Marine Conservation Internship jobs in The Seychelles with Smaller Earth

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Marine Conservation Internship

Company:

Smaller Earth

Location:

The Seychelles

Benefits:

Team Leading (BTEC Award level 2) qualification +accomodation +airport transfers +training materials +emergency first aid course

Start:

Various Start Dates

Duration:

5 or 10 weeks

Description

Join Smaller Earth's Marine Conservation Research project in the Seychelles!

This internship allows you to join a research team and learn the skills required to study coral reefs and turtles in the Indian Ocean. You will work alongside a dedicated staff supervisor to ensure you maximise your placement, cultural and learning activities.

Our associates in Seychelles in partnership and by invitation of the Seychelles government and local NGOs, assist their priority biological study and conservation programs.

Research includes coral reef research, invertebrate surveys, whale shark migration observations, plankton sampling, turtle nesting research and water turtle surveys.

This internship will allow you to make a real difference to these important projects and gain invaluable hands on practical experience in a variety of fields including project management and team leadership.

What's Included?

All food and accommodation
airport transfers
all training materials
technical dive and science equipment
discounted PADI Open Water Courses, locally arranged prior to the expedition, PADI Coral Reef Researcher specialty, and heavily discounted further dive training options up to PADI Divemaster
Comprehensive training necessary for research techniques
An Emergency First Aid course
24-hour in-country support and a 24-hour emergency phone line

Price:
5 weeks £2120
10 weeks £3245

Requirements

Volunteers will need to be qualified to at least PADI Open Water, or equivalent, at the start of the expedition.
You must be able to pass a medical examination to prove you are physically fit to dive and be involved in expedition activities.
The minimum age to participate in this program is 18 years

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