23/09/2026
Since 2018, we’ve had the pleasure of welcoming students and teachers from the University of Exeter’s marine-focused programs to Faial for a summer course.
Among the many different activities they do on the island, two are with ENDEMIC! We help training students in different data collection methods, including transects, BRUVing, and roving surveys. Using these three techniques, students map the seafloor and record the abundance and diversity of marine species while snorkelling with us along the coast. We also do a nighttime visit to a shearwater colony, where they learn about the ecology and biology of these fascinating migratory seabirds and see a very different side of island wildlife.
It's a always pleasure to get out of the daily routine and be part of this amazing project. Help them with their curiosities about the Azores and feel their excitement during the most wanted moment of their life as University students (well... at least it was for me at the time!! 😁), the Field Trip!!!
