be a volunteer

These are paying volunteer positions wherein your contributions go directly to fund the research which you will take part in. Every summer from February until May we invite people to volunteer to take part in our surveys. If you are interested in experiencing being part of a cetacean research team and see whales and dolphins in the wild while helping in the efforts to understand, protect and conserve them and their habitats, watch out for our Call for Volunteers in December of each year.

Humpback whale survey in the Babuyan Islands

This is a good opportunity to help in the research and conservation of humpback whales and other cetaceans in the Philippines while learning about them. This annual monitoring of the whales is very important in understanding the status of the species and the marine ecosystem of the Babuyan Islands. The data collected each season is crucial in completing a long term study of the humpback whales breeding and calving in the Philippines. You will learn and apply new skills and get a chance to meet new friends from different backgrounds and cultures. You will also get the chance to visit a gorgeous island in the northern Philippines and experience all its biodiversity!

There are 18 species of cetaceans known to occur in the Bohol Sea, including the blue whale. In 2015, we launched the project “In Search of the Big Blue”, which aims to monitor the occurrence of whales and dolphins in the northern Bohol Sea. Surveys are run from May to June along the southern coast of Bohol Island in the Central Visayas region.