Marine Mammals Course
Boost your career in biological sciences through the Marine Mammals Studies Course. Master budget-friendly fieldwork techniques, data mapping with open tools, and assessments of human effects to transform whale sightings, dolphin encounters, and seal strandings into strong, actionable plans for wildlife protection and long-term monitoring efforts.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips you with hands-on methods to plan and conduct affordable research on whales, dolphins, and seals. You will learn to identify impacts from human activities, pick suitable coastal sites, utilise free data sources and community reports, manage and visualise information using QGIS, perform simple stats, and create solid, ethics-driven advice for conservation and oversight.
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Develop skills
- Marine mammal data analysis: calculate effort-adjusted sighting rates and simple spatial patterns.
- Low-cost field surveys: plan shore-based and chance-based marine mammal observations.
- Impact-focused study design: develop research questions on vessel traffic, underwater noise, and fishing pressures.
- Open-source mapping: apply QGIS with public datasets to chart sightings and hazard areas.
- Conservation reporting: convert findings into straightforward reports and feasible protection measures.
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