From exploring Imperia to spotting dolphins at sea, Paula tells us about her internship with Delfini del Ponente and all the amazing experiences that made her month here unforgettable.
How do you start your research carreer studying cetaceans? About halfway through her month in Imperia, Kaela, a marine science student from Oregon, tells us about her experience monitoring dolphins and other marine fauna, in the Ligurian Sea.
Hi! My name is Amy, and I am a Biological Sciences student from Queen’s University in Ireland. I have nearly completed my month-long internship with Delfini del Ponente, and it has been such an incredible experience that I wish I could stay for longer. Throughout July, on our surveys I have had the unique
Buongiorno a tutti! My name is Nina, I am an Italian Studies and Marine Science student at Smith College. I spent the past year studying abroad in Florence and decided that I wanted to stay in Italy over the summer, but I missed the sea, so you can imagine how excited I was when
Hi! I am now halfway through my second month with Delfini del Ponente, and I have really settled into the Italian lifestyle. This month we’ve started monitoring the beach at sunrise, scanning the shore for sea turtle tracks. We were recently lucky enough to see our first set of tracks and I’m hoping we’ll
Ciao! My name is Michael and I am now in my second and last month with Delfini del Ponente APS. I can honestly say that this internship has been a once in a lifetime experience. My most memorable day with Delfini del Ponente so far has been the boat survey where we spotted a
Ciao! My name is Michael, and I am a marine biology student at Queen's University Belfast, Ireland. I chose to come to Delfini del Ponente for 2 months of my placement year and wish I could stay longer. Imperia is an outstandingly beautiful city with many old traditional Italian streets, amazing Italian restaurants and
Hello, I'm Eva from Dublin, studying ecological management and conservation biology. I'm halfway through my first month as an intern at Delfini del Ponente, and I'm having the time of my life! So far, I've encountered an incredible range of wildlife, from striped and bottlenose dolphins to wreckfish and seabirds like gannets, Scopoli's shearwaters,
Hello! I’m now nearing the end of my month with Delfini del Ponente, and I feel so grateful to have had this opportunity. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen so much incredible wildlife during the boat surveys; both bottlenose and striped dolphins, jellyfish, and even a puffin. Seeing dolphins for the first time
Hello everyone, I am in Imperia to carry out an internship with Delfini del Ponente. It is not just a work experience, but a journey that is allowing me to experience the sea and this city from a completely new perspective. During these weeks, I have taken part not only in activities at sea, but
