BMMRO's personnel have over 50 years of field experience studying marine mammals in The Bahamas which, in combination with our resources available, allow us to provide a broad range of services. These include contracted field work for universities and research organisations, field expeditions for students, analysis and reporting for environmental agencies, and logistical support for professional cameramen and film crews. Please contact us if you are interested: info@bahamaswhales.org.
Personnel Skills: | |
Passive Acoustic Monitoring Environmental Impact
Assessments Analysis (statistical,
acoustical, mark-recapture) Field skills (Licensed
captains, photo-identification, biopsy sampling, tagging, acoustics, line transect survey methods) Available to provide educational talks and presentations about marine mammals | |
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| Resources Available: | |
Research centre (accommodations
for 9) with close proximity to study animals (bottlenose dolphins, Blainville’s
beaked whales and sperm whales) Longitudinal dataset for
marine mammals in the Bahamas (25 years) Two 6.5 m rigid-hulled
inflatable boats with safety equipment Two Fujinon 15 X 80 “big-eye”
binoculars 200 m towed hydrophone array Tascam DR680 multitrack
recorder Two Loggerhead stationary
acoustic recorders Manatee tagging and tracking
equipment Remote biopsy sampling
equipment | |