After more than six months of sound recording in the South Adriatic Sea, we have successfully returned our High-Frequency Acoustic Recording Package (HARP) from 1000m depth to the surface! The device brought us recordings of underwater noise and …
Read morePart of the activities of the LIFE Euroturtles project is aimed at identifying areas important for the protection of the loggerhead sea turtles and the establishment of the Natura 2000 areas. In order to identify such areas in …
Read moreOn Saturday, 18th of May 2019 the Blue World Institute has organized clean up of the sea-floor and the coast at three bays at the island of Lošinj. This local event was organized as a part of the …
Read moreIn the period 2-10 May 2019 Blue World Institute has organized a Marine Bioacoustic workshop within SCOR (Scientific Committee for Oceanographic Research) Visiting Scholars Program in collaboration with dr.sc. Ana Širović and the Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M …
Read moreThe kick-off meeting of the ECOSS project was held in Venice from 12th to 14th March, hosted by the project lead partner – CNR ISMAR. The project involves 10 partner organizations from Italy and Croatia, all collaborating towards …
Read moreThe partners of the project “SOUNDSCAPE: Soundscapes in the North Adriatic Sea and their impact on marine biological resources” funded by EU CBC Programme Interreg Italy-Croatia programme are currently meeting in Split. The first (or kick-off) meeting is …
Read moreSeismic survey for Energean oil company in Montenegrin territorial waters, carried out by seismic ship Ramform Titan and support ships Thor Freyja and Sanco Sea, has finished on 20. February 2019. Ramform Titan started with preparation of streamers …
Read moreAfter large 3D seismic survey carried out for the ENI-Novatek consortium for exploration of blocks 4, 5, 9 and 10 ended in December 2018, seismic surveying activity continues in Montenegrin water. This time 3D seismic surveying is focused …
Read moreRepresentatives of the Blue World Institute participated last week in Venice at the Kick off Meeting of the partners on the project marGnet (EASME/EMFF/2017/1.2.1.12/S2/05/SI2.789314) funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund as part of the “Sustainable Blue …
Read moreThe “SOUNDSCAPE: Soundscapes in the North Adriatic Sea and their impact on marine biological resources” project includes creation of a cross-border scientific and institutional cooperation which will increase the current knowledge on the underwater noise and the human …
Read moreBlue World Institute is participating in a new project: “ECOSS – Ecological Observing System in the Adriatic Sea: oceanographic observations for biodiversity“. There are 10 partner institutions from Croatia and Italy, collaborating under the leadership of the Italian …
Read moreThe first 3D seismic survey of the sea bed in Montenegro has ended. The ship “Polar Empress” carrying out the survey started from the harbour of Bar on the 16th November around 3pm and the survey lasted 33 …
Read moreOn the European Commission’s call on „Sustainable Blue Economy“, Blue World Institute with partners submitted project „marGnet: Mapping and recycling of marine litter and Ghost nets on the sea-floor“. Project has successfully passed the evaluation phase so Grant …
Read moreAfter accepting the Environmental Impact Assessment, the Agency for nature and environment protection of Montenegro issued in July 2018 a permit for seismic surveying in the Adriatic Sea to Italian-Russian consortium created by ENI and Novatek. The seismic surveying …
Read moreACT4LITTER project co-financed by European Regional Development Fund through Interreg Med program, successfully ended this October. The aim of the project was to facilitate efforts for tackling marine litter in Mediterranean MPAs through the development of effective and …
Read moreDuring this autumn in cooperation with the ACCOBAMS Secretariat Blue World Institute’s education team has implemented the project „Mediterranean Cetaceans in our Schools“ as a part of ASI Small Communication Action. The “ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative”(ASI) is a project …
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