novice to fish-fanatic. We jam-pack it with local species knowledge and serious in-water practice.
Minimum age is 10. We keep the groups tight – max 6 divers – so you get the hand-picked attention you deserve.