Supporting the management and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in Honduras    
 
   
Volunteering with UCME

Dive spectacular coral reefs, encounter whale sharks and dolphins, kayak through mangrove lagoons and trek remote beaches, all whilst working side by side with marine biologists and conservation specialists conducting research to better understand and conserve threatened marine systems and the amazing biodiversity they support.

As a volunteer at UCME you will participate in a variety of diving, boat based, and terrestrial research activities currently being conducted at the centre. If not able to dive already you will be trained how to dive to internationally recognised standards and then given science training especially designed to teach you the skills you’ll require to collect important data sets. You’ll complete surveys on whale sharks and dolphin populations, take part in coral reef health appraisals, fisheries assessments, and mangrove studies, assisting biologists above and below the waves.
UCME Experience

The UCME volunteer programme enables participants to learn more about the marine environment, assist researchers as they study the island’s biodiversity and by so doing directly contribute to UCME’s ongoing research and conservation aims.

At UCME we have 4 main research areas; Megafauna; Reef Fisheries; Coral Reef Ecology; and Island Ecology. Each is headed up by a programme leader, a biologist who oversees all aspects of the research programme. Within each research area there are sub programmes that vary depending on season (e.g. spawning aggregations of grouper) or other factors such as weather (e.g. finding whale sharks in heavy rain) so the work is often varied but always stimulating.

Download the volunteer programme information pack for further information.
 
 
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