Get Involved

Become an ORCA volunteer surveyor

Train to be a Marine Mammal Surveyor

All you need is a passion for whales and dolphins and to take an ORCA Marine Mammal Surveyor course, which will teach you everything you need to know to become a citizen scientist.

Discover our Mammal Surveyor course

Book a Whale & Dolphin Sea Safari

ORCA partner with Brittany Ferries to offer our unforgettable Sea Safari trips each summer, taking lucky groups of passengers across to Santander to showcase some of the wonders of the ocean.

Book a Sea Safari adventure!

Become an ORCA Wildlife Officer

The heart of ORCA’s work

Working in close partnership with our friends at Brittany Ferries, DFDS, Caledonian MacBrayne and Isles of Scilly Travel, ORCA Wildlife Officers spend a couple of weeks up to six months working at sea, meeting tens of thousands of passengers.

Become an ORCA Wildlife Officer

ORCA in Schools

Whale Education Month

Every October, schools across the country celebrate our wonderful whales, dolphins and porpoises by taking part in Whale Education Month.

Whale Education Month

Take your class to sea

ORCA offers schools, colleges and universities the chance to give students of all ages an unforgettable experience that will enrich their learning immeasurably.

Operating on ferries out of both Newcastle and Portsmouth, these trips combine ORCA’s background in citizen science with their experience of inspiring young people, showing them first hand conservation projects.

Take your class to sea

Make a Small Change

ORCA's Make a Small Change campaign is your chance to make a difference. See how making just small changes to your behaviour can have a wider impact on the marine environment.

Make a Small Change

Photography Competition

Returning for its fifth year the ORCA team are looking forward to seeng your photographs of whales, dolphins and porpoises in the wild. This year the competition will be better than ever before!

Photography Competition