Not your typical “ocean hero” experience.
Forget the buzzwords.
This isn’t a vanity trip, it’s real grassroots reef work.
No staged hero shots. No recycled tasks. No inflated titles.
Just sleeves rolled up for efficient, hands-on coral restoration, fish surveys, and turtle monitoring guided by local marine biologists, driven by impact.
You’ll learn a lot, do a lot, and leave salty, not shiny.
For context: Research and scientific diving, in its true form, is led by researchers with advanced training (often PhDs) who collect standardized data for long-term studies and published research.
Each module packs a mix of underwater tasks, practical workshops, and real fieldwork. Interns dive into coral restoration, fish surveys, and turtle monitoring alongside Indo Coral’s local team following proven safety and restoration protocols while learning by doing, not just watching.
Duration: 18 days (6 days per week with Sundays off)
Total Dives: 33 (including 19 conservation dives + 6 training dive + 8 fun dives)
Field-Based Marine Conservation
- Coral biology & genus identification.
- Coral disease & health assessment.
- Coral farming: nursery setup, micro-fragmentation.
- Reef monitoring: PIT, UPT, 3D mapping & data processing.
- Restoration dives: spider structures & natural substrate planting. Drupella surveys & dive against debris.
What's included
- 2 Indo Coral Conservation T-shirt
- 1 Indo Coral Conservation rash guard
- Free rental of scuba dive equipment.
- Certifications:
- SSI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty
- SSI Coral Identification
- SSI Marine Ecology
- SSI Blue planet
- Indo Coral Conservation Coral Course Certificate of Completion
Duration: 6 days
Total Dives: 11 (including 9 conservation dives + 2 fun dives)
Field-Based Marine Conservation
- Sea turtle ecology & species ID
- Photo-ID monitoring
- Marine invertebrate ecology & indicator species ID
- Belt transect surveys for invertebrate distribution
- Data collection & cataloging of individual turtles and key invertebrate species
What's included
- 1 Indo Coral Conservation T-shirt
- Free rental of scuba dive equipment.
- Certifications:
- SSI Sea Turtle Ecology
- SSi Marine Invertebrate Ecology
- Indo Coral Conservation Sea Turtle and Marine Invertebrate Course Certificate of Completion
Price: IDR 7,800,000
Your contribution directly supports our coral farming and community engagement efforts.
Duration: 6 days
Total Dives: 10 (including 8 conservation dives + 2 fun dives)
Field-Based Marine Conservation
What's included
- 1 Indo Coral Conservation T-shirt
- Free rental of scuba dive equipment.
- Certifications:
- SSi Fish Identification
- Indo Coral Conservation Reef Fish Course Certificate of Completion
Price: IDR 7,800,000
Your contribution directly supports our coral farming and community engagement efforts.
Duration: 5 consecutive weeks (34 days, running 6 days per week with Sundays off)
Total Dives: 54 (including 36 conservation dives + 6 training dive + 12 fun dives)
What's included
- 2 Indo Coral Conservation T-shirt
- 1 Indo Coral Conservation rash guard
- Free rental of scuba dive equipment
- Certifications:
- SSI Peak Performance Buoyancy
- SSI Marine Ecology
- SSI Blue Oceans
- SSI Marine Invertebrate Ecology
- SSI Coral Identification
- SSI Sea Turtle Ecology
- SSI Fish Identification
- Indo Coral Conservation Certificate of Internship Completion
Bundle Price: IDR 35,000,000
(SAVE IDR 4,000,000)
Your contribution directly supports our coral farming and community engagement efforts.
Minimum age: 20 years
Certification: Open Water Diver (or equivalent)
Experience: At least 20 logged dives
Language: Good level of English required for safety briefings and team communication
Recent activity: Must have dived within the past 12 months.
Need a refresher or extra dives before joining? Our partner 3W Dive Center offers tailored support to get you ready for the field.
This Marine Conservation opportunity is a rare chance to round out your Divemaster training with real ecological insight at an unbeatable price.
This Coral Reef Internship will equip you with the ecological knowledge every dive professional should have.
It’s the kind of experience that will sets you apart as a dive pro who truly knows the ocean.
Interns enrolled in the 3W Dive Divemaster program receive the Complete Marine Conservation Bundle at a special rate:
Coral + Sea Turtles and Marine Invertebrates + Reef Fish
Privileged Rate: IDR 19,000,000
(Save IDR 20,000,000 off the regular IDR 39,000,000)
- Certified divers interested in marine ecology and restoration
- Students seeking practical field experience
- Dive pros looking for a structured, hands-on program
- Divemaster candidates wanting to add ecological training to their internship
