- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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30 people are interested
Marine Conservation Volunteer - Tyrrhenian Sea France&Italy
ORGANIZATION: Project Manaia
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
30 people are interested
Would you like to gain experience in marine biology research while on board a sailboat in the Mediterranean sea? If yes, then come and volunteer with us this season, we would love to have you on board!
We start off our expedition end of April in Marseille/France, stopping at various beautiful spots including islands to conduct our research before finally finishing the season off 1st of October in Licata, Sicily. Our main areas of focus are:
* Seagrasses
* Invasive species
* Ocean litter (ghost nets, plastics etc.)
* Marine Mammal observations
and we will try to work on all three topics in each location to different degrees, however we do also collect data on cetaceans and turtles.
This is a fantastic opportunity to get stuck into some field work, learn new skills, gain experience in the field and of course have a great time in a beautiful part of the world.
There is a small fee of 700 euros per week which covers all your food(vegetarian), drinks (such as water, tea and coffee), accommodation on the boat, equipment and contributes towards maintenance. Minimum stay is 2 week.
Feel free to apply via https://projectmanaia.at/schedule/
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About Project Manaia
Location:
Mannstorfferstr. 15, Spittal, Carinthia 9800, AT
Mission Statement
Our mission is to restore the health of our oceans and promote citizen science. We aim to increase seagrass distribution across the Mediterranean and make sure that in all those places that were previously covered with meadows we plant them again to reconstruct a natural key habitat for the eco systems! We are trying to find working long term solutions for Marine debris and get all water-sports communities to come together and collect Marine debris while we provide the necessary knowledge and structure to make sure the collected plastic doesn't just get dumped but reused in a variety of creative ways giving back a resource to the communities. We are also monitoring invasive species and the biodiversity around seagrasses.
Description
Project Manaia was set up after it's founder spent 15 years working for Greenpeace and other NGO's. Seeing the importance of citizen science, he wanted to create a platform (research vessel) for scientists to come on board and use the equipment, contribute to the data collection and work with the local communities in the Mediterranean Sea to continue the work we are promoting to look after the ocean. We hope to expand our fleet of research boats to other locations in the future. This year our goal is to train the dive centers to re/plant posidonia oceanica in Italy!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Porto Turistico di LicataMarina Casa del SoleLicata, Italy
DATE POSTED
February 15, 2023
SKILLS
- Environmental Policy
- Environmental Education
- Research
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Minimum 2 weeks ideally. You will get 1 day off per week.
- Need to be able to swim and you have to be older than 18.