As part of the “Green Weekend” event on the island of Lošinj, held from April 10 to 12, 2026, the traditional seabed clean-up action titled “The sea knows, the island never forgets” took place. This year’s three-day initiative …
Read moreOver the past three days, our Sea Turtle Rescue Centre has received four new patients suffering from cold-stunning syndrome, a condition caused by a rapid drop in temperature, due to the sudden change in weather and stormy notherly …
Read moreLast week in February, the Blue World Institute team members participated at the IPA Adrion SAMESEA Transnational Project Meeting in Podgorica presenting, disscussing and planning project activities. Day after the meeting, we led the capacity building course on …
Read moreWe are delighted to welcome the new cohort of students from The School for Field Studies to the island of Lošinj! In collaboration with the School for Field Studies (SFS), a Massachusetts-based American organisation, the Blue World Institute …
Read moreOur paper on dual-laser therapy in sea turtle rehabilitation has been accepted for presentation at the Zoo and Wildlife Health Conference in Dublin this year. We’ll present Knuckles’ case, a sea turtle with a severe shell fracture likely …
Read moreIn the Jadro River near Split, on 18 February 2026, a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) was sighted. The dolphin’s appearance in the river has attracted considerable interest and raised questions as to why it entered the river. Bottlenose …
Read moreAt the Croatian island of Lošinj, at the beginning of February, within the implementation of the Interreg IPA Adrion SAMESEA project, as part of the Activity of the WP2 Organization of a mutual Learning Transnational event on Maritime …
Read moreThis year, with the support of the Ocean Conservancy, the Blue World Institute, in collaboration with the Subseason diving center, joined the global campaign International Coastal Cleanup. With the combined efforts of 44 volunteers, they cleaned the seabed …
Read moreWithin the activities of the Interreg IPA Adrion SAMESEA project, the Blue World Institute has organized and hosted the pilot action for the implementation of the widespread transnational monitoring of the sentinel species in the Adriatic-Ionian Region. The …
Read moreDuring the 2024/2025 school year, in partnership with the Mario Martinolić Elementary School and the ‘Cvrčak’ kindergarten from Mali Lošinj, we are implementing the project ‘About the sea, by the sea’ funded by the Ministry of Regional Development …
Read moreThe 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 …
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