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STUDENT COURSES & INTERNSHIPS
MARINE MAMMAL COURSES AND INTERNSHIPS
Most of us know how frustrating it is when there are no
courses focused on marine mammals available at our
university and often wonder how and where we could attend
one to learn more about these animals that so interest
us. This is indeed one of the most frequent questions
received in e-mails to the student representative.
It’s not possible to put together an exhaustive
list of internships, courses or seminars, indeed some are
one-year only events! Nevertheless, there are some rather
important ones that are organised on a (almost) yearly
basis and have been attended by many student members
throughout the years. Some of these are listed below with
some practical information.
The idea with this page is not only to provide a list of
courses (and if you know of any other regular courses
please e-mail me and let me know!), but we’d also
like to encourage feedback from students who have
participated in them. This is highly useful information
for students who are considering attending one course or
another. YOU NEED EACH OTHER!
Write to me and tell me about it! Your fellow students
will be very grateful!
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List of Courses and Internships:
In Europe: There are a
wide variety of marine mammal courses that take place in
several European countries. These are organised by
universities under the form of 1-2 week seminar sessions,
or more formally with a degree at the end
(Master’s); and by several NGOs.
- Practical courses in Cetacean Ethology
- European Seminar on Marine Mammals: Biology and
Conservation
- Marine Bioacoustics Course (CIBRA)
- Morigenos – Summer Dolphin research camps
- Cetacean bio-sonar and communication: mechanisms and
social behaviour
- Practical Courses in Ethology
- Tethys whale & dolphin field courses
- Ecocorps Research Programme
- Distance sampling workshops
- Master of Research (MRes) in Marine Mammal Science
Outside of Europe:
Here are a few (of the many) marine mammal programmes
that are organised outside of Europe and could be of
interest to European students if they have the chance to
participate in them.
- Integrated Marine Conservation Programme; elective
course: Marine Mammals
- Distance education course in marine mammal management
(MMM)
- Independent research projects at Beam Reach Marine
Science and Sustainability School
- SEACR Marine Research Internships
Please find additional information and links to
institutions offering internships through the student webpage of EAAM (the European
Association for Aquatic Mammals)
Courses in Europe
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Practical courses in Cetacean Ethology
- Location: Canary Islands
- Date: 15 - 29 April 2010
- Organisers: The non-profit association MEER
- Structure: Theory & practice of behavioural research on dolphins and whales, participation in a study on a human dolphin interactions of the reknown project Meer La Gomera and receive a full training programme including whale watching excursions to collect data, working meetings, lectures, lessons on data handling, course material, a certificate as wells as a large amount of background information on ecological whale watching.
More information, prices, etc. : www.m-e-e-r.de
Internet: www.m-e-e-r.de
Mail: info@m-e-e-r.de
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Morigenos – Summer Dolphin research camps
- Location: Portoroz, Slovenia, North Adriatic Sea
- Date: Summer 20010 (July, August, September)
- Organisers: Morigenos-marine mammal research and
conservation society
- Structure: 10-day stages, Cetacean research and
conservation: Bottlenose dolphin ecology (Photo-ID,
distribution, abundance, behaviour, habitat use, fishery
interaction, social structure
- Language: English
- Facilities: Morigenos research base
Internet: www.morigenos.org
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European Seminar on Marine Mammals: Biology and
Conservation
- Location: Valencia, Spain.
- Date: Every 2 years, in September, lasts 4-5 days
- Organisers: Dr. Juan Antonio Raga (U. Valencia) &
Dr. Peter Evans (U. Oxford); hosted by Universidad
Internacional Menéndez Pelayo
- Structure: one week, talks on various domains
(pathology, conservation etc..) by scientists from
throughout Europe); this year includes a practical session
- Language: English with simultaneous Spanish translation
available
- Funding: a limited number of grants are available for
the course
Internet: www.uv.es/cavanilles/cursos
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Marine Bioacoustics Course (CIBRA)
- Location: Pavia, Italy.
