[Coral-List] 2nd call: Course announcement: Methods in tropical reefs monitoring, Bangka (Indonesia) 3-11 October 2019

Massimo Ponti massimo.ponti at unibo.it
Sun May 12 13:36:34 UTC 2019


Dear all,
                I would like to inform you about the next course on Methods in tropical reefs monitoring that will be held in Bangka (Indonesia), 3-11 October 2019.

Grant application deadline
31st of May 2019

Reef Check Italia onlus, the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences of the Sam Ratulangi University, Manado, Indonesia and Coral Eye organise an international field course on coral reefs monitoring approaches opened to both marine biology students and diver volunteers from all around the world.

The course, taught in English, aims to:
• provide the basic knowledge for the identification of hard corals and their diseases
• present an overview on the well-established coral reefs monitoring approaches
• learn and apply different methods underwater, including Reef Check and Coral Watch protocols
• contribute to the monitoring and conservation of the coral reefs at the Bangka outpost

Registration is open!

The number of participants is limited to 15, including 5 fellowship winners.


Fellowships

Reef check Italia onlus offers 5 grants to partially cover the accommodation costs to the most deserving undergraduate students and young (<28 yrs.) graduate biologists or naturalist on the basis of their CV, including diver qualifications and previous volunteer experiences.



1st place = € 800.00 (i.e. full board accommodation and dives)

2nd place = € 700.00

3rd place = € 600.00

4th place = € 500.00
5th place = € 400.00

Grant applications must be submitted within the 31st of May 2019.
Grant selection results will be communicated by email and published on the website within the 18th of June 2019.

Call and application form are available at https://www.reefcheckmed.org/italiano/reef-check-tropical/bangka-2019-bando/

Please, circulate the announcement among students and any possible interested people.

For more information, do not hesitate to contact postmaster at reefcheckitalia.it<mailto:postmaster at reefcheckitalia.it>

Best regards
Massimo Ponti

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Massimo Ponti, PhD
Adjunct professor
President of the Italian Association of Scientific Divers
Vice-President of the Reef Check Italy association

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