Being awarded a MOTE Manatee Research Program internship would be an accomplishment that has the potential to endow skills beneficial to my career and educational goals. With this internship I will learn the techniques required to successfully photo-ID manatees, which involves both fieldwork and office proficiencies. Although I look forward to gaining marine mammal fieldwork skills, entering the data into various databases will contribute to the conservation and management of the Florida manatee. Learning skills that will ultimately contribute to conservation is of high importance to me. Acquiring photo-ID skills in the office will be an asset to my graduate research, as I will need to be able to identify my study individuals. Being apart of
