Dear MARMAMers, Participe Futur is a French NGO created in 2004 for the conservation of the marine environment. It encourages the discovery and study of our environment for the sake of sustainable protection and conservation by: - organising eco-volunteer missions at sea with experienced naturalists; - taking part in scientific programmes providing its experience and logistics; - broadcasting the results of its studies to raise awareness through articles, conferences, events and the media; - organising activities in schools in relation to the protection of the marine environment; - collaborating with NGOs, institutes, foundations or any other organisation working for the same goals and sharing the same ethics. In the framework of its summer expeditions, Participe Futur is seeking volunteers to take part in expeditions around Corsica on-board its sailing boat "Alcyon" in order to collect data on cetacean abundance and plastic pollution. The expeditions will take place from September 1 to September 13 and September 15 to September 27. Volunteers must: - be fluent in French; - be willing to spend days at sea collecting data; - be comfortable with group life in a reduce space and promiscuity linked to life on-board a sailing boat; - take part in daily task such as cooking and dish washing. Further details and registration information is available on our website: http://participefutur.org/calendrier-2018.html Regards,The Participe Futur team