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Marine Biology for a Day on Electric Penguin (Operated by Aquatic Biosecurity Pty Ltd)

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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.

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