Marine mammal biology & conservation summer field course in Scotland Places are available for a Summer field course in Scotland (3-16 July 2013) for Washington DC area university students via George Mason University, Virginia The course includes lectures and field work on research vessels in the Firth of Clyde and on whale-watching boats off the west coast of Scotland, offering participants excellent opportunities to see whales, porpoises, dolphins, seals, basking shark and a variety of seabirds, such as gannets, puffins and shearwaters. The course is run by the University Marine Biological Station Millport, and includes periods at Millport Marine Station on the Isle of Cumbrae and at Tobermory, on the Isle of Mull. The course examines the diversity, behaviour, ecology, physiology, conservation and management of cetaceans (whales and dolphins), seals and marine turtles. It focuses on issues such as the diving ability and behaviour of seals, the social behaviour of dolphins, the conservation of whales and the life history and migrations of turtles. It also includes an introduction to seabirds and basking sharks that are normally seen during field excursions. Course credit: EVPP 419+420/ BIOL 454+455/ EVPP 519+520 (4.0 credits) Cost: ~$2600 for 2 weeks (plus flights & tuition) - includes all meals at the Marine Station, local transport, all boat trips and airport hotel accommodation Email: Tracy.Price@millport.gla.ac.uk by 8 March 2013 to book a place - for more details email Professor Chris Parsons, George Mason University : ecm-parsons@earthlink.net (UK/European students students interested see: http://www.gla.ac.uk/centres/marinestation/index.php?url=teaching/marine_mam mal_course.php)