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5 STEPS to wisely choose a Marine Research Internship Program

Written by Enrico Gennari on November 29, 2019

How work-ready are you? Potential employers look at, besides your degree, your job-specific skills. The marine employment market is very competitive. To gain an advantage in this field, you will need to have clear employability traits, to show off to perspective employers, which can set you ahead of your peers...

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It's time for our intern post series. This ...

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It's time for our intern post series. This week's It's time for our intern post series. This week's photo was captured by Raegan Hetrick, an intern in June 2019, during one of our white shark population studies. "This is my favourite photo, because I have such great memories on this shift. It was one of my last ones and we saw several seals near our boat, a pod of dolphins, and about 10 white sharks that day." #oceansresearch #whitesharks

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An update from the Shark Free Chips campaign... ...

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An update from the Shark Free Chips campaign... Fo An update from the Shark Free Chips campaign... Following the announcement by DEFF that a panel has been appointed to review the NPOA for sharks, the public group, ‘Save Our Sharks’, has written an open letter to the panel members. In the letter is a comprehensive list of concerns and suggestions, with scientific references, from a wide range of stakeholders, pertaining to "the sustainable and long-term rational economic use of shark resources, whilst establishing protocols for shark species to recover." Read the full letter: https://sharkfreechips.com/progress/an-open-letter-to-the-panel/ Don't forget to take action: https://sharkfreechips.com/take-action/ #sharkfreechips

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This week's intern photo, was captured by John Sim This week's intern photo, was captured by John Simcox, who completed our field research program in 2015. "This was my favourite photo, because at the time, it was the first white shark I’d ever seen in person. We spent the majority of the month scouring the bay looking for the sharks, but for that month of December, they weren’t there. I didn’t think I was going to get to see one. In the last week of the program, when I was scheduled to leave in 4 days, this beauty shows up. It was the biggest white shark in the world to me, and this animal added fuel to my fire. It’s something I’ll never forget." #oceansresearch #whiteshark

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We've seen plenty of activity from Mossel Bay's wh We've seen plenty of activity from Mossel Bay's white sharks this last couple of weeks. With up to 19 sharks around the boat in one trip, these locals are definitely not social distancing. #oceansresearch #whitesharks

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"Shark researcher Dr Enrico Gennari says the ...

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"Shark researcher Dr Enrico Gennari says the key t "Shark researcher Dr Enrico Gennari says the key to protecting the great white shark is to protect its prey." Read the article on @capetalkza... https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/386615/understanding-the-diet-of-sa-s-great-white-sharks-is-key-to-their-conservation

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