Dear All, We are looking for a person who wants to participate in the beaked whale research cruises that will take place in La Palma and El Hierro (Canary Islands, Spain) in september. That person should be north american so that she/he can bring us some acoustic recorders from US. Travel and accomodation/food while here will be covered by the research project (within reason!). The person will participate in visual and acoustic research for beaked whales (Blainville's and Cuvier's) and other cetacean species. Observations are performed from a coastal cliff and from a small boat and the researchers rotate in both observation platforms. Data gathered are photoID, behaviour and social composition of the groups, basic oceanographic data and acoustic recordings from drifting buoys. This means long field days and a lot of waiting for the animals (beaked whales spend on average only 8% of their time visible at the surface). So, everybody is expected to work with dedication and enthusiasm under a hot sun and participate in the data entry and cooking at the end of the day. Please send cv and a short letter with your interest to naguilar@ull.es Remember that the rest of the team will be spanish, although with knowledge of english Thanks Natacha Aguilar de Soto La Laguna University Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain http://webpages.ull.es/users/cetaceos