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The volunteers will help ongoing
research and conservation activities on a Marine Protected Area. Type of
activities are:
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Taking part in land and boat based seal-watch operations
and record data on the observed seals, as well as other observed species
such as dolphins, sea turtles, sea birds.
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Archiving and the organisation of previously collected
data on monk seal in-cave behaviour and activities.
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Patrolling in the Marine Protected Area
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Informing the visitors in the project area about the
marine protected area, its benefits, goals and provide brochures when
applicable.
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Checking the breeding caves during the whelping season
of the Cilician seal colony (August December) and counting and
identifying the number of new born pups.
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Practicing visual fish census in the protected zone and
the neighboring fished areas
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Transplanting and monitoring endemic sea grass
(Posidonia oceanica)
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Joining regular experimental fishing operations in the
selected stations within the protected area
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Giving talks at secondary schools on the ecological and
economical importance of the Mediterranean monk seal and its pristine
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