Coral Reef Research Internship - Cayman Islands

From the Central Caribbean Marine Institute:

The Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) is currently accepting students into our summer Coral Reef Research Internship program. This is a field intensive program for students interested in Tropical Marine Conservation and Ecology. Our classroom is on one of the world's mostspectacular coral reefs surrounding Little Cayman and the Bloody Bay Marine Park. . . .

OVERVIEW
This program provides a research internship framework that involves marine ecology and conservation principles. With us, you'll explore the community organization of reef organisms and learn about ecologic successions and the major stressors on tropical marine ecosystems. Students prepare for marine conservation research by learning principles of sustainability and essential theories of marine protection and management. Students work in teams to develop an independent field research project to explore the successes and failures of marine protection. The Long-Term Assessment and Monitoring Program (LAMP) at the Little Cayman Research Centre provides a framework for many of our population and habitat field studies. Students will be required to complete a joint research poster that may be published or presented at a national or international conference. . . .

Course dates: July 12-August 03, 2008

Qualifications: Open to undergraduate and graduate students and to professionals with a strong interest in marine ecology and conservation. SCUBA divers and non-divers are accepted into the program.

Application deadline: March 1, 2008 and continues until the program is full.
Students are encouraged to apply early.

Credit: 4 Credits in Tropical Marine Conservation are provided by Rutgers University, Institute of Marine and Coastal Science.

More information at the CCMI Web site. You will find a link there to the Rutgers Study Abroad Office, where you can apply.

More information conntact: info@reefresearch.org