Dwarf minke whales can grow up to about 26 feet long and weigh up to 14,000 pounds. The PADI Dwarf Minke Whale Awareness Distinctive Specialty course
teaches divers and snorkelers all about these gentle giants.
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Distinctive Specialty Articles
Read about the Distinctive Specialty course that's helping veterans connect with the underwater world.
Dive between two continents and learn about Iceland's unique geological features in this certification course.
Take your mermaid training to the next level by learning artistic underwater movement in the PADI Aquatic Swimming Mermaid Distinctive Specialty.
Sign up for a PADI Indonesia Sea Slugs and Nudibranchs Awareness Distinctive Specialty and develop the patience and skill to find some of the ocean's smallest critters.
If you've ever wanted to jump from a helicopter like your favorite action hero, now you can. Here's everything you need to know about this unique distinctive specialty.
OK, so while it might not actually help you survive a real-deal zombie apocalypse, this distinctive specialty is a whole lot of fun and adds some thrilling whimsy to fine-tuning your dive skills.
What do chickens and buoyancy have in common? We're taking a closer look at this distinctive specialty to learn about this unique approach to buoyancy training.
Dive Ninja Expeditions' Whale Defender course transforms divers into citizen scientists by teaching them how to observe and report threats to whales.