Risso’s dolphins in the Adriatic

15.Oct.2023

Risso’s dolphins in the Adriatic

During our full-day search for Cuvier’s beaked whales in the southern Adriatic Sea, we also encountered other species of whales and dolphins. One of them is the Risso’s dolphin. We encountered a group of around 15 individuals west …

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13.Oct.2023

The first research and satellite tagging of Cuvier’s beaked whales have begun in the Adriatic Sea

An international team of scientists from Croatia and Italy set sail on the 14-meter catamaran “Coolway” on Thursday, October 5th, into the open waters of the southern Adriatic with the aim of studying Cuvier’s beaked whales in this …

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28.May.2019

Fourth aerial survey in the Northern Adriatic

Part 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 …

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24.Feb.2019

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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14.Feb.2019

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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28.Dec.2018

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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26.Jun.2018

Female bottlenose dolphin mourning her dead calf

On the 25th June 2018, Blue World Institute received a report on a dead dolphin seen close by the Osor village. After our inspection in the field we discovered it was another case of a female dolphin mourning …

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30.Nov.2017

Mitigating the impact of underwater noise

Underwater noise caused by different anthropogenic activities present a serious threat to marine life. Particularly serious impact can be caused by recent advances of different industries, primarily oil and gas, towards prospecting and possible future extraction of hydrocarbons …

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