- Date: Autumn 2008
- Organisers: Prof Gianni Pavan (CIBRA) ; hosted by
Università degli Studi di Pavia
- Structure: one week, lectures on general acoustics,
physics of sound, underwater propagation, marine mammals
anatomy and physiology, tools and programs to collect and
analyze data, underwater noise. Field exercises in fresh
water enviroment.
- Language: English
- Facilities: possibility to stay at the student house
Internet: http://www.unipv.it/cibra/welcome.html
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Cetacean bio-sonar and communication: mechanisms and social
behaviour
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Date: Yearly, in September
- Organised by Dr. Josep Maria Alonso, (Spanish Cetacean
Society); and the Mediterranean University Campus
(Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya, Institut
Europea de la Mediterrànea i Ajuntament de Vilanova
i la Geltrú)
- Collaborators: Coordinadora para o Estudio dos
Mamíferos Mariños (CEMMA), Sociedad
Oceánica de Cetáceos (La Isla de los
Delfines) & Laboratorio de Aplicaciones
Bioacústicas (Universitat Politécnica de
Catalunya)
- Structure: theoretical and practical classes
Internet: www.campusmed.net
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Practical Courses in Ethology
- Location: La Gomera, Canary Isands, Spain
- Date: Several times a year, often spring (March –
April) and early fall (September – October)
- Dates 2008: March 28th - April 11
- Structure: practical course, spend time out on boat
participating in research activities
- Organisers: M.E.E.R. e.V.
Internet: www.m-e-e-r.de
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Tethys whale & dolphin field courses
- Location: Ligurian Sea, Italy & Ionian Sea, Greece
- Date: held every year, the courses and workshops last
6-9 days. Several sessions are organised throughout the
summer (June – October)
- Structure: highly practical (some include more advanced
training sessions of certain study techniques), working on
a research boat. Every year, since 1993, some 300
volunteers have had the chance to join these "courses" and
"workshops" to study Mediterranean cetaceans living in the
International Cetacean Sanctuary (Italy and France), and in
the eastern Ionian Sea (Greece). In Italy participants are
hosted on sailing boats while in Greece the project is
land-based (with daily surveys on inflatable boats) and
participants live in a comfortable Greek-style house. The
"courses" are run by experienced teams of biologists.
Volunteers are involved in all activities conducted in the
field during which time they are able to observe whales and
dolphins in their natural environment and participate in
collecting data at sea. Advanced "workshops" are another
option. These are training courses particularly well suited
for biology and ecology students and involve participation
to all phases of research, seminars on cetacean
conservation and management, and practical field activities
(including photo-identification, behavioural sampling and
remote tracking).
- Organisers: Tethys Research Institute, led by Giovanni
Bearzi (University of Venice, Italy) and Simone Panigada
(Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St. Andrews,
Scotland)
Internet: www.tethys.org/tri_courses/courses_index_e.htm
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Ecocorps Research Programme
- Organiser: Cetacean Research & Rescue Unit
- Date and Location: held every year in Banff, Scotland,
between May and October
- Structure: “Each year we offer a number of
opportunities for a seasonal corps of volunteer interns to
join us at the CRRU as members of the research and rescue
team. Placements are usually for 2 weeks at a time
(although 1 week placements and longer placements can be
arranged on request) and, as an intern with the CRRU, you
will have the opportunity to learn about these animals and
their marine environment through first hand experience,
working closely alongside a dedicated and knowledgeable
team of biologists. You will learn and apply the principles
of field research design as you participate in our ongoing
field studies, will undertake training as a marine mammal
medic, and will gain a personal understanding of the
conservation issues which drive our research and rescue
activities.”
