23.Aug.2023
Today during the morning, we received several reports about the observation of a group of large whales in the Adriatic Sea. Through the analysis of observation footage near Korčula sent to us by citizens, we have determined that …
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06.Aug.2023
With the aim of raising public awareness and clarifying possible causes of these unpleasant experiences, especially for individuals who have been bitten, in the following text, we will attempt to briefly explain the possible reasons for the bites …
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03.Aug.2023
We assume you have heard (and if you haven’t, you have now!) that during our appearance on RTL Direkt, we “gifted” the host, Mojmir Pastorčić, a dolphin we named Mojmira after her. Of course, we cannot actually gift …
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05.Jul.2023
In the past few weeks, we have received reports from citizens about sightings of dolphins in the Rijeka Bay and near Rab, which are displaying unusual behaviour, staying in ports and allowing people to approach them. Since the …
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17.Aug.2022
Infrastructural works of the Blue Cave Visitor Centre project – Biševo are completed. The City of Komiža together with its project partners Public Institution More and Karst, the Blue World Institute and the Tourist Board of the City …
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08.Apr.2022
We are pleased to announce that the BWI is now an accredited partner of the United Nations Environment Programme – Mediterranean Action Plan, following the endorsement of our application at the 22nd Meeting of the Contracting Parties to …
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22.Jul.2020
The center of public interest in the Mediterranean and beyond is the currently unsuccessful attempt to rescue second sperm whale that has become entangled in a drift net near the island of Salina in the archipelago of the …
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23.Jun.2019
Thanks to the video of Mr. Andrej Simčić from few days ago we confirmed that our old buddy – bottlenose dolphin Košara, is still alive and is recovering. On his recording made on 21.6.2019. in the channel …
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05.Jun.2019
A summer campaign of the Zagreb Brewery entitled “Protected by Law“, which aims to raise awareness of the endangerment of some strictly protected species in Croatia – bottlenose dolphins, lynxes, wolves and griffon vultures, was launched in Zagreb …
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04.Jun.2019
After more than six months of sound recording in the South Adriatic Sea, we have successfully returned our High-Frequency Acoustic Recording Package (HARP) from 1000m depth to the surface! The device brought us recordings of underwater noise and …
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28.May.2019
Part of the activities of the LIFE Euroturtles project is aimed at identifying areas important for the protection of the loggerhead sea turtles and the establishment of the Natura 2000 areas. In order to identify such areas in …
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27.Feb.2019
The partners of the project “SOUNDSCAPE: Soundscapes in the North Adriatic Sea and their impact on marine biological resources” funded by EU CBC Programme Interreg Italy-Croatia programme are currently meeting in Split. The first (or kick-off) meeting is …
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24.Feb.2019
Seismic survey for Energean oil company in Montenegrin territorial waters, carried out by seismic ship Ramform Titan and support ships Thor Freyja and Sanco Sea, has finished on 20. February 2019. Ramform Titan started with preparation of streamers …
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14.Feb.2019
After large 3D seismic survey carried out for the ENI-Novatek consortium for exploration of blocks 4, 5, 9 and 10 ended in December 2018, seismic surveying activity continues in Montenegrin water. This time 3D seismic surveying is focused …
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04.Feb.2019
The “SOUNDSCAPE: Soundscapes in the North Adriatic Sea and their impact on marine biological resources” project includes creation of a cross-border scientific and institutional cooperation which will increase the current knowledge on the underwater noise and the human …
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04.Feb.2019
Blue World Institute is participating in a new project: “ECOSS – Ecological Observing System in the Adriatic Sea: oceanographic observations for biodiversity“. There are 10 partner institutions from Croatia and Italy, collaborating under the leadership of the Italian …
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