27 July 2015

After 9 PM



Observing bottlenose dolphins after 9 PM, when individual photo-identification becomes a real challenge.

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

26 July 2015

When life is good 2



Laura and Benedetta observing a striped dolphin from our small fibreglass boat.  

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

When life is good 1



(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)

25 July 2015

At sea with our friends



At sea with striped dolphins and our dear friends: does it get any better?

(Photos by G. Bearzi and S. Bonizzoni)

Basilico 2



We found that Basilico nicely complements our dolphin research team.

(Photos by G. Bearzi)

24 July 2015

One dolphin



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

Leaving the port



Silvia and Lavinia leaving the port before a survey.

(Photo by A. Bond-Buhl)

23 July 2015

Cordenons friends



With our good old friends, school teachers from Cordenons, Italy, who came to visit us together with their sons.

(Photos by G. Bearzi and M. Rossi)

At the sky



Striped dolphin aiming at the sky.

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

22 July 2015

Ampelos view 2



View from the island of Ampelos, in the Bay of Antikyra, Gulf of Corinth, Greece.

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)

21 July 2015

Front view



Front view of a striped dolphin's leap.

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

20 July 2015

Lavinia back to Venice



Our dear Lavinia left today, after almost three months spent studying dolphins in the Gulf of Corinth. She will be back in a month, and then until the end of the research season.

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)

Breathing



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

On our console



Items on our boat's console.

(Photos by S. Bonizzoni and M. Ferreira Da Silveira)

19 July 2015

Encounter with longline fishermen



An encounter with longline fishermen Iannis and Dimitris in the middle of the Gulf of Corinth. They caught a bluefin tuna.

(Photos by L. Eddy and S. Bonizzoni)

18 July 2015

Monk seal in the Gulf of Corinth 2



This Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus was encountered yesterday in the Bay of Itea. This individual, identified through photos of its pigmentation pattern, was observed in the same general area in June and July 2014.

Also see THIS POST.

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

Sidelong look



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

Lecturing at the field station



Giovanni at the Galaxidi field station, making a presentation on how the perception of whales and dolphins has been shifting through time, and the relevant implications for conservation.

(Photos by S. Bonizzoni)

17 July 2015

16 July 2015

Mixed-species group



Homo sapiens and Stenella coeruleoalba.

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

Seaside sofa



Lavinia, Ursula and Christof on a seaside sofa.

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)

15 July 2015

Bottlenose out



A bottlenose dolphin jumps off the northern coast of the Gulf of Corinth, Greece.

(Photo by S. Bonizzoni)

Group at sea



Silvia and Lavinia with our research volunteers.

(Photos by L. Eddy and S. Bonizzoni)