Continue your education through ongoing training lectures and classes
Exclusive invitations to attend sea turtle patient releases
Volunteer Requirements
Volunteers must be at least 18 years old
Must be a Maui resident (live on Maui for at least 200 days per year)
Live on Maui for at least one year before volunteering
Work a minimum of one three-hour (on-site) shift per week
Current Volunteer Opportunities
Sea Turtle Husbandry & Rehabilitation The volunteer provides care and cleaning to the environment the sea turtle nursery. This includes but is not limited to recording food and fecal count, water quality testing, cleaning saltwater holding tanks, food prep and assisting with sea turtle treatments as requested by MOCMI staff.
Coral Husbandry & Conservation Volunteer The volunteer provides care and cleaning to the land-based coral nursery. Husbandry includes cleaning saltwater aquaria, water quality testing, animal health assessments, feeding, and maintenance. There may also be opportunities to participate in research projects, fragging, transplanting corals to and from the ocean, and educational programs with school groups and community outreach events.
How to Become a Volunteer
Complete the online volunteer application below. Based on your availability and current volunteer needs at MOC Marine Institute, we will contact you for an interview.
Volunteer
Volunteers are the heart and soul of
MOC Marine Institute
Volunteer Benefits
Volunteer Requirements
Current Volunteer Opportunities
Sea Turtle Husbandry & Rehabilitation
The volunteer provides care and cleaning to the environment the sea turtle nursery. This includes but is not limited to recording food and fecal count, water quality testing, cleaning saltwater holding tanks, food prep and assisting with sea turtle treatments as requested by MOCMI staff.
Coral Husbandry & Conservation Volunteer
The volunteer provides care and cleaning to the land-based coral nursery. Husbandry includes cleaning saltwater aquaria, water quality testing, animal health assessments, feeding, and maintenance. There may also be opportunities to participate in research projects, fragging, transplanting corals to and from the ocean, and educational programs with school groups and community outreach events.
How to Become a Volunteer
Complete the online volunteer application below. Based on your availability and current volunteer needs at MOC Marine Institute, we will contact you for an interview.
Click here for volunteer application.