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Ticao Manta Bowl Research and Conservation Project
Season: All year
Requirements: Minimum Advanced Diver
Minimum Commitment: 1 month
Project Goal: Conserve and restore manta and devil ray populations in the Philippines. The project uses Remote Underwater Video Systems.
Panglao Turtle Research and Conservation Project
Season: Year round
Requirements: Free-dive to 7 meters
Minimum commitment: 3 months
Project Goal: Monitoring the presence of turtles, as well as conducting in-water behavioural surveys.
Southern Leyte Whale Shark Project
Season: November - March
Requirements: Freedive up to 10 meters
Minimum commitment: 3 months
Project Goals: Monitoring the presence of whale sharks as well as conducting in-water behavioural surveys and tourist compliance surveys in the area
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Palawan Whale Shark Research and Conservation Project
Season: April -October
Requirements: Free-dive to 10 meters
Minimum commitment: 3.5 months
Project Goal: Identify individual whale sharks and their movement in the area using non-invasive methods such as photo identification and GPS tracking.
North Palawan Manta Ray Research and Conservation Project
Season: All year
Requirements: Minimum Advanced Diver
Minimum Commitment: 1 month
Project Goal: Conserve and restore manta and devil ray populations in the Philippines. The project uses Remote Underwater Video Systems.
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Donsol Whale Shark Research and Conservation Project
Season: January - June
Requirements: Freedive to 10 meters
Minimum commitment: 3 months
Project Goals: Study the aggregation of whale sharks in Donsol Bay using in-water surveys and drone surveys