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Discover Diving & Reef Conservation Day
A PADI Discover Scuba session takes non-certified guests on their first ocean breath in shallow reef; certified divers and snorkelers join a hands-on coral-restoration dive (out-planting nursery fragments, REEF fish survey). Operators like Coral Restoration Foundation and REEF run structured group programs, and the conservation log gives the day a tangible 'we left it better' outcome.
Why It Bonds
Shared first-breath nerves underwater forge trust fast, and planting coral the group can revisit gives a team a literal living legacy from the offsite — not a swag bag.
Running at Scale
Dive-boat fleet (6–8 divers per boat) running shuttle rotations from one mooring; non-divers run parallel snorkel-and-survey flotilla. 150 needs a multi-boat operator and staggered tide windows. Conservation component capped by reef-permit numbers — split into AM/PM relays.
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Where to Do It
Florida Keys (Key Largo), Bonaire, Cozumel MX, Great Barrier Reef (Cairns), Roatán Honduras, Maldives