Join the Boats Coordinator at the Aquarium of the Pacific on data collection for blue whales, fin whales, and other cetaceans during our daily whale watching cruises, as well as interpreting data to guests at the Aquarium. This is a great opportunity for college students and recent graduates to gain valuable experience.

Commitment: 20 hours/week for 16 weeks starting  in May or June

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to

• Taking dorsal fin photos of animals encountered during daily whale watching cruises (these are opportunistic sightings as we are a public whale watching boat)
• Maintain detailed data logs of sightings and enter them into databases
• Answer questions and interpret to guests on board.
• Photo processing and IDing individual blue whales if seen during daily trips
• Interact with Aquarium guests using whale data at Aquarium and on whale watching boats
• Maintain Whale App database

For more information and the online application, visit http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/volunteer/college_internships/

Application deadline is March 31, 2015

Kera Mathes

Education Specialist

Aquarium of the Pacific

(562) 951-1651

KMathes@lbaop.org

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