Manatee Research Internships

The Marine Mammal Subsection offers a variety of manatee internships including positions that work on photo identification and GIS projects in St. Petersburg, as well as positions that assist field stations with manatee rescue, carcass salvage, and research in other areas around the state.

Field Station Internships

Interns will assist with manatee rescue, carcass salvage, and research in specific areas of the state.

Melbourne Beach
Northeast Florida
Southeast Florida
Southwest Florida

St. Petersburg Internships

Manatee Photo-identification Internships
FWRI's manatee photo-identification research focuses on the long-term monitoring of Florida manatees in southwest Florida. The primary goal of our program is to document individual manatees.