As an ecotourist, you should…

	Enjoy nature but don’t chase or touch animals.
	Not remove anything that is part of the natural environment.
	Urge your guides to act responsibly and tip them for their cooperation.
	Stay on trails or other designated areas and leave the site cleaner than when you found it.
	Report environmental damage to authorities and encourage responsible behavior in others.
	Patronize locally owned businesses, but avoid items made from endangered species, threatened species, coral or tropical hardwoods.
	Interact with and show respect for local people, their culture and their traditions. Talk with them about environmental issues affecting their area. Visitors respecting a destination are key to ecotourism.
	Protect threatened fisheries by choosing seafood items caught or harvested from sustainable native fish populations.
	Practice buoyancy control skills in a pool or sandy area before swimming near a coral reef or any sensitive environment. Make sure your equipment is secured, you’re weighted properly and be careful not to touch, stand on or collect coral.
	Be an AWARE diver – enroll in a Project AWARE Specialty course to increase your knowledge about the environment and learn sustainable dive practice knowledge.
	Participate in local conservation activities when available and support established parks and reserves.