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...
Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are among the most highly polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)–contaminated mammals in the world, raising concern about the health consequences of current PCB exposures. PCB-mediated effects on reproduction and immune function threaten...
Bioluminescent fish are the missing link for a widespread marine parasite, certain types of which infect humans and cause severe symptomshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/09/sperm-whales-lanternfish-parasites-bioluminescent-fish-news/.
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...
Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Tiber River estuary area are also known as Capitoline dolphins. These individuals show an incidence of 97% and 70% of marks related to skin diseases and emaciation respectively,...
Last day, on May 7th, a minke whale was sighted 10 nautical miles offshore by a whale-watching company called Atlantide, based in Bandol, in south-east France. The young individual was observed for about an...
Cuvier beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) in the Alboran sea showed almost no signs of neither macro nor micro plastics. However, 95% of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) presented some kind of plastic, with micro fibers...
The first ever recorded event of infanticidal behaviour in the Marmara Sea was recorded on the 10th of August, 2024. The incident is described as an adult of unknown sex (most likely male) assaulting...
This conference this year will take place in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal) from the 14th to the 16th of May, 2025. More information at the European Cetacean Society’s web page.
A study was carried out to determine the concentration of OPCs, PBCs, and PBDEs present in the blubber of stranded cetaceans in SE Spain. Most samples showed values above the detection limit, which, according...
In 2019 a systematic study was carried out in the Black Sea with support from the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS), within...
We are pleased to announce that the 35th annual European Cetacean Society Conference will be taking place in Catania (Sicily Island, Italy), in the Central Mediterranean Sea. This conference is being organized by the Marecamp Association at the University of...
The training on tele-necropsy was organized in the framework of the 6th Conference on Cetacean Conservation in South Mediterranean Countries (13 – 15 November 2023, Monastir, Tunisia) , co-organized by ACCOBAMS and UNEP-MAP/SPA-RAC thanks to...
The central Catalan coast’s key to high biodiversity
29 May, 2025
Minke whale spotted off the coast of France
8 May, 2025
