Dear MARMAM-members, we have an exciting opportunity coming up for (student) volunteers/interns this summer. We will be conducting a behavior study on the beautiful island Fyn in Denmark where we will observe harbor porpoises around gillnets and modified gillnets. The goal is to find out how they react to acoustically visible gillnets compared to standard nets and whether our modification have the potential to reduce bycatch of porpoises as they avoid the nets. The experiment will take place from 20/06/2021 - 31/08/2021. Duties and learning opportunities comprise: - observing porpoises from a cliff using a theodolite - observing porpoises from the boat - setting/hauling of gillnets - setting/hauling of acoustic equipment such as CPODs and SoundTraps - data retrieval and first analysis from the above mentioned equipment Room and board (and hopefully lots of beautiful and memorable porpoise moments!) will be provided, unfortunately there is no monetary compensation. You will be sharing a room with another volunteer. We do our best to provide a relaxed and fun working atmosphere and expect that our volunteers are also motivated to contribute to a pleasent experience for everybody. Please include a short motivation letter, the period during which you would like to participate and one thing that you would like to learn during your stay. Looking forward to hearing from you - if you have any questions please feel free to send an email. Kind regards, Isabella More information on the project: https://www.thuenen.de/en/of/projects/fisheries-and-survey-technology/using-... Some video footage from 2018: https://vimeo.com/318714410 Everything you ever wanted to know about pearls: https://vimeo.com/332618067 Disclaimer: everything is of course dependent on the current COVID-19 situation which may change very suddenly. Right now, we are very hopeful that everything will go smoothly, but the past months have shown us all that sudden changes are always possible. -- Isabella Kratzer Thünen-Institut für Ostseefischerei/Thünen Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries Alter Hafen Süd 2 18069 Rostock (Germany) Tel.: +49 (0)381 66099-147 Fax: +49 381 8116 199 Mail: isabella.kratzer@thuenen.de Web: www.thuenen.de/of/ Das Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Ländliche Räume, Wald und Fischerei – kurz: Thünen-Institut – besteht aus 14 Fachinstituten, die in den Bereichen Ökonomie, Ökologie und Technologie forschen und die Politik beraten. The Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries – Thünen Institute in brief – consists of 14 specialized institutes that carry out research and provide policy advice in the fields of economy, ecology and technology.