Notice to mariners! How to watch dolphins and whales in a responsible way?
Every year, individuals of different species are sighted with injuries caused by boats. Many of them are recreational vessels. In…
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The world’s second largest whale in our waters
A few days ago, the first sightings of fin whales this year were reported on the Catalan coast. The fin…
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We started the COSTtERA project: Studying the underwater behaviour of bottlenose dolphins during their interaction with trawler nets in the north of Catalonia.
SUBMON starts the project “COSTtERA: Underwater behaviour of Tursiops truncatus in trawl nets in the north of Catalonia” with the…
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How do whales help mitigate climate change?
This past week, governments from around the world have been discussing how to halt the advancing climate crisis at COP26…
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The first part of the SCARS Project comes to an end
The first part of the SCARS project ends having observed the 8 most common cetacean species in the Mediterranean and…
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What’s that fin? The amazing ocean sunfish
The ocean sunfish or common mola (Mola mola) is an animal with an unusual appearance, that from the beginning of…
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We started the SCARS Project in the waters of the Catalan submarine canyons and the Mediterranean Cetacean Migration Corridor
The Project “SCARS: expanding the knowledge of the pilot whale (Grampus griseus) in the waters of the Levantine-Balearic demarcation” begins,…
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Puffins in Catalonia
On December 18 of 2020, the SUBMON team made a different sighting that is always special to see: a puffin.…
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Who is who? Photo-identifying cetaceans in the AHAB Project
The AHAB Project: Deep Diving Cetaceans and other species in the northern sector of the Mediterranean Cetacean Migration Corridor, with…
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