Marine Mammals Course
Boost your biological sciences career with the Marine Mammals Course. Master low-cost field methods, data mapping, and impact analyses to transform sightings and stranding records into strong, conservation-driven recommendations that make a real difference in protecting whales, dolphins, and seals.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Marine Mammals Course equips you with practical tools to design and conduct focused, budget-friendly studies on whales, dolphins, and seals. You'll learn to identify human-impact questions, pick coastal study sites, utilise open datasets and citizen-science data, organise and map info in QGIS, perform basic stats, and convert findings into ethical, evidence-based conservation and monitoring advice.
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- Analyse marine mammal data: calculate effort-corrected rates and basic spatial trends.
- Plan low-cost field surveys: design land-based and opportunistic marine mammal sampling.
- Design impact-focused studies: frame testable questions on ships, noise, and fisheries.
- Use open-source mapping: apply QGIS and free layers to map sightings and risk zones.
- Produce conservation reports: convert results into clear briefs and practical mitigation steps.
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