Author: Medaces

This work is the first of a two-part series based on the responses to the questionnaire by 45 organisations from 19 countries, and focuses on characterising the activities and capacities of the stranding networks...

Oceanomare Delphis Onlus & CIBRA organise an ACCOBAMS MMO/PAM certification session this year, from November 24 to 29, 2025, in Genoa, Italy. EcoOcean Institute organises an ACCOBAMS MMO/PAM certification session this year, from December 1 to...

The Mediterranean, as much as it is a diversity hotspot, is also one of the areas most affected by marine litter. Cetaceans and seabirds present 100% of the occurrence of ingestion of plastics, most...

Herpesvirus is widely distributed between cetaceans, but it is particularly prevalent in the Mediterranean sea. In general, males seem to have higher incidence of this virus, with a greater number of positive tissues. The...

Climate change and its effect on the distribution of species is one of the main challenges for conservation planning.  Modelling results showed that the striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba), the bottlenose dolphin (Turopsis truncatus) and...

The Mediterranean Sea was thought to have two distinct ecotypes of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): pelagic and coastal. However, this study showed a preference of this species for waters situated before the continental shelf...

The results of this study show that, in the presence of motorized ships, dolphins exhibit less energetic behaviours and, in the absence of such vessels, they showed energy intensive behaviours like diving, porpoising and...

Neurobrucellosis is a major cause of death in dolphins, with symptoms including discospondylitis and non-suppurative meningitis, choroiditis and radiculitis. The authors hypothesised that active infection would elicit a stronger, detectable humoral response. However, the...

The Mediterranean fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) subpopulation is under threat from collisions with ships, one of its main threats. With the Mediterranean Sea being one of the busiest marine areas, mortality from collisions alone...

The central Catalan coast is characterised by having an underwater canyon system, a structure associated with higher productivity and biodiversity. This geological feature is of great importance for at least four different species of...