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The Aegean Marine Life Sanctuary

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The Aegean Marine Life Sanctuary

Background

The Aegean Marine Life Sanctuary (AMLS) aims to provide expert care and rehabilitation to sick and injured marine animals in and around the Greek islands and a place where formerly captive dolphins can thrive in a natural environment. The AMLS aims to be the first-of-its-kind veterinary clinic and rehabilitation centre for sick/injured marine animals (dolphins, sea turtles, monk seals). Providing critical clinical care and rehabilitative treatment in a “teaching marine mammal hospital” far from human impacts. The sanctuary will offer long-term care and refuge for dolphins displaced due to closure of marine parks providing expert care, comfort and compassion for animals physical and mental needs and setting future standards in animal welfare at marine sanctuaries. Currently the building and the bay pomote applied biodiversity conservation research through innovative habitat enhancement techniques such as artificial reefs and replantation of seagrass meadows.

The AMLS team

The Aegean Marine Life Sanctuary (AMLS), currently under development, will soon be the first of its kind veterinary clinic and rehabilitation center for sick/ injured marine animals, such as dolphins, seals and turtles. Most importantly, it will be able to host formerly captive dolphins, contributing to give an end to the critical problem of dolphin abuse in captivity for purposes of forced performances. The AMLS combines innovation with high standards of animal welfare, carried out in a pristine natural location, aiming to be a cost-effective, sustainable and innovative solution to a global problem. Interns joining this project will take part in numerous research and communication projects related to development.

Examples of recent internship projects

  • Marine mammal veterinary research, including assisting the preparation of the operation protocols and related installations.
  • PR and Communications including the creation of social media content and public awareness campaigns, assisting with fundraising efforts, applying for grants and creating educational material for the facility.
  • Innovative coastal habitat research in the AMLS bay, in preparation of the operation. This includes underwater replanting of seagrass meadows, camera-based monitoring of coastal ecosystems, design and installation of artificial reefs, monitoring blue carbon of Posidonia seagrass and much more.

Your role

The internship will consist of both fieldwork and office work. Applicants will ideally come from a background in marine science, project management, education, social sciences, art, media and communications, and/or related fields. You will be providing support to different aspects of the AMLS which may include protocol development, working with the project manager on the environmental impact assessment. This also includes some work in the sanctuary bay with the implementation of artificial reefs and fish biodiversity assessments.

Technical skills

At least one of the following requirements is needed:
• Working towards or completion of a scientific degree
• Experience with scientific surveying
• Expertise or desire to work in marine consultancy

Other skills

• Fluency in English
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment
• Motivation to live in remote places with simple facilities
• Sincere desire to work towards Archipelagos’ conservation efforts

What we offer

We offer an internship at an inspiring institute with experts on coastal conservation. You have the opportunity to collect data for writing a thesis, scientific publications or increasing your skillset within the marine conservation sector. Internships range from 3 - 12 months, although shorter or longer internship periods may be arranged to cover the needs of groups or individuals. As Archipelagos is a non-profit research institute, the internships we offer are unpaid. The experience requires an internship weekly fee of 200 - 245 euros to cover living and research expenses (e.g. housing, 3 meals a day, public liability insurance and other research facilities). Students and recent graduates and researchers are advised to search for possible funding through their universities, by getting in touch with the International Office/ Placement/ Erasmus+ Offices at their Universities or other relevant grant providing organizations in their region.

Procedure

To apply for this internship, please send an email to our admissions team outlining your program of interest and requesting an application form - admissions@archipelago.gr. We will get back to you within 2 working days.

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