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Oceanic Society Research Course (Second Year)
Field Course in Biology, Ecology and Conservation of Antillean Manatees
and Bottlenose Dolphins: GIS mapping and boat surveys
Field Site: Blackbird Oceanic Field Station, Turneffe Atoll, Belize
Date: July 8-15, 2006
Instructors: Dr. Ellen Hines, San Francisco State University, Dr.
Annalisa Berta, San Diego State University. Local Belizean researchers
will also participate & contribute.
Course credit available in biology
Cost: $990 includes all survey expenses, transportation from Belize City
out to Turneffe, accomm/odations (4 students per cabana with shared
bath), and 3 Belizean meals a day.
Air: Special package rates available, please call the Oceanic Society for
details (415-441-1106). (800) 326-7491
Course Description: Both credit and noncredit students participate in a
hands-on field study. The course will be a combination of instruction in
general marine mammal ecology and specifics about bottlenose dolphins and
Antillean manatees in Belize. We will also learn field assessment methods
for dolphins and manatees and their habitat, including GPS use and basic
GIS location mapping, and talk about conservation issues in an isolated
tropical ecosystem. Daily field excursions from the Blackbird Oceanic
Field Station will compliment lectures, labs and presentations.
Location Description: Blackbird Caye is approximately 90 minutes by
motor vessel east of Belize City. Operated by the Oceanic Society (
www.oceanic-society.org), the Blackbird Caye Field Station sits on a low
sand and mangrove island archipelago within the barrier reef system of
Belize. This is a remote tropical island with no medical facilities. A
private airstrip is available for emergency evacuation.
Class format: Class size is small (10 maximum). Please contact the
Oceanic Society in San Francisco for details. 415 441 1106. Course
website: http://www.oceanic-society.org/pages/alltrips/spectrip5.html
Ellen Hines, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography & Human Environmental Studies
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco, CA. 94132 USA
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(415) 405-0921
Fax: (415) 338-6243
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