Our volunteer expeditions are fast approaching, first in the Alborán Sea and then around the Balearic Islands later in the year. Once more, our focus is on illegal and ghost fishing, but we will also monitor other human activities and of course
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The regional governments of Cataluña, Valencia and the Balearic Islands have urged the Spanish Government to reduce the speed of ships passing through the recently declared SPAMI “Cetacean Migration Corridor” This supports measures suggested in the @oceancare.international report “Quiet Waters for whales
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Here’s to strong women, may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them ~ Adam Lovelace #8M #diainternacionaldelamujer #womensinternationalday #internationalwomensday #iws2022 #breakthebias #womensday #conservation #ocean #research #sailing
Alnitak has joined over 60 environmental NGOs, experts and representatives of the local community of the Ionian expressing deep concerns over seismic exploration activities taking place in the Hellenic Trench. The Hellenic Trench is a critical habitat for many protected species including
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Even out in the open sea beyond the sight of land and shipping lanes, our plastic “footprint” is still here. Alnitak collects plastics and other marine garbage daily, logging the information and taking imagery, which can often be somewhat shocking. This is
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With more than 40000 miles of surveys doing acoustic and visual surveys onboard the Toftevaag expeditions, and data collected from more than 80 satellite tags, Alnitak contributes to marine biodiversity conservation strategies and sustainable management policies. Alnitak has one of the most
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Job well done! ⚓ ¡Trabajo bien hecho! #shipmaintenance #Todosporlamar #sailing #science #research #expeditions #ocean #conservation
Our mission, an intelligent science-based conservation of the Mediterranean Sea, requires all hands ondeck. This is why since 1989 the AlnitakResearch Institute has offered an award- winning volunteer experience on board research vessel Toftevaag. So far over 3800 volunteers of 98 nationalities
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🎥 An important part of our work is producing great quality imagery. Of marine wildlife, and of the activities on board RV Toftevaag From the mast (12m), from deck, and of course below the water… Plenty of angles and perspectives to choose
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We are therefore sharing these photographs of two fin whales we encountered last year. As we don’t have our own project dedicated to this species, we of course sent our sightings data and photographs to our colleagues at @edmaktub who coordinate the
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