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Mithriel
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Humpback Whale Field Intensive Program at MCERC in Puerto Rico:
1 week “Shorty” programs
The Marine and Coastal Ecology Research Center is inviting interested
students to participate in the second season for 7 day field intensive
focused on cetacean behavioral ecology in Puerto Rico.
Join our research team studying humpback whales (Megaptera
novaeangliae) wintering off Puerto Rico. Space is limited to 2
students per 7 day session for
boat and land based research platforms during the field season from
January
2012-May 2012. We are offering this "shorty" format (by request!) to
fill the need for less expensive programs fitting into work and class
schedules.
This field intensive training program is well suited for students
(undergraduate and graduate), teachers, and adults (over 18)
interested in cetacean behavioral ecology, and conservation. No
experience is necessary, just a desire to learn and experience field
work as part of our team. The program culminates in a certificate
acknowledging training including:
Research experience in vessel and land based data collection and
recording of
humpback whale behaviors
Photographic techniques in the filed
Photo identification of individual humpbacks and dolphins
Theodolite tracking and computer interface
Passive acoustic sampling and analysis
Assessing environmental factors
Permit requirements for marine mammal research involving
endangered species
An overview of ecology on this island bordered by the Caribbean
Sea and the Atlantic
Ocean.
Fees support this research project and associated lectures.
Participants are directly involved in data collection and analysis for
PhD dissertation related research of humpbacks whale biology and
ecology including whale occupancy, habitat use, and movement off
Puerto Rico as well as an examination of reaction to human activity
near shore (including boats, divers, surfers, and aircraft. $800.00
per student includes travel between field stations, training program
in scientific methods, room and board at the project base station,
reference materials related to the project, including field methods,
and a certificate of completion. Dr. Bernd Würsig will join us and
giving several lectures in February during passive acoustic data
collection of humpback whale songs. Fees do not include travel to and
from Ponce, Puerto Rico and compulsory insurance. Students landing in
Ponce, Puerto Rico will be picked up at the airport and brought to the
base station in Guayanilla.
MCERC has provided documentation of study for students working with
their advisers at universities resulting in college credit. Please
send us an e-mail in advance of your application if you are
considering this option.
To apply, simply fill out the application, the photo release form,
liability release form, and proprietary data form. Send them to this e-
mail address (Please note the general application indicates a $900.00
fee..this fee is for other MCERC shorty programs. The cost for this
program is $800.00 USD). Forms may be obtained from our website
(www.Marine-Eco.org) or sending an e-mail with a request for an
application packet.
Once we receive your documents, we will look to see if the dates you
requested are filled. Please be sure to put in a first, second , and
third choice of dates to avoid missing out on a spot this season. Once
dates are matched, you will be notified via e-mail.and have two weeks
to mail a check to MCERC in Puerto Rico to hold your spot. If funds
are not received, the spot will be filled from our waiting list.
Website: www.Marine-Eco.org
MCERC...@gmail.com
Please be sure to indicate first, second, and third choice for dates
from the following 2012 schedule:
Session 1 Jan 15-21
Session 2 Jan 22-Jan 28
Session 3 Jan 29- Feb 04
Session 4 Feb 05-Feb 12
Session 5 Feb 12- Feb 18
Session 6 Feb 19-25
Session 7 Feb 26-March3
Session 8 March 4- 10
Session 9 March 11-March 17
Session 10 March 18-24
There is no deadline for applications; however, spaces typically fill
very
quickly. Spots are secured with full, non-refundable payment received
with
the completed application. Please email for details and mailing
information.
See you in the tropics!
1 week “Shorty” programs
The Marine and Coastal Ecology Research Center is inviting interested
students to participate in the second season for 7 day field intensive
focused on cetacean behavioral ecology in Puerto Rico.
Join our research team studying humpback whales (Megaptera
novaeangliae) wintering off Puerto Rico. Space is limited to 2
students per 7 day session for
boat and land based research platforms during the field season from
January
2012-May 2012. We are offering this "shorty" format (by request!) to
fill the need for less expensive programs fitting into work and class
schedules.
This field intensive training program is well suited for students
(undergraduate and graduate), teachers, and adults (over 18)
interested in cetacean behavioral ecology, and conservation. No
experience is necessary, just a desire to learn and experience field
work as part of our team. The program culminates in a certificate
acknowledging training including:
Research experience in vessel and land based data collection and
recording of
humpback whale behaviors
Photographic techniques in the filed
Photo identification of individual humpbacks and dolphins
Theodolite tracking and computer interface
Passive acoustic sampling and analysis
Assessing environmental factors
Permit requirements for marine mammal research involving
endangered species
An overview of ecology on this island bordered by the Caribbean
Sea and the Atlantic
Ocean.
Fees support this research project and associated lectures.
Participants are directly involved in data collection and analysis for
PhD dissertation related research of humpbacks whale biology and
ecology including whale occupancy, habitat use, and movement off
Puerto Rico as well as an examination of reaction to human activity
near shore (including boats, divers, surfers, and aircraft. $800.00
per student includes travel between field stations, training program
in scientific methods, room and board at the project base station,
reference materials related to the project, including field methods,
and a certificate of completion. Dr. Bernd Würsig will join us and
giving several lectures in February during passive acoustic data
collection of humpback whale songs. Fees do not include travel to and
from Ponce, Puerto Rico and compulsory insurance. Students landing in
Ponce, Puerto Rico will be picked up at the airport and brought to the
base station in Guayanilla.
MCERC has provided documentation of study for students working with
their advisers at universities resulting in college credit. Please
send us an e-mail in advance of your application if you are
considering this option.
To apply, simply fill out the application, the photo release form,
liability release form, and proprietary data form. Send them to this e-
mail address (Please note the general application indicates a $900.00
fee..this fee is for other MCERC shorty programs. The cost for this
program is $800.00 USD). Forms may be obtained from our website
(www.Marine-Eco.org) or sending an e-mail with a request for an
application packet.
Once we receive your documents, we will look to see if the dates you
requested are filled. Please be sure to put in a first, second , and
third choice of dates to avoid missing out on a spot this season. Once
dates are matched, you will be notified via e-mail.and have two weeks
to mail a check to MCERC in Puerto Rico to hold your spot. If funds
are not received, the spot will be filled from our waiting list.
Website: www.Marine-Eco.org
MCERC...@gmail.com
Please be sure to indicate first, second, and third choice for dates
from the following 2012 schedule:
Session 1 Jan 15-21
Session 2 Jan 22-Jan 28
Session 3 Jan 29- Feb 04
Session 4 Feb 05-Feb 12
Session 5 Feb 12- Feb 18
Session 6 Feb 19-25
Session 7 Feb 26-March3
Session 8 March 4- 10
Session 9 March 11-March 17
Session 10 March 18-24
There is no deadline for applications; however, spaces typically fill
very
quickly. Spots are secured with full, non-refundable payment received
with
the completed application. Please email for details and mailing
information.
See you in the tropics!
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