Marine Mammals Course
Advance your biological sciences career through the Marine Mammals Studies Course. Gain expertise in low-cost field methods, data mapping with QGIS, and impact analyses. Transform sightings and stranding records into robust, evidence-based conservation recommendations that support ethical monitoring and mitigation strategies.

4 to 360 hours of flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What Will I Learn?
This course equips you with practical tools to design and conduct affordable studies on whales, dolphins, and seals. Master defining human-impact questions, choosing coastal sites, leveraging open datasets and citizen science, organising data in QGIS, performing basic stats, and crafting ethical conservation advice.
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Develop Skills
- Marine mammal data analysis: conduct effort-corrected rates and basic spatial trends.
- Low-cost field surveys: design land-based and opportunistic marine mammal sampling.
- Impact-focused study design: frame testable questions on ships, noise, and fisheries.
- Open-source mapping: use QGIS and free layers to map sightings and risk zones.
- Conservation reporting: turn results into clear briefs and practical mitigation steps.
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