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Have you registered a watch for National Whale and Dolphin Watch and are you interested in becoming a Sea Watch National Whale and Dolphin watch observer?
We offer a fast, fun, and free online training that will help you get learning all you need to know about our recording forms to set up a successful land or boat watch.
The data you collect enable us at Sea Watch to increase our knowledge of cetaceans’ distribution, habitat use, anthropogenic pressures, and long-term population trends, allowing us to better conserve and protect cetacean species in our waters.
What are waiting for? Register today!
Live Online Training
| DATE | TIME | LED BY | BOOKING EMAIL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17th | 15:30-16:10 | Ben Murcott | benmurcott@hotmail.com |
| 18th | 8-8:40 | Jay Kirkham | nwdw@seawatchfoundation.org.uk |
| 18th | 18-18:40 | Jay Kirkham | nwdw@seawatchfoundation.org.uk |
| 19th | 10-10:45 | Vanessa Lloyd | mark.ward@somersetwildlife.org |
| 20th | 17-17:40 | Donna Turney | daisyturney@gmail.com |
| 21st | 17-17:40 | Dr Chiara G. Bertulli | nwdw@seawatchfoundation.org.uk |
| 21st | 18-18:40 | Donna Turney | daisyturney@gmail.com |
| 22nd | 10-10:40 | Lorna Bointon | lornaseawatch@gmail.com |
| 23rd | 17-17:40 | Dr Chiara G. Bertulli | nwdw@seawatchfoundation.org.uk |
| 24th | 10-10:40 | Lorna Bointon | lornaseawatch@gmail.com |
| 24th | 17-17:40 | Dr Chiara G. Bertulli | nwdw@seawatchfoundation.org.uk |
Pre-recorded Training
Training Objectives
- Learn how to collect records of whale, dolphin and porpoise (cetacean) species in UK waters
- Identify cetacean species in the wild
- Familiarize with environmental data e.g. sea state, wind, swell
- Recognize cetacean behaviour
- Practise with counting cetaceans in the wild
- Be able to use the Sea Watch Foundation recording forms to collect data on cetaceans and their natural environment and submit data to Sea Watch
Training Length
- Two lectures, 40 minutes in total
Additional material
- Videos to practise with counting cetaceans, identifying environmental parameters, and behaviour
- Cetacean Identification Quiz to practise with species identification
