Are you passionate about marine conservation and protecting the majestic manta rays of the Maldives? Join our team at the Maldives Manta Conservation Programme and make a difference in the preservation of these gentle giants. Explore career opportunities with us today and be a part of a meaningful conservation effort that benefits both the environment and local communities. Please read the testimonials below from previous interns:
DHUAA ABDULLA
Research Intern
‘Back in September 2023, I spent a month in Four Season Landaa Giraavaru working with Maldives Manta Conservation Programme as a Research Assistant Intern. I was assisting a Manta Trust Researcher with her PhD research on manta ray feeding ecology by collecting oceanographic data and zooplankton samples in Hanifaru Bay, Baa atoll, which is the largest known reef manta ray aggregation site in the world.
I had very little knowledge about manta rays when I first joined, but during the time I spent with the team, I learned a lot about manta ray behavior, and had the most amazing opportunity to see it all for myself. The experience I got was extraordinary working with the sweetest researchers, learning about oceanography research equipment and spending hours in a lab processing samples after being in the ocean all day, collecting zooplankton samples.’
‘Getting to work with Maldives Manta Conservation Programme in collaboration with Six Senses Laamu has been such a rewarding learning experience. It feels like a once in a lifetime opportunity to be able to be working with such passionate marine biologists from different parts of the world as well as members of different sectors of island communities from my own country. It has been an opportunity to make small differences in these communities which hopefully contributes to lasting change.’
AISHATH REESHA AHMED
Community Outreach and Research Intern
JOB and INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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