36th European Cetacean Society conference
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.
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POPs concentrations in cetaceans stranded along the agricultural coastline of SE Spain show lower burdens of industrial pollutants in comparison to other Mediterranean cetaceans.
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...
Density and abundance estimates of cetaceans in the Black Sea. The results of the ASI/CeNoBS aerial survey
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...
35th annual European Cetacean Society Conference
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...
ACCOBAMS Tele necropsy Proof of Concept Monastir 2023
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...
Sixth Conference on Cetacean Conservation in South Mediterranean Countries (CSMC6)
Monastir, Tunisia, 13-15 November 2023 An initiative launched by the ACCOBAMS Secretariat and supported by the Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (SPA/RAC- UNEP/MAP) and by the Government of the Principality of Monaco....
O Grove (Galicia, Spain) hosts the 34th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society: OUR OCEANS, OUR FUTURE.
The 34th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society has been hosted by the Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute (BDRI) at O Grove (Galicia, Spain) from 18th to 20th April 2023.The congress is built on...
Cuvier’s beaked whale mass stranding event in Cyprus due to acoustic trauma.
On February 9-13, 2023 a total of 12 beaked whales were stranded in Cyprus, none survived. The results of the necropsy made on 5 individuals showed a general haemorrhagic appearance in the organs -specially...
Human perceptions during cetacean stranding response
The sudy investigated how management decisions are more influenced by public sentiment. Comprehensive animal assessments that are informed both by animal welfare and survival prognoses are required to ensure the best outcomes for stranded...
Maritime traffic routes interfere with the deep-diving cetaceans distribution in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea of Turkey.
The high intensity of maritime traffic that approaches the Turkish waters of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea becomes a threat to many of the deep-diving cetacean species, such as Sperm whales or Beaked whales, that...
