BWI Media Archive

World Sea Turtle Day, Open Day and 31st Dolphin Day

THREE PUBLIC EVENTS WITHIN THE “ISLANDS IN THE SEA OF KNOWLEDGE” PROJECT The beginning of summer at the Blue World Institute was marked by traditional public events organized this year under the auspices of the ‘Islands in the …

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Project HATCH: Hadriaticum Data Hub – Successfully finished

The Blue World Institute has participated as project partner in project HATCH: Hadraticum Data Hub that has successfully finished. The main goal of the HATCH project was to capitalize on the results of the previously conducted projects of the …

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Study visit to Portugal

The educational team of the Blue World Institute participated together with representatives of partner organizations in the project “Islands in the Sea of Knowledge” – Strengthening the capacity of civil society organizations to popularize STEM, on a study …

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LIFE Delfi: Workshop for fishermen on dolphin watching as a complementary activity

A workshop for fishermen was held in Mali Lošinj as part of the project LIFE Delfi – Lowering fishing interactions to promote dolphin watching as an activity that can replace or supplement the traditional activity of fishermen. The …

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International workshop on Maritime Spatial Planning in Veli Lošinj

As part of the Interreg IT-HR project HATCH (Hadriaticum Data Hub), the Blue World Institute organized last week a study visit of project partners to Veli Lošinj, Croatia, which included a workshop on Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP). Thanks …

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Career Day

Career Day was organized in cooperation with the Club of Lošinjians and students of Ambroz Haračić High School from Mali Lošinj. Career Day was held in CB Utopija in Mali Lošinj on February 17, 2023 with the aim …

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Finalisation of the project “A new view of Lošinj archipelago” – FLAG “Vela Vrata”

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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SEA TURTLE RESCUE CENTRE – Release of Veli

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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“Visitor Centre Blue Cave — Biševo” opens

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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LIFE DELFI – Goletta dei delfini

As part of the activities of the LIFE DELFI project from 14th to 16th of August, we hosted representatives of partner organizations from Italy – Legambiente Onlus and the University of Siena, who arrived in Mali Lošinj harbor …

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LIFE DELFI – Lowering Fishing Interactions

In collaboration with a local fisherman Aldo Lukšić, in the past month our team regularly took off to sea from a harbour in Sv. Martin, on the island of Lošinj, to take part in trawler fishing with the …

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We hosted the RokOtok project on Lošinj

This summer, the Blue World Institute achieved a nice collaboration with the RokOtok association and project, which was designed by Domagoj Jakopović Ribafish, prof. geography, TV host and blogger in memory of his prematurely deceased son Rok. In …

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30th Dolphin Day

The program of the jubilee 30th Dolphin Day, July 1, began in the morning with the sea turtle Saturn release into the sea. After a several-month stay in the Sea Turtle Recovery Centre run by the Blue World …

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HATCH – new project has kicked-off

Blue World Institute is a partner in a new Interreg Italy-Croatia project: Hadriaticum Data Hub (HATCH). This project is capitalizing on results of the recently finished Interreg Italy-Croatia projects with the aim to harmonize chemical, physical, biological and …

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World Sea Turtle Day 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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World Turtle Day 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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