Dear Marmans,
We are pleased to announce a new project: “*Census of bottlenose dolphins and short-finned pilot whales in Tenerife, Canary Islands*”. This is a Citizen Science Project and the SECAC is currently accepting participants for fieldwork. Society for Study of Cetaceans in the Canary Archipelago (SECAC) is a scientific NGO, founded in 1993, that aims to conduct and promote research projects and conservation efforts regarding cetaceans in the Canary Islands.The main objective of this research is to know the size of the population of bottlenose dolphins (*Tursiops truncatus*) and short-finned pilot whales (*Globicephala macrorhynchus*) on the south West coast of Tenerife, a Special Area for Conservation (SAS´s) under the EU Habitat Directive (Natura 2000 Network) (Franja Marina Teno-Rasca ES7020017). A fundamental aspect of these studies is the individual recognition with photo-identification techniques and robust capture-recapture techniques. The Canary Archipelago is located in the Northeast Atlantic, on the African continental edge, in the Macaronesian Atlantic subregion, a worldwide interest for the richness and diversity of cetaceans. In the Canary Islands 30 species of cetaceans, belonging to 7 families, have been recorded. Many of these species are oceanic, rare and little known globally. The project starts in May 2022. The participants will be involved in all aspects of this investigation closely with experts: fieldwork sea-surveys, entering data in databases, data processing, etc. Each campaign will have a duration of one week: the first day will be dedicated to the training (theoretical and practical) on monitoring protocols and 6 days of fieldwork sea-surveys aboard a semi-rigid pneumatic boat. This research experience requires a donation to cover running field work costs. Accommodation is not included in this fee but the participants can easily find accommodation in the Adeje or Arona. For more information on data, conditions and participants fees visit: https://www.cetaceos.org/7-days-experience/ Feel free to contact us at: secaclanzar...@gmail.com. -- *Society for the Study of Cetaceans in the Canary Islands (SECAC).* * CIF:G-38343497. Casa de los Arroyos, Avenida Coll 3, 35500 Arrecife (Las Palmas) Lanzarote, Islas Canarias.* * www.cetaceos.org <http://www.cetaceos.org> secaclanzar...@gmail.com <secaclanzar...@gmail.com> * * Phone number: +34 928607101 * *Este mensaje se dirige exclusivamente a su destinatario y puede contener información privilegiada o confidencial. Si no es usted el destinatario indicado, queda notificado de que la lectura, utilización, divulgación y/o copia sin autorización está prohibida en virtud de la legislación vigente. Si ha recibido este mensaje por error, le agradecemos que nos lo comunique por esta misma vía y proceda a su destrucción. El correo electrónico vía Internet no permite asegurar la confidencialidad de los mensajes que se transmiten ni su integridad o correcta recepción, por lo que la Sociedad para el Estudio de los Cetáceos en el Archipiélago Canario no asume ninguna responsabilidad por estas circunstancias. *
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