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| Title | Cetacean Survey Training Course |
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IMPORTANT: This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders. Other applicants need not apply.
25th/26th June 2016 The course will consist of illustrated lectures and video presentations, as well as headland watches and boat surveys aboard a local research vessel. The land and boat-based surveys will take place in the Cardigan Bay ‘Special Area of Conservation’ (SAC), an area well-known for the presence and high sighting frequency of bottlenose dolphins (the largest resident population in the UK), harbour porpoises and grey seals. These populations are protected in the SAC following the 1992 EU Species and Habitat Directive. The Sea Watch Foundation is the most experienced organisation in the UK for training observers and students interested in marine mammals, having run courses for over twenty years. It has provided training for staff from all three national statutory conservation agencies, the Environmental Agency, CEFAS, Department of Environment, Wildlife Trusts, Royal Navy and MMOs working with the oil and gas industries. Most of the field guides for cetaceans on the market in the UK have been written or had consultations from the Sea Watch Foundation. We can therefore guarantee a very high level of training, lead by highly experienced staff. The lectures and videos will focus on the general biology and classification of cetaceans, species identification, conservation issues facing UK cetaceans and recommended monitoring survey methods. The course will be based in New Quay, Ceredigion, West Wales, where our Welsh offices are, and will provide an unparalleled opportunity to see marine mammals in the wild and to contribute to cetacean conservation in Britain. The practical element of the course will combine both land and boat-based surveys, allowing participants to directly learn how to conduct systematic watches and fill in standardised recording forms. Land and boat-based work will teach participants the skills needed for:
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