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AFSC Internships: 2008

Project Title:	Digitizing historical humpback whale photos for the FlukeFinder database
Program:	Cetacean Assessment & Ecology - NMML
Specific Time Frame:	Any 10 weeks that the intern is free
Location:	Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, Washington

Project Description:	The National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML) has recently created a new humpback whale photo-ID matching database called FlukeFinder. This is a project that is transitioning away from traditional analog photo methods to state-of-the-art digital photography. The intern project will assist with this transition to digital by using a new, fast digitizing method to integrate our extensive, historical photo collection into our new digital database. The intern will help digitize historical humpback whale photo-ID photos and integrate the digitized photos into our new digital FlukeFinder database. In addition, the intern will provide a progress report on the digitization process and help the mentor develop a web-based document explaining the new digitization methods that have been developed for this project. If there is a workshop for interns to share information about their projects, the intern will develop a PowerPoint presentation explaining the digital techniques.
Field Work Description:	None planned
Qualifications Required:	Willingness to learn advanced digital photo techniques. Willingness to learn database techniques.
Benefits to Student:	Database skills, digital photo manipulation skills, some organizational and writing skills.

For more information about this position, contact:

Sally Mizroch
NOAA/NMFS/Alaska Fisheries Science Center
National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML)
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 4
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 526-4030
Sally.Mizroch@noaa.gov

To apply for this internship, send complete application to:

Rebecca Reuter, Outreach Coordinator
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115-6349
(206) 526-4249
rebecca.reuter@noaa,gov

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