Marine Mammals Course
Boost your biological sciences career through the Marine Mammals Studies Course. Gain skills in affordable field techniques, data mapping with QGIS, and impact assessments to transform whale, dolphin, and seal sighting and stranding data into strong, evidence-driven conservation strategies and monitoring plans. This course equips you to conduct efficient studies on marine mammals using open data and citizen science for real-world impact.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Marine Mammals Studies Course provides hands-on tools for designing and conducting affordable, targeted research on whales, dolphins, and seals. You will learn to formulate questions about human impacts, choose coastal sites, utilise open datasets and citizen-science inputs, organise and visualise data in QGIS, perform essential statistical tests, and produce ethical, data-backed recommendations for conservation and monitoring efforts.
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Develop skills
- Marine mammal data analysis: conduct effort-corrected rates and basic spatial trends.
- Low-cost field surveys: plan land-based and opportunistic marine mammal sampling.
- Impact-focused study design: develop testable questions on ships, noise, and fisheries.
- Open-source mapping: apply QGIS and free layers to map sightings and risk zones.
- Conservation reporting: convert results into clear briefs and practical mitigation steps.
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