BWI Media Archive

Kick-off meeting of ECOSS project held in Venice

The 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 …

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SOUNDSCAPE project kick-off meeting in Split

The 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 …

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Seizmic has finished. Untill the next time.

Seismic 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 …

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Energean 3D seismic survey in Montenegro

After 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 …

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The MarGnet Project – Kick off Meeting

Representatives 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 …

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SOUNDSCAPE – Soundscapes in the North Adriatic Sea and their impact on marine biological resources

The “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 …

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ECOSS – an exciting new EU funded project

Blue 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 …

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Seismic survey in Montenegro has ended – at what cost?

The 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 …

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marGnet – new EU project of the Blue World Institute

On 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 …

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Another oil and gas seismic surveying in the Adriatic

After 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 …

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Completion of the ACT4LITTER project

ACT4LITTER 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 …

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MEDITERRANEAN CETACEANS IN OUR SCHOOLS

During 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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6th Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles

The 6th Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles, organised by the Department of Biodiversity of the Univerza na Primorskem / University of Primorska, in collaboration with the Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation was held in Poreč, Croatia, between …

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New research – Acoustic monitoring of South Adriatic

South Adriatic Sea is an interesting yet relatively unknown area when it comes to cetaceans and their use of the area. Fin whales, Cuvier’s beaked whales, Risso’s dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, striped dolphins and sperm whales have all been …

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Cooperation with Break Time Croatia to “Save marine life”

Croatian company “Break time” and Blue World Institute recently established a cooperation through campaign “Save marine life”. During the campaign customers who are buying Break Time #nauticalbraceletwill be offered to engrave several motives of large marine vertebrates – #dolphin, …

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Mediterranean Coast Day

From 22nd to 25th of September the Blue World Institute representatives were participating at the Mediterranean Coast Day celebration in Split organized by PAP/RAC with the support from Croatian Ministry of the Environment and UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan. …

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