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South Africa, Internship Opportunities, Great White Shark Research
Internship opportunities for Great White Shark research at Mossel Bay, South Africa, for year of 2008. Intern positions at the South African Marine Predator Lab (SAMPLA) will be available during the month of March and April 2008. 
Interns will actively participate in the institute’s white shark, and other marine predator research programs. Studies on the great white shark includes investigating their: population dynamics, horizontal and vertical movements through acoustic tracking, predator-prey interactions, genetic profiling, amongst others.

Interns will be hosted by scientists from SAMPLA and their collaborating partners. All conducted research is permitted by the South African governmental department, Marine and Coastal Management, and supported by local universities. 

For further information on the intern program and application forms please contact program coordinator Stephan Swanson ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ). Information on the research that SAMPLA scientists are conducting can be viewed on the SAMPLA website: www.sampla.org