Interns are invited to assist the Sea Watch Foundation (SWF) with the
running of the Cardigan Bay Monitoring Project. The project is based in
the picturesque town of New Quay, West Wales, and supports the
conservation management of one of only two semi-resident bottlenose
dolphin populations in the UK.
Interns will gain experience in the following areas:
Conducting land-based surveys for marine mammals
Conducting boat based line transect surveys for marine mammals
Performing photo-identification matching
Using equipment such as DSLR cameras, GPS units and other field
equipment
Data entry using Excel and Access based databases
Public speaking
Running and organising public awareness and outreach activities
Fieldwork is weather dependent but interns are scheduled on a daily land
based watch and a full day of wildlife boat trips once a week. In
addition to this, full day line transect surveys for bottlenose dolphins
are conducted regularly within the Cardigan Bay and Pen Llyn a’r Sarnau
Special Areas of Conservation.
Interns are required from early April until the end of October 2025.
The research season is split into four separate periods lasting between
7 and 8 weeks.
The research periods for the 2025 season are:
Period 1: 7th April – 1st June (8 weeks)
Period 2: 2nd June – 20th July (7 weeks)
Period 3: 21st July – 7th September (7 weeks)
Period 4: 8th September – 2nd November (8 weeks)
Interns will be trained in boat survey protocols, and
photo-identification of bottlenose dolphins but the following skills are
advantageous:
Strong team player with a sense of humour with previous experience
supervising volunteers as you’ll be living and working with a small team
in the changeable Welsh weather!
Ability to work independently
a background in marine biology/environmental science or similar, prior
fieldwork experience is beneficial, particularly photo-identification
Good IT skills
Good written and verbal communication skills
Interns will be based in New Quay, Ceredigion, West Wales. Accommodation
is provided by a private landlord through rental of a house that interns
share at a rate of around £82 per person per week.
If you are interested in this position, please contact Katrin
on katrin.lohren...@seawatchfoundation.org.uk with a completed Research
Intern application form (available on the Sea Watch website) and CV
by 9th February 2024. Decisions will be made by the end of February
2025.
For a snapshot of what to expect, why not check out our social media
profiles!
Facebook: shorturl.at/QS568
Instagram: @seawatchfoundation
TikTok: @seawatchfoundation
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