Marine Mammals Course
Boost your career in biological sciences through the Marine Mammals Studies Course. Gain expertise in budget-friendly field techniques, data mapping with QGIS, and impact assessments to transform whale, dolphin, and seal sighting and stranding data into strong, actionable conservation strategies and monitoring plans.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips participants with practical skills to conduct affordable studies on whales, dolphins, and seals. It covers defining questions on human impacts, choosing coastal sites, utilizing open data and citizen science, managing data in QGIS, performing simple stats, and creating ethical conservation advice based on evidence.
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Develop skills
- Analyze marine mammal data with effort-corrected rates and spatial trends.
- Design low-cost land-based and opportunistic field surveys for marine mammals.
- Develop impact studies framing questions on ships, noise pollution, and fisheries.
- Map sightings and risk areas using QGIS and free open-source data layers.
- Produce conservation reports with clear summaries and practical mitigation actions.
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