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. …
Read moreWe 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 …
Read moreThe last autumn days before the decrease in the sea temperature were used to return Calimero, a sea turtle, to the nature. Calimero is a subadult loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) with carapace length of 52 cm, which …
Read moreAnother recovered sea turtle has left the sea turtle rescue centre in Mali Lošinj. This morning we gathered at the Veli žal beach to release Apox, a juvenile loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) found on January 12th this …
Read moreAt 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 …
Read moreAfter 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 …
Read moreKonzum 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 …
Read moreThe 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 …
Read moreWe 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 …
Read moreWe 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 …
Read moreThis year, we celebrate the World Environment Day in a very special way, holding a two-day workshop on marine waste data collection, organized by the ECOSS project in cooperation with Ocean Conservancy, which resulted in the establishment of …
Read moreIn order to inform the general public about the work of our Sea Turtle Rescue Centre, we asked its manager mr.sc. Mateja Zekan and veterinarian Tina Belaj, dr.med.vet to give us an example about procedure during the reception …
Read moreDespite 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 …
Read moreValbiska, 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 …
Read moreThe President of the Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation, Jelena Basta, becomes the Croatian ambassador of the European Atlas of the Seas, an ocean literacy tool. With our core mission dedicated to marine environment protection …
Read moreWithin the activities of the Marine Turtle Rescue Center, we collect the data on dead sea turtles as well. Each dead individual is a source of data useful in monitoring of their presence and movement in the Adriatic …
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