The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is a cosmopolitan species inhabiting the entire Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic. In the Mediterranean, loggerhead turtles mainly nest in the eastern basin, with the main nesting areas in Greece, Turkey, and …
Read moreIn recent days, the public has been reacting to the news of a young Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) that appeared in Ubli Bay on the island of Lastovo on 3 September. Alongside the sighting itself, numerous unverified reports …
Read moreAt the initiative of the Blue World Institute, a meeting was held with local stakeholders in the premises of the City of Mali Lošinj on the topic of challenges and good practices in dealing with injured and dead …
Read moreDolphin Day 2025 Celebrated on Lošinj with Community, Science, and the Sea On 1.7.2025 the Blue World Institute hosted the 33rd Dolphin Day on the island of Lošinj, bringing together visitors, locals, scientists, and sea lovers to celebrate and …
Read moreFor several weeks now, we have been encountering large flocks of Yelkouan shearwaters (Puffinus yelkouan) daily in the Kvarnerić area. These small seabirds belong to the order Procellariiformes, also known as tubenoses. The size of the flocks we’ve …
Read moreOn 15 June 2025, for the first time in the Adriatic Sea, researchers from the Blue World Institute and the Croatian Natural History Museum tagged a bottlenose dolphin with a satellite transmitter. A well-known individual from the Lošinj …
Read moreThis year’s World Sea Turtle Day was marked by the successful return of a rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) named Višnja to her natural habitat. Višnja was admitted to the Sea Turtle Rescue Centre on April 1, …
Read moreDuring the first weekend of April, in our traditional good collaboration with the diving center SUBSEASON, we organized this year’s edition of the underwater eco-cleanup action in the Lošinj waters, ‘The Sea Knows, the Island never forgets.’ A …
Read moreThe Blue World Institute was founded exactly 25 years ago! We celebrated this important anniversary by organizing a ceremony at the Apoxyomenos Museum in Mali Lošinj. During this special event, we presented many years of our work and …
Read moreOn Saturday, November 16, 2024, the Blue World Institute, in cooperation with the diving center Subseason, the City of Mali Lošinj, LAGUR Vela vrata and the association of professional fishermen ‘Ježinac’, organized an action to clean up the …
Read moreAs part of the ‘Možemo i bez plastike’ project, some of our team members went on a study trip to the island of Zlarin accompanied by several children from the group Little Blue World. On Zlarin, they participated …
Read moreThe previous week for students of the School for Field Studies program was dedicated to veterinary sciences. Lectures and exercises covered topics such as manipulation and clinical examination of sea turtles, sea turtle care and therapy administration, the …
Read moreThe Blue World Institute is extremly proud to announce the partnership with the School for Field Studies (SFS), based in Massachusetts (USA), and the joint development of the study abroad program for undergraduates entitled „The Center for the …
Read moreOn Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at the Blue World Institute, we organized the Open Door Day, an event where we want to acquaint the general public with our activities. On this occasion, we presented our ongoing projects to …
Read moreThis year we celebrated Dolphin Day for the 32nd time! For all of us at the Blue World Institute, July 1st is always a very dynamic day when we celebrate Dolphin Day in the cheerful company of participants, …
Read moreCELEBRATION 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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