17.Jun.2024
CELEBRATION OF WORLD SEA TURTLE DAY 2024 WITHIN THE “ISLANDS IN THE SEA OF KNOWLEDGE” PROJECT This year’s World Sea Turtle Day was celebrated by releasing the recovered loggerhead turtle Tamara into the sea. After successful recovery from …
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30.Dec.2022
We are ending the year 2022 with the finalisation of the project “A new view of the Lošinj archipelago” and we want to use this opportunity to inform you about the new contents of the Lošinj Marine Education …
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14.Oct.2022
Veli, the last of three sea turtles that were admitted to the Sea Turtle Rescue Centre on Lošinj due to a strong storm earlier this year, was released into the sea today. We organized the return of this …
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16.Jun.2022
We celebrated the World Sea Turtle Day by releasing recovered loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) Bura back in the nature. Bura is one of three sea turtles that were admitted to the Sea Turtle Rescue Centre on Lošinj …
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23.May.2022
As part of the Adriatic Biodiversity Conservation Week of the Blue World Institute, we celebrated World Turtle Day, 23rd of May. On the beach Veli Žal in Mali Lošinj, a public release of the recovered sea turtle Malin …
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11.Apr.2022
During the weekend of 9th and 10th of April 2022 the Blue World Institute and the Subseason Diving Center in collaboration with the Mali Lošinj Tourist Board, the City of Mali Lošinj and the Jadranka turizam company organized …
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02.Mar.2022
As a result of a strong NE wind that blew with a strength of over 30 knots in the previous days, three loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) were admitted to the Sea Turtle Rescue Centre on Lošinj yesterday. …
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17.Dec.2021
We are proud and happy that we were awarded the prestigious YELLOW FRAME award for sustainable development, science, and education in the Underwater Life category! In 2021, the YELLOW FRAME is awarded for the third time in 17 …
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13.Oct.2021
At the end of September, the tourism and environmental protection experts tested a new ecotourism experience in the Cres-Lošinj area, an area important for the conservation of bottlenose dolphins and which is part of the ecological network Natura …
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24.Aug.2021
After two months of recovery, a sea turtle named Bova was released into the sea from Borik beach in Mali Lošinj. At the beginning of June, our researchers found this loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) floating near the island …
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28.Jul.2021
Konzum became a proud partner of the Blue World Institute, which supports the protection of marine mammals by promoting the Marine Ranger app to reach as many citizens as possible. Konzum will support the application through its media …
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27.Jul.2021
The Blue World Institute, within the LIFE Delfi project, which is co-financed by the European Union through the LIFE program and the Office for Non-Governmental Organizations of the Government of the Republic of Croatia, has developed the Marine …
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02.Jul.2021
We were happy to celebrate the 29th Dolphin Day! This is the 10th year since the celebration of this traditional event was moved to July 1st. In the park behind the church of St. Antun Opat in Veli …
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16.Jun.2021
We celebrated this year’s World Sea Turtle Day in the most beautiful way, by returning the recovered sea turtle Zlata in nature. Zlata is a juvenile loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) that was found stranded on the rocks …
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23.May.2021
Despite unfavorable weather conditions, on May 22nd, 2021., on the island of Lošinj, a coastal cleanup action was held in the bay of Artatore, while due to the strong wind, the seabed was cleaned a little further, on …
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21.May.2021
Valbiska, a juvenile loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), has successfully completed its recovery at our Sea Turtle Rescue Centre. After seven months of recovery from a deep wound on the neck, today it returned to the sea. Such …
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