Volunteer on Marine Conservation Projects
If you are interested in volunteering on marine conservation projects you can choose from volunteering with turtles, dolphins and on coral reef conservation projects. Underwater marine conservation programs are also run throughout the year with full scuba diving training included.
Opportunities exist in over 40 countries from one week to over a year. You can choose from ground breaking marine conservation projects in Africa, South America, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Search below and find a program that is right for you!
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Marine Conservation Projects
Sea Turtle Conservation Project in Costa Rica
Study and help protect endangered sea turtles in Tortuguero National Park
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Volunteer on a Dolphin Research project in Kenya
Volunteer for two weeks to assist vital conservation efforts on this long running research project in Africa
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Volunteer with Turtles in Greece
Protect and conserve an important loggerhead turtle nesting area in the Mediterranean
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Marine Conservation on Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Volunteer for two weeks on a Marine Conservation project on an Island in the Great Barrier Reef
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Ecology of Coastal Dolphins in Namibia
Volunteer on a research team and collect data on the ecology of coastal dolphins
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Great White Shark Conservation Program in South Africa
Assist a marine research team with behavioural, ecological and physiological studies on Great White Sharks in Mossel Bay, near Cape Town
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Mayan Volunteer Explorer in Mexico and Guatemala
Volunteer, Explore and experience Mayan culture in Mexico and Guatemala. Learn to dive and assist on a marine research expedition on the Yucutan Peninsula and teach indigenous children near Antigua, Guatemala.
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Volunteer with Turtles and Community Development in Vanuatu, Australasia
Help a rural community-based sea turtle nest survey and protection programme on Moso Island, Vanuatu
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Volunteer with Turtles on Zanzibar Island, Africa
Assist rescued turtles and hatchlings, supporting community-based conservation on Zanzibar's north coast
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Volunteer with Humpback Whales in Brazil
Join a research team observing whale migration and behaviour in South America
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Volunteer Work with Leatherback Turtles in Panama
Live on a remote island beach in Central America and monitor the endangered Leatherback turtle populations
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Whale & Dolphin Volunteering in the Ligurian Sea, Italy
A sailing boat-based cetacean research and conservation programme in the Cetacean Sanctuary, Western Mediterranean
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Whale and Dolphin Research in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain
Volunteer on a cetacean monitoring project, receive training and assist a marine research team in Spain
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Dolphin Conservation Volunteering in Greece
Help marine biologists to study and protect bottlenose dolphins and short-beaked common dolphins in the Mediterranean Ionian Sea, Greece.
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- 70% of money spent directly on field operations since 2007
- Unique, diverse and responsible projects operate in over 40 countries
- 150 field staff offer support and guidance worldwide
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