The Greek research organisation Archipelagos is offering several one-week field
courses addressing the local cetacean fauna. Location is the island of Patmos,
Northern Dodecanese.
Whales & Dolphins of the Greek Seas - A Marine Field Course
These courses focus on the biology and conservation of marine mammals in the
Aegean Sea, and the methods to study them in the field. Weather permitting,
daily boat surveys will be carried out.
Dates in 2007: 3.4.-9.4. 29.4.-5.5. 27.5.-2.6. 22.7.-28.7.
9.9.-15.9. 14.10.-20.10.
(The fee including accommodation, meals and all activities is Euro 580.)
Please find extended information at:
http://www.archipelago.gr/en/viewpage.asp?page=fieldcourses/Marinemammals.html
The course content is highly applied, as is the daily work of the Archipelagos
Institute, which aims at developing sustainable management concepts for the
natural wealth of the Aegean Sea in co-operation with the local communities.
The topics of the course:
1. Visual survey methods to assess the abundance of cetacean populations.
2. Biology and conservation of marine mammals of the Eastern Aegean Sea.
3. Passive acoustics: a modern tool to study cetacean behaviour, habitat
characteristics and estimating cetacean abundance.
4. Cetacean Bioacoustics.
5. Application of GIS (Geographic Information System) analysis in marine
biodiversity studies.
6. First aid to marine mammals
The course is coordinated and conducted by Dr. Frank Veit. For more
information, visit the course home page (link above) or contact Frank Veit
directly at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The non-profit environmental organisation Archipelagos conducts for over six
years the first comprehensive study on the biodiversity of the marine and
terrestrial island ecosystems in Greek waters, focussing on the application of
established as well as innovative research techniques in assessing and
modelling environmental data. A further emphasis of the organisation's
activities is the information exchange with local communities, including
educational programs, and a close collaboration with national and international
institutions.
Archipelagos is offering further educational field courses. An overview is
given at:
http://www.archipelago.gr/en/viewpage.asp?page=fieldcourses/StudentGroups.html
Frank Veit, Ph D
Marine Mammal Research Coordinator
www.archipelago.gr
Archipelagos Institute
Poste Restante
85500 Patmos
Greece
Tel./Fax: +30 22750 41673
mob. : +30 6946447506
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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