Dolphin Research Volunteer, Greece

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Take part in dolphin research as a marine conservation volunteer in the Ionian Sea. The project focuses on Bottlenose Dolphin and the Short-Beaked Common Dolphin, in the Amvrakikos Gulf and the Inner Ionian Sea archipelago, helping to provide a long-term viability for the species.

As a volunteer you can help with some of the following activities:

• Monitoring dolphins within the research area through the use of specific surveying techniques,
• Dolphin photo-identification, used to identify individual dolphins and their traits, in an attempt to fully understand how expansive and diverse local dolphin populations are,
• Recording dolphin behaviour and group sizes, in addition to how different groups interact - data is logged with GIS software,
• Collection of data regarding other marine species such as sea turtle, tuna, swordfish and seabirds - data which gives the project scientists knowledge of how the area is faring in a broader context,
• Inspection of dead dolphins in order to understand cause of death, as well…