Internet: www.crru.org.uk
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European Seminar on Marine Mammals: Biology and
Conservation
- Date: please see their website
- Cetacean Survey Training Courses
- Location: New Quay, Ceredigion, West Wales, UK
- Date: unknown
- Organisers: Seawatch Foundation, UK
- Structure: theoretical classes (lectures and video
presentations) and practical elements (land and boat-ased
watches)
Internet: www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk
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Distance Sampling workshops
- Location: University of St. Andrews, Scotland
- Date: unknown
- Organisers: Centre for Research into Ecological and
Environmental Modelling, University of St. Andrews, UK
- Structure: three workshops (introductory to advanced
level) on various aspects of distance sampling, using the
program “Distance”
Internet: www.ruwpa.st-and.ac.uk/distance.workshops/
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Master of Research (MRes) in Marine Mammal Science
- Location: University of St. Andrews, Scotland
- Date: starts each September for 12 months, application
deadline in April!
- Structure: This is a one-year postgraduate course
intended to prepare students for a professional career in
marine mammal research and conservation. The programme is
tailored to address the scientific challenges of marine
mammal physiology, behaviour and population biology with
strong components of analytical methodology, laboratory
work, and field study. The course is being taught by
members of the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU), with some
modules jointly organised with the School of Biology and
CREEM (Centre for Research into Ecological and
Environmental Modelling).
- Organisers: University of St Andrews; Dr Jason
Matthiopoulos (Course Coordinator) & Dr Sonja Heinrich
(Teaching Fellow)
Internet: http://bio.st-andrews.ac.uk/mms
Courses
outside of Europe
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Integrated Marine Conservation Programme; elective course:
Marine Mammals
- Location: Beaufort, North Carolina, USA
- Date: yearly, 5 weeks, July – August
- Structure: This is a programme focused on an
interdisciplinary approach to marine conservation and
consists in an intensive 5 weeks of classes, field work and
discussion groups uniting speakers from different areas of
expertise and students from all over the world. The focus
is on interdisciplinary problem solving - using natural and
social science theory to resolve real-world environmental
problems. The core course is Conservation Biology and
Policy (2 days a week) which is completed by one of several
elective courses the students can choose from, including
one on Marine Mammals (3 days a week) which is taught by
Dr. Andy Read has both solid classroom and field
components.
- Organisers: Duke University Marine Lab; Programme
Directors (and instructors of Con. Bio.) are Drs. Larry
Crowder and Michael Orbach; Marine Mammal course by Dr.
Andy Read.
- Funding: a limited number of international students can
be fully funded to attend this programme under their Global
Fellowships in Marine Conservation
Internet: www.nicholas.duke.edu/marinelab
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Global distance education course in marine mammal
management (MMM)
- Location: The Oceanographic center of Nova Southeastern
University
- Date and Location: distance education course
Internet: www.nova.edu/ocean/marmam
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Independent research projects at Beam Reach Marine Science
and Sustainability School
- Location: Seattle, Washington State, USA
- Date: yearly, 10 weeks, spring and fall
- Structure: Candidates design a research project at the
Friday Harbor Labs and implement it at sea, learning from
instructors and guest experts about the marine environment,
endangered killer whales, practicing science sustainably,
and living sustainably.
- Undergraduate as well as recent graduates and
post-baccalaureates will have the opportunity to pursue
their interests in sustainability, the marine environment,
and killer whales through the entire scientific process,
from initial proposal to final presentation
Internet: http://beamreach.org/apply.html
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SEACR Marine Research Internships, (The Society for
Ecological and Coastal Research)
- Location: Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia, Canada
- Date: see their website
- Structure: MRIP is a volunteer program where Research
Interns assist experienced
- and dedicated marine biologists and ecologists with
their field research.
- Through MRIP, Research Interns will live and work at a
remote research field-station in the coastal rainforest of
Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia, to aid researchers with
ongoing field research related to coastal and marine
ecology.
- Organisor: Whale Research Lab of the University of
Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Internet: http://www.geog.uvic.ca/whalelab/seacr-mripgeneral.html
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