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Marine Biology for a Day on Electric Penguin (Operated by Aquatic Biosecurity Pty Ltd)
Highlights
- Explore the serene Port River while spotting dolphins and historical sites like the ships graveyard at Garden Island.
- Engage with professional marine research equipment, gaining hands-on experience in real data collection and marine biology techniques.
- Experience the tranquillity of the Electric Penguin, the first commercial electric vessel in South Australia, free from noise and vibrations.
- Enjoy a unique corporate bonding day or ecotourism adventure aboard a dolphin-safe vessel at the Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron.
Marine biology for a day is the only tourism trip course for budding environmentalists available from an electric boat in Australia. Tour the Port River including sightseeing for the ships graveyard at Garden Island and Inner Port Adelaide historical sites, maybe even spot one of the precious Port River dolphins whilst learning what its like to be a marine biologist. The marine biology for a day course onboard the electric vessel is perfect for corporate bonding days, marine ambassadors and ecotourism warriors.
The tour will include the option to try an array of actual research equipment that professional marine biologists get to use to get real data. Water quality meters, underwater cameras, sonar chartplotters, microscopes, hydrophones and more.
The first commercial boat of its kind in South Australia, Electric Penguin is a renovated cruise-ship rescue boat which has an electric inboard engine which means no noise, no fuel, no exhaust and no vibration for pure serenity at sea. Electric Penguin operates in the Port River from its berth in the Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron (RSAYS) offering half day and full day tours. The vessel is dolphin safe, with a kort nozzle shrouded propeller.
Itinerary highlights
Port Adelaide
See historic Port Adelaide from the water, Flinders Ports and the ship’s graveyard if tides permit!
Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary
Cruise past the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary and may be lucky enough to see one of our precious bottlenose dolphins
Flinders Ports
See the working port including historic Birkenhead Bridge and Derrick Diver bridges
Tour details
- On demand
Features
Service facilities
Disabled access available, contact operator for details.
Access & Inclusion
An access and inclusion statement is available on the business website.
Operation information
Aquatic Biosecurity
Aquatic Biosecurity is a leading multidisciplinary aquatic science and charter boat supplier to government, NGOs and the community. In operation since 2014 it has successfully operated three Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) Domestic Commercial Vessels (DCV) in diverse projects. Aquatic Biosecurity has taken hundreds of community members out to sea on short tours as part of the OzFish Seeds For Snapper project which it initiated in 2019. Now after three years in the making, the Marine Biology for a Day course on the renovated vessel Electric Penguin represents a new project for the business, to develop a niche tourism project combining science with tourism. The Electric Penguin is the only electric passenger DCV in South Australia representing an innovative and ecofriendly addition to South Australia’s tourism options.
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