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...
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 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...
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...
Neurobrucellosis in dolphins, a study on antibodies
12 Jun, 2025
