A mature individual.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
31 October 2014
30 October 2014
29 October 2014
Dolphin Biology People: Lavinia
Lavinia left Galaxidi yesterday after spending about two months with us, researching dolphins and fisheries in the Gulf of Corinth and in the Southern Evoikos Gulf. She has become an excellent team member and we look forward to working together again in 2015. We are grateful for all the hard work she has done, and for the fun time we spent together.
Lavinia graduated in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Padua, Italy. During her studies she participated in an exchange program with Texas A&M University, the Veterinary International Leadership Program. In 2010 she completed a summer internship at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an environmental advocacy group in Washington DC, USA. In 2013 she participated in a course for veterinarians centered around the management and conservation of cetaceans and sea turtles in the Adriatic Sea, as well as in a research-oriented course in marine mammal medicine. She also volunteered in boat-based surveys conducted between Civitavecchia (Italy) and Barcelona (Spain) to assess cetacean occurrence. Lavinia is now heading to Pieterburen, Netherlands, where she will work at the Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre.
(Photo by F. Böller, Hosios Loukas, Greece)
28 October 2014
27 October 2014
Two striped dolphins
Two striped dolphins surfacing at unison.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
26 October 2014
Mother and calf
A striped dolphin calf surfaces in sync with its presumed mother.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
25 October 2014
24 October 2014
Friendly fisherman
An artisanal fisherman encountered at sea off Boufalo, Southern Evoikos Gulf.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)
23 October 2014
22 October 2014
Dolphin lesson in Kirra
This morning Silvia lectured to school children in Kirra, near Itea, Greece. After the lecture we distributed booklets "Our Friends the Dolphins" in Greek, printed thanks to OceanCare, to about 120 children.
We are grateful to the school director Iraklis Salagiannis for having invited us, and to all the teachers who helped.
(Photos by G. Bearzi)
Great egrets on fish farm
A flock of great egrets (Ardea alba) on a finfish farm in the Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)
21 October 2014
Mother and calf
A striped dolphin and her calf swim near the bow of our inflatable.
(Photo by G. Bearzi, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
20 October 2014
Fish farm gulls
Gulls trying to catch small fish near aquaculture cages.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece)
19 October 2014
Learning to feed... opportunistically
A bottlenose dolphin mother shows to her calf how to catch prey around finfish aquaculture facilties.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece)
On the inflatable
Lavinia and Silvia following bottlenose dolphins from the inflatable in the Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece.
(Photo by G. Bearzi)
18 October 2014
Artisanal fishing in the morning
Artisanal fishermen hauling their nets in the morning light.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece)
Interviewing artisanal fishermen
Silvia interviewing an artisanal fisherman in Agii Apostoli.
(Photo by G. Bearzi, Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece)
17 October 2014
Looking for prey
Three bottlenose dolphins looking for prey off the southern coast of the Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)
16 October 2014
Sturdiness
This sturdy bottlenose dolphin photographed yesterday in the Southern Evoikos Gulf conveys a sense of power and physical strength.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)
15 October 2014
Morning interactions
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece)
14 October 2014
Playful bottlenose dolphins
Today's observation of bottlenose dolphins in the Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)
13 October 2014
12 October 2014
Fishing boat cop
On a trammel netter in Eretria.
(Photo by G. Bearzi, Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece)
11 October 2014
Eye closed
A young striped dolphin closing an eye to avoid the strong sunrays.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
10 October 2014
Stand up
A striped dolphin rising before breaking through the water surface.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
Damaged nets
Fishermen in Nea Makri show to Silvia some of the holes made by dolphins in their fishing nets.
(Photo by G. Bearzi, Gulf of Petalion, Greece)
09 October 2014
08 October 2014
Fish farm specialists
Today a group of seven bottlenose dolphins (including the calf portrayed in this image) were observed feeding around a single fish farm cage for about two hours. When we left due to deteriorating weather conditions, they were still there.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece)
Mother calf pair
Pectoral fin touches and other gentle physical contacts occur almost constantly between striped dolphin mothers and their offspring.
(Photo by G. Bearzi, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
Artisanal fishermen in Greece
Young fishermen on a trammel boat in Lefkanti.
(Photo by G. Bearzi, Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece)
07 October 2014
Artisanal fisherwoman in Greece
Ludmilla, originally from Russia, has been fishing in the Southern Evoikos Gulf for a decade.
(Photo by G. Bearzi, Eretria, Greece)
06 October 2014
Monk seal, Southern Evoikos Gulf
This adult monk seal was observed yesterday off Agii Apostoli, Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece. S/he performed dives between 4 and 8 min long. The industrial area near Aliveri is visible in the background.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)
05 October 2014
Lead skin
The dorsal foresection of three surfacing striped dolphins (all mature individuals).
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
04 October 2014
03 October 2014
Artisanal fisherman in Greece
Artisanal fisherman scaling a mullet in Nea Palatia.
(Photo by G. Bearzi, Southern Evoikos Gulf, Greece)
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