(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
16 July 2014
15 July 2014
Fish farm dolphin
This is about as close as a bottlenose dolphin can get to fish farm cages.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
14 July 2014
13 July 2014
12 July 2014
Artisanal fisherman in Greece
An artisanal fisherman fixes his nets in the port of Itea, Greece.
(Photo by G. Bearzi)
11 July 2014
10 July 2014
Imperial blackfish
Two beautiful imperial blackfish Schedophilus ovalis found shelter under an old fridge floating adrift in the Gulf of Corinth.
Juveniles of this species are known to hide under jellyfish or floating objects. It is the first time we see these animals in Greece.
(Screenshots from video by S. Bonizzoni)
09 July 2014
Piper gurnard
A beautiful demersal fish: the piper gurnard Trigla lyra. This was a small (about 15 cm long) individual for sale on an artisanal trammel netter.
(Photo by G. Bearzi, Itea, Greece)
Power exhalation
A striped dolphin exhales before performing a breach.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
08 July 2014
Water layers
Layers of seawater draw patterns on the body of this breaching striped dolphin.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
07 July 2014
Rocket dolphin
A juvenile striped dolphin takes off.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
06 July 2014
Daily catch
An artisanal fisherman sells his daily catch in the port of Itea, Greece.
(Photo by M. Ferreira Da Silveira)
05 July 2014
Bird food
An unidentified seabird (possibly Puffinus sp.?) intently feeds on a largely decomposed European conger.
(Photo by M. Ferreira Da Silveira, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
04 July 2014
In transition
The beauty of a striped dolphin in transition from water to air.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
03 July 2014
Unnoticed
Sometimes bottlenose dolphins get close to coastline and boats, but people may not notice them.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
Bottlenose in a hurry
Bottlenose dolphin in rather a hurry.
(Photo by S. Bonizzoni, Gulf of Corinth, Greece)
02 July 2014
Striped dolphins underwater
Striped dolphins screenshots from video. Filmed with a pole-mounted GoPro camera as a large group surrounded our inflatable (we do not swim with dolphins).
(All images by S. Bonizzoni)
01 July 2014
Lavinia and dolphins
Lavinia Eddy recording dolphin behaviour in the Gulf of Corinth.
(Photo by M. Ferreira Da Silveira)
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