Volunteer divers carrying out marine conservation work on the Great Barrier Reef

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Smiling volunteer in a blue t-shirt on the back deck of a boat, with the wake and open sea behind

Marine Conservation

Marine Conservationist for a Day

Fitzroy Island or Green Island, near Cairns, Australia

Spend a day on a Great Barrier Reef island learning reef science and contributing to real citizen-science surveys.

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No riding, no bathing, no breeding for interaction.

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Local staff run the work; volunteers support it.

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