Celebramos hoy haber sido premiados como contribuidores a la mayor iniciativa global de telemetría de grande pelágicos. Megamove, proyecto coordinado por la científica Ana Sequeira, quien ha sido nombrada Campeona Nacional de Australia en estos prestigiosos premios. El jurado de expertos ha reconocido su liderazgo
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El pasado mes de marzo de 2026 se celebró en Madrid la entrega de premios de la primera edición de la Convocatoria Ecosocial Fundación Jesús Serra de Occident donde se reconocieron las dos iniciativas ganadoras: “Empleo Conciencia”, de @f_raices, se centra en
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El Dorado, o Llampuga, Lampuki, Dolphin fish, Coryphaena, ha sido una pieza clave para hacer posible que el ser humano haya podido hacerse navegante. En 1952, el doctor Alain Bombard realizó un experimento para demostrar que un náufrago podía sobrevivir en la mar. Cruzó el Atlántico
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“Gori” – Gregori Mayol. Nuestro enlace con la pesca artesanal es Gori, pescador del puerto de Sóller. Colabora con Alnitak desde hace años en nuestro programa de monitoreo de grandes pelágicos MEDTOP.
Background ALNITAK is a Spanish registered cultural association dedicated to the conservation of our marine cultural and natural heritage. It is specialized in building evidence, informing policy and engaging stakeholders and citizens actively in