{"id":1785,"date":"2020-08-14T15:08:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T09:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/?p=1785"},"modified":"2020-09-21T11:58:48","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T06:28:48","slug":"marine-conservation-field-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/education-outreach\/marine-conservation-field-course","title":{"rendered":"Marine Conservation Field Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_384440537\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse-header-1-1024x768.webp 1024w,https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse-header-1-300x225.webp 300w,https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse-header-1-768x576.webp 768w,https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse-header-1-1536x1152.webp 1536w,https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse-header-1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse-header-1-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"765\" width=\"1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse-header-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse-header-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse-header-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse-header-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse-header-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" class=\"attachment-large size-large sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_384440537 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1614765382\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1614765382 {\n  padding-top: 45px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_375127636\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1684338151\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1746430663\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oceanswell offers immersive introductory marine conservation field courses once a year to inspire and educate the next generation of local ocean heroes. The structured trip provides students with an opportunity to learn more about marine conservation through classes and hands-on experiences. This immersive experience is led by our founder, executive director, National Geographic Explorer and Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia, Dr. Asha de Vos, who brings her experience in marine conservation to guide and inspire you.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1390014535\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-7584219\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The inaugural marine conservation field course made possible by the Students Rebuild project of the Bezos Family Foundation, and Ocean Collectiv took place over three days in June 2019 in Nilaveli, off the north-east coast of Sri Lanka. The excursion brought together a diverse group of 11 Sri Lankan students from both local and international universities, who share a common love for the ocean. The students went dolphin-watching, learnt how to estimate population sizes, and how to spot species at sea. They experienced close encounters with a range of species in coral reefs including colourful parrotfish, reef sharks, turtles and crown-of-thorns starfish, while snorkeling off Pigeon Island. They also experienced, first hand some of the threats faced by these reefs &#8211; bleaching and by species at sea &#8211; unregulated tourism. These observations were later unpacked in beachy classrooms along with a range of activities that taught students research techniques and skills such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/get-involved\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">photo identification<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1699674885\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_722781641\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse_3-769x1024.webp 769w,https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse_3-225x300.webp 225w,https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse_3-768x1022.webp 768w,https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse_3-1154x1536.webp 1154w,https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse_3-1539x2048.webp 1539w,https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse_3-scaled.webp 1923w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse_3-769x1024.jpg\" height=\"1024\" width=\"769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse_3-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse_3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse_3-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse_3-1154x1536.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse_3-1539x2048.jpg 1539w, https:\/\/oceanswell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FieldCourse_3-scaled.jpg 1923w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" class=\"attachment-large size-large sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_722781641 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The course is aimed at Sri Lankan university students who are passionate about marine conservation. 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&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I enjoyed the lectures, Asha&#8217;s passion in delivering them and the discussions that followed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEnjoyed every bit of a second. But the most is snorkeling and whale watching. Incredible experiences and knowledge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe best field course to attend.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_375127636 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oceanswell offers immersive introductory marine conservation field courses once a year to inspire and educate the next generation of local ocean heroes.  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