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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:
 ~ over 21 years of age 
 ~ able to  support their travel costs
 ~ able to support their living costs
 ~ healthy and fit 
 ~ prepared to work reasonably hard!

Applicants should contact us with a C.V. for further details.

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.  Further details are available here and you can download an application form here.

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

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).

The expedition will be based aboard the DELI, a two-masted live-aboard dhow of 26m.  Costs per person are Eu950 per week excluding air-fares; costs include airport to vessel transfers as well as a visit to Lake Assal, the lowest lake on the planet.

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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