Happy New Year

Happy 2015 from Silvia, Giovanni and everybody at DBC!

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Early morning fins

(Photo by D. Knäbel, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Bottlenose dolphin acrobatics

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Striped dolphins approaching

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Marine Biology Course Video

Watch the video:  http://vimeo.com/114543518

Marine Biology Field Course 2014

This short (9min) video documentary features the Marine Biology Field course that was held in June 2014 at our field station in Galaxidi, Greece.

Quintessential bottlenose dolphin

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Trammel nets colours

(Photo by G. Bearzi, Nea Makri, Greece)

Trio

(Photo by G. Bearzi, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Striped dolphin breaching

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

White and blue (coeruleoalba)

Striped dolphins Stenella coeruleoalba adult and calf swimming in the blue.

(Photo by G. Bearzi, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Gulf of Corinth sunset

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)

Short-beaked common dolphin

One of the few short-beaked common dolphins surviving in the Gulf of Corinth, Greece.

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)

Scopoli's shearwater

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Artisanal fisherman in Greece

(Photo by G. Bearzi, Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece)

New boat

Our new boat, a Selva open of 5.5 m purchased second-hand. After a complete setup, this boat will join the Novamarine RH580 and contribute to our dolphin research.

(Top photo by G. Bearzi, bottom photo by B. Würsig)

Funny face

A striped dolphin photographed in the Argolikos Gulf, Greece.

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)

Playful male calf

A playful striped dolphin calf bowriding. Distance between genital and anal slit reveals he is a male.

(Photo by G. Bearzi, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Pinkish belly

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Great egret

A great egret (Ardea alba) on a finfish farm in the Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece.

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)

At home

(Photo by G. Bearzi, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Striped dolphin adult and juvenile

(Photo by N. Santostasi, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Keel art

(Photo by G. Bearzi, Nea Styra, Greece)

Striped dolphins in the blue

(Photo by G. Bearzi, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Fishing feta

A multi-purpose container of feta cheese.

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Nea Styra, Greece)

Ship wave jump

A striped dolphin jumps on the wave generated by a large cargo ship.

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Fish farm, dolphins, gulls

Bottlenose dolphin mother and son forage around a fish farm cage in the Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece. Seagulls don't seem to pay much attention.

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)

Artisanal fishing boat in Greece

(Photo by G. Bearzi, Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece)

Striped dolphins in action

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Running bird

A Scopoli's shearwater 'running' on the water before take off.

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Wooden boat

A beautiful wooden boat in the Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece.

(Photo by G. Bearzi)

A closer look

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Perplexed?

(Photo by G. Bearzi, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Striped dolphin newborn on its own

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Keel art

(Photo by G. Bearzi, Nea Styra, Greece)

Gentle touch 2

(Photo by D. Knäbel, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Keel art

(Photo by G. Bearzi, Nea Styra, Greece)

Newborn

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Artisanal fisherman in Greece

A fisherman cleans his trammel nets in the port of Agii Apostoli, Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece.

(Photo by G. Bearzi)

Towards the storm

Striped dolphins moving towards the storm.

(Photo by G. Bearzi, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Gentle touch 1

Two striped dolphins exchange gentle pectoral fin touches. 

(Photo by D. Knäbel, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Bottlenose dolphins socializing

Two bottlenose dolphins jump in the Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece.

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)

Artisanal fisherman in Greece

A trammel fisherman in Amarynthos, Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece.

(Photo by G. Bearzi)

Water and flukes

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Learning to jump

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Turning red

Artisanal fishing boats being repainted in Amarythos, Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece.

(Photo by G. Bearzi)

Wave riding

Two striped dolphins riding the (rather small) stern wave of a boat.

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

Striped dolphin adult

A mature individual.

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)

October sunrise

October sunrise in the Southern Evoikos Gulf.

(Photo by G. Bearzi)

Keel art

Layers of old paint on an abandoned wooden boat in Nea Styra, Greece.

(Photo by G. Bearzi)

Early morning breach

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)