Humpback Whale Field Intensive in Puerto Rico, USA

Join our team in 2016!

 

We have opened the week long internship programs for the Humpback Whale Field Intensive Program.

 

You will be a critical part of our research team collecting data on humpback whales from land and boat surveys. You will learn data sampling, theodolite tracking, fluke and fin identification, and related software programs for managing data during each week-long session.

 

This is a skill builder for field techniques in marine biology and marine mammal research.

 

For more details:

Navigate to www.Marine-Eco.org/mcerc-moodle, MCERC's Education Hub web site.

 

Go to the block on the right side of the Home Page and click on "Humpback Whale Field Intensive" to see a description and categories.

 

To find out more about the Marine and Coastal Ecology research Center navigate to:

 

www.Marine-Eco.org   website

www.Marine-Eco.Jimdo.com   photo gallery

www.Facebook/research center   Facebook page

 

MCERC is a 501c3 non-profit organization. all program fees support research and education.

 

Who: any person over 18. ideal for university students with an interest in marine biology,  ecology , or related field

           NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!

 

What: a week-long program designed to give field experience

 

Where: San German, Puerto Rico, USA

 

When: January through April 2016 (weeks posted on the Education Hub)

 

How: send us an email saying you are interested in the "HWFI" and we will send you access to the Education Hub to register.

   email MCERC.mail@gmail.com

 

Why: to build field research skills for marine biologists

 

 Places in the sessions for whale research with MCERC fill very quickly. If you are in need of a particular weekend, please consider signing up as soon as possible. The program fee is $1300.00USD for each week long session and includes a bunk at the field house, all meals, transportation to and from all field excursions, instruction by the MCERC faculty. The program fee does not include transportation to and from San German, Puerto Rico, USA.

Join us for our 6th season of humpback whale research in the beautiful Caribbean Sea!

 

Questions? email MCERC.nmail@gmail.com