Marine Biology Internship - Scuba Diving

I did the marine biology internship with See You Diving for 4 months and it was easily one of the best experiences of my life.

Even though the program may seem a bit pricey at first, I never had the feeling that I was not getting my money's worth. Thanks to the great variety of included activities, I got to learn an incredible amount about both marine biology and ecology as well as the day-to-day life of working in a dive center.

The theoretical lessons and workshops in the classroom are very well complemented by the many dives included in the program, during which you not only practise underwater sampling and research methods, but also get to explore the beautiful biodiversity found off the coasts of Tenerife and see everything mentioned in the classroom with your own eyes. All this gives you an excellent insight into what working in the field of marine biology feels like, from building underwater matrices for data collection all the way to analysing the acquired data and using it to write your very own scientific manuscript.

In addition, the internship also offers very many ways for you to improve your scuba diving and take your skills to the next level. I personally started out never having dived before, but during my 4 months I got the chance to constantly improve and evolve, and even to perform tasks that you would normally expect to do as a Divemaster, such as doing pre-dive briefings, guiding dives, learning about different knots needed on boats, and refilling air tanks with the compressor.

I was constantly impressed with the professionalism and immense dedication of Alice and Beltran, the two directors of See You Diving. They were always more than lovely and made great efforts the entire time to ensure that all of the participants were learning more and more and having as good of an experience as possible.

Another great bonus of the internship is the discount you get at one of the local hostels, offering a very reasonably priced accommodation option where you really get to meet so many amazing people and make lifelong memories.