DOLPHIN RESEARCH COURSES

Our research courses are designed for interested people who are seeking thorough training in approaches to the study of free ranging wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). It is open to anyone age 18 and above, with no special prerequisites concerning research experience. No background knowledge of cetaceans is required, we ask only for you willing to learn about the dolphins and their environment.

These intensive educational courses, six or thirteen days long, provide experience in specialized research techniques as photo-identification, bioacoustics and behavioural sampling. A research course consists of field sessions and lectures. The courses will last 6 or 13 days, and - weather permitting - we will be out on the water at least during 4 or 8 of these days respectively.

Research courses can be used for academic or vocational purposes, but students are solely responsible for making all arrangements for receiving relevant credit(s) as a result of completing the training course.

Learning, at its best, should be an active process, one in which the students are challenged on a daily basis with responsibilities that play a large part in the outcome of the research projects.

The research courses fee includes research training, seminars fee and all associated field costs during your stay with us, accommodations and three meals per day (breakfast, lunch and dinner) at the research station. The Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute is not a tourist or dolphin watching organisation, but a well-organised team of researchers. Therefore, as part of a working team, you will be expected to participate in all activities of the day including your share of basic domestic duties such as cooking, cleaning and maintenance.