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We do accept volunteers on our
programmes throughout the year, however places are limited and vacancies
fill up quickly.
Duties will include supporting a number of the on-going programmes. Additionally we do offer a very limited number of internships for the whale shark monitoring project from August to October (see article). Applicants should be: Applicants should contact us with a C.V. for further details. |
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Shark Monitoring Programme Internships 2010:
A 10 week
internship programme is being offered on the MCSS whale
shark programme again this coming year, from 24th
August to 31st October. The first week will be an
orientation and training week, week two will hopefully be
getting some practice whale shark trips and helping the
pilots set up the micro-light aircraft, and as of week
three (Sept 6th) the monitoring activities proper will be
implemented. Please Note: Applications for the 2010 Internship Programme are now closed; if you would like to be considered for 2011 please send in the application form indicated above. You can also follow the activities on our monitoring blog
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Djibouti Whale Shark Monitoring Expedition, January 1st - 8th & 8th - 15th 2010: Two weeks of scientific expedition are planned to study whale sharks in the waters of the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti; the expedition is being organised by Megaptera an international NGO, in association with MCSS who helped set up a whale shark monitoring programme in Djibouti three years ago. This is now an annual expedition to continue the work that MCSS helped implement in 2006 where this aggregation of whale shark was first scientifically documented and continued so successfully in 2009. Participants will
assist in the collection of data on these sharks (through photographs or
videos for photo-identification, tissue sampling for DNA analysis, compilation of the data, photo-identification matching with previous years,
etc). Participants should be over the age of 21, in good physical condition and competent swimmers. On site training will be provided into the basic techniques necessary for the programme by the MCSS team. If you wish to participate please with a short CV describing yourself and interests. <<Reports from this expedition are on our blog>> <<Contact
us if you are interested in another expedition in Jan. 2011>> |
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| Last updated February 03, 2010 |
Photos on this page by V. Iverson and D. Rowat |
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