A Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis flying above our boat as we search for dolphins off the region of Veneto, Italy.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Northern Adriatic Sea)
31 July 2019
Sandwich tern
A Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis flying above our boat as we search for dolphins off the region of Veneto, Italy.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Northern Adriatic Sea)
Dolphin and seagulls
Bottlenose dolphin and seagulls in the wake of a trawler.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Northern Adriatic Sea)
29 July 2019
28 July 2019
27 July 2019
Adriatic breakfast
Bottlenose dolphins foraging around midwater pair trawlers at dawn.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Northern Adriatic Sea)
Leaving at dawn
Leaving the port before dawn, we were lucky to spot dolphins at sunrise, foraging around trawlers.
(Photos by G. Bearzi, Northern Adriatic Sea)
26 July 2019
Sun shade
Our bimini top provides some glorious shade as we follow dolphins in these days of unbearable heat.
(Photos by G. Bearzi, Northern Adriatic Sea)
25 July 2019
24 July 2019
Cute threat
One more short-lived plastic item that ended up floating adrift. Some child's cute toy for an hour, a threat to marine life for decades.
(Photo by G. Bearzi, Northern Adriatic Sea)
23 July 2019
Drifting balloon
The plastic balloon reads "von Louis für Mami" (from Louis for mum)... but it ended up floating adrift in the Adriatic. As many of these short-lived air-filled balloons unfortunately do.
(Photo by G. Bearzi, Northern Adriatic Sea)
Trashed
Some of the stuff we find floating adrift during our dolphin surveys. Not meant to be trashed into the sea.
(Photo by G. Bearzi, Northern Adriatic Sea)
22 July 2019
Juvenile curiosity
Juveniles are typically more active than the accompanying adults, and more likely to peek at our boat.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Northern Adriatic Sea)
21 July 2019
20 July 2019
Opportunistic foraging
Bottlenose dolphin foraging near a midwater pair trawler while the net is being hauled.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Northern Adriatic Sea)
19 July 2019
Dolphins near Adriatic LNG terminal
Bottlenose dolphins surface near the 'Adriatic LNG' terminal, a massive offshore structure for regasification of liquid natural gas.
(Photos by S. Bonizzoni, Northern Adriatic Sea)
18 July 2019
17 July 2019
From one trawler to the next
After having foraged in the wake of midwater pair trawlers, these bottlenose dolphins (part of a much larger group) rush to position themselves in the wake of an approaching otter trawler, that is already being followed by another group of dolphins.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Northern Adriatic Sea)
13 July 2019
12 July 2019
Dolphin habitat in the Gulf of Corinth, Greece
A new paper published today:
Bonizzoni S., Furey N.B., Santostasi N.L., Eddy L., Valavanis V.D., Bearzi G. 2019.
Modelling dolphin distribution within an Important Marine Mammal Area in Greece to support spatial management planning.
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/aqc.3148
This work is relevant for the conservation of common, striped and bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Corinth, Greece — a recently-created Natura 2000 site.
11 July 2019
07 July 2019
06 July 2019
05 July 2019
Bike cargo trailer
Our solution to avoid using the car when shopping for food, or anything else: a bike cargo trailer.
(Photos by G. Bearzi, Cordenons, Italy)
Sustainable fishing
If all fishing in the Adriatic was like this, there would be still plenty of life. Soft corals, seagrass beds, large predators, healthy ecosystems. Unlike today.
(Photos by S. Bonizzoni, Northern Adriatic Sea)
04 July 2019
Brainstorming
Our marine biology intern Marco Bregoli presents and discusses his analyses on the impact of fish farming on bottlenose dolphin social organisation.
Bowriding
Friendly dolphins come to bowride our boat while we follow them on a super-hot day (a bimini top prevents us from melting).
(Photos by G. Bearzi, Northern Adriatic Sea)
03 July 2019
Service day
Today's engine service and boat upkeep. Good fun, as we could stay in the shade and chat with our fine mechanics, Claudio and Marco.
Near the cod-end buoy
Bottlenose dolphins surfacing near the cod-end buoy of an otter trawler, 18 km offshore. These individuals were part of a group composed of 26 adults, 4 juveniles, 2 calves and 2 newborns—all of them following the trawler.
(Photos by S. Bonizzoni, Northern Adriatic Sea)
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