The Dolphin Communication Project (DCP) is a research and education organization.  The DCP Director, Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski, is a world-renowned dolphin communication and behavior specialist.  As part of this program you will develop field research techniques including boat-based surveys, photo identification, and focal behavioral sampling.  You will also learn about ecotourism and the human impact on the environment.  The data collected in this course will become part of a longitudinal study on the wild populations of Atlantic spotted and the bottlenose dolphins.  You will have the added bonus of having a research manager from DCP with you in the field. The Bahamas is a well-developed, English-speaking Caribbean Commonwealth nation composed of hundreds of islands covering a territ