Internships & Work Placements
We host undergraduate and graduate interns and are an accredited work placement company.
Current Vacancies
Work Placements 2026-2027
All vacancies filled.
Summer Internships 2026
Applications for our Summer Internships (2 months – 29th June to 30th August 2026) are NOW OPEN!
See what our previous interns have gotten up to in the video below! Check out our TikTok for more.
Video filmed and edited by Rebecca Herbert – Summer Intern (2024)
“Interning at Sea Trust has been such a valuable and dynamic experience – everyday is something different & you’re always learning new skills.”
“This has been the most incredible experience already; from meeting amazing people, to looking after wonderful animals. No day has been the same!”
“Interning with Sea Trust Wales has been an incredible experience, offering so many chances to get involved, take on new challenges, and continue developing professionally.”
Who we are
Sea Trust is a marine conservation charity based in the Ocean Lab, Fishguard Harbour, Pembrokeshire. We conduct daily land-based cetacean surveys and occasional ferry based cetacean surveys. We also run a small marine aquarium open to visitors and local school groups. The Sea Trust’s Sea Môr Aquarium is a catch and release aquarium with conservation education at its core. All funds raised from the running of this aquarium are used either to run or develop the aquarium or for our marine wildlife conservation work (cetacean surveys, photo-ID etc.)
What we offer
We host undergraduate and graduate interns from the UK and abroad and we are an accredited work placement company. Vacancies are advertised above.
Our internships last from 2 – 12 months.
Interns will be involved in a number of tasks including:
- Porpoise Photo ID Project: Conduct land-based Photo ID surveys of harbour porpoise (training provided including camera use); Update porpoise ID catalogue; Assist with data entry, analysis and write-up.
- Aquarium – We have a small catch and release aquarium. This is open to the public and we provide guided tours. The intern will assist with the aquarium maintenance (feeding, tank maintenance, releasing species and collecting new species and general cleaning). The intern will also assist with the guided tours which would be a great way of improving communication skills.
- Help with educational outreach activities – Sea Trust provides marine based educational activities for school groups. The intern will assist with these activities.
- Conduct cetacean surveys – Sea Trust perform regular surveys for Harbour porpoise, dolphins and whales. We conduct regular land-based cetacean surveys from Strumble Head and the outer breakwater. We also perform occasional surveys from the Stena Line Ferry from Fishguard to Rosslare (Ireland). There is a possibility that we will conduct small boat surveys during the summer.
- Recycle Mor Project – Assist with this project to collect and recycle end of life fishing gear.
- Data entry & analysis – Sea Trust have survey data that requires entering into Excel and analysing.
- General – Assist with front desk duties i.e. answer queries from public and take aquarium bookings. Keep work area tidy, clean & hoover upstairs area and yellow submarine. The aquarium floor needs sweeping and mopping on a regular basis.
We also take final year students who need to collect data for their final year dissertation. In 2017 we hosted Sophia Ellis from Swansea University. We’re happy to say she received a 1st for her project “Spatial and temporal variations in the distribution and abundance of harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, along a fixed transect between Fishguard and Rosslare Harbour“.
Interested in our internships?
Please get in touch to find out more!