Marine Mammals Course
Boost your biological sciences career through the Marine Mammals Course. Gain expertise in affordable field techniques, data mapping, and impact assessments to transform sightings and stranding data into strong, conservation-oriented recommendations. This course equips learners with practical skills for effective marine mammal studies using open resources and basic analytics.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Marine Mammals Course provides practical tools to plan and execute cost-effective studies on whales, dolphins, and seals. Participants learn to identify human impact issues, choose coastal sites, leverage open data and citizen science, organise data in QGIS, perform simple stats, and develop ethical conservation advice based on evidence.
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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: formulate testable questions on ships, noise, and fisheries.
- Open-source mapping: utilise 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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