We are looking for people who want to gain more experience in cetacean research to join us in summer 2017. Interns are invited to assist the Sea Watch Foundation with the running of the "Cardigan Bay Monitoring Project". The project is based in New Quay, West Wales, and supports the conservation management of the bottlenose dolphin, harbour porpoise and grey seal populations of Cardigan Bay, monitoring their abundance, distribution, reproductive success and population structure using a combination of vessel-based, land-based and acoustic surveys. Sea Watch has been monitoring these populations on behalf of the Welsh government (through funding provided by Natural Resources Wales) for over a decade. Cardigan Bay contains Britain's largest coastal population of bottlenose dolphins, for which two special areas of conservation have been established under the EU Habitats Directive. Interns will also be involved with running the national cetacean sightings database held by the organisation. We are looking for a Research Assistant to help lead on the project and manage other interns, an Education and Outreach Assistant to help enthuse others about cetaceans and getting involved with their research and up to seven Research Interns at a time. To find out more about each role and to apply, please visit our webpage <http://www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk/internships/> . The application deadline is 8th Jan for the Research Assistant role and 15th Jan for the other roles. We look forward to hearing from you! Kathy James Sightings Officer Sea Watch Foundation Paragon House Wellington Place New Quay Ceredigion SA45 9NR Tel: 01545 561227 (Tues, Weds, Thurs) 01970 623906 (Mon & Fri only) www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk <http://www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk/> <https://www.facebook.com/seawatchfoundation/C:/Users/Sea%20Watch%20Foundati on/Documents/ADMIN%20MISC> facebook <https://twitter.com/SeaWatchersUK> twitter
