(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
31 July 2016
30 July 2016
29 July 2016
Bottlenose dolphin
Classical image of a bottlenose dolphin leap.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
28 July 2016
White belly
Striped dolphin showing her slim white belly and perfectly-shaped flukes.
(Photo by G. Bearzi, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
27 July 2016
Water games
Bottlenose dolphins make a water umbrella with a fluke stroke.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
26 July 2016
Coastal jump
Bottlenose dolphin jumping near the Galaxidi forest.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
25 July 2016
24 July 2016
Bottlenose fins
Bottlenose dolphins in the Bay of Itea.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
23 July 2016
Pectoral fin strokes
Two mature striped dolphins interacting socially while passing under our inflatable. Gentle pectoral fin strokes on the belly are the way to go.
(Photos by G. Bearzi, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
21 July 2016
Close your eye
When the summer sun strikes, you better close your eye when surfacing.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
20 July 2016
Newborn striped dolphin
A striped dolphin newborn observed last week.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
19 July 2016
Water sheet
A sheet of water is created as this bottlenose dolphin lifts her perfectly designed flukes.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
18 July 2016
Bubble stream
A thin stream of bubbles exits this striped dolphin's blowhole while she bowrides. It is often a form of communication (in this case, either with conspecifics or with the observing researchers).
(Photo by G. Bearzi, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
17 July 2016
Wind-shaped
Wind-shaped vegetation near Agios Vasilis, Gulf of Corinth, Greece.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)
13 July 2016
Newborn bottlenose dolphin Xidi
Today we encountered this baby dolphin: the first newborn bottlenose dolphin we ever observed in the Gulf of Corinth since 2009. It was the tiniest and most vulnerable little thing. Observed near Galaxidi with the mother and seven other adults, we nicknamed her/him Xidi.
(Photos by S. Bonizzoni)
Superyacht
Striped dolphins riding the bow wave of a superyacht.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
12 July 2016
Dolphin Biology Weeks
There are still places available for those who want to participate in our 'Dolphin Biology Weeks' in July and August.
This one-week programme will provide you with opportunities of monitoring dolphins and other fauna in the Gulf of Corinth, Greece, together with experienced marine biologists who have been studying Mediterranean cetaceans for a long time.
For information: http://www.dolphinbiology.org/weeks/
Inquisitive sea turtle
Loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta appear to be increasing in the Gulf of Corinth, where we encounter them more and more often.
Yesterday this large individual inquisitively approached our motionless boat for a while. Then he realised what it was, and dived.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)
11 July 2016
10 July 2016
Sea turtle gaze
The curious gaze of a loggerhead sea turtle.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
08 July 2016
Grieving Striped Dolphin - video
We documented what looked like grieving behaviour by a striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba towards an adult or subadult conspecific.
The event was filmed during a Marine Biology Field Course by Texas A&M University, organised in collaboration with OceanCare in the Gulf of Corinth, Greece.
07 July 2016
Dolphin visiting fish farm
A bottlenose dolphin approaches the Galaxidi Marine Farm. The workers, accustomed to dolphin visits, continue doing their job.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
06 July 2016
Iris and dolphin
Dolphin Biology Week participant Iris Marti with a striped dolphin.
(Photo by G. Bearzi, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
05 July 2016
Before surfacing
A striped dolphin starts exhaling before surfacing near the research boat.
(Photo by G. Bearzi, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
04 July 2016
Striped dolphins in the Gulf of Corinth
We are lucky to study dolphins in this wonderful place.
You can join the researchers in the field for a Dolphin Biology Week. This one-week programme will provide you with opportunities of monitoring dolphins and other fauna in the Gulf of Corinth, together with experienced marine biologists who have been studying Mediterranean dolphins for a long time.
(Photos by G. Bearzi, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
03 July 2016
Baby loggerhead sea turtle
Yesterday we encountered this cute baby loggerhead sea turtle. She was busy eating a jellyfish at the surface. Then she let us approach, take photos and film.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
02 July 2016
Low waves high leaps
Striped dolphins performing high leaps on the rather low waves created by a large passing ship.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
Early morning survey
Today we left the port of Galaxidi at 5:30 AM for a dolphin survey.
(Photo by G. Bearzi)
01 July 2016
Open mouth
A striped dolphin opens her mouth while bowriding our inflatable.
(Photo by G. Bearzi, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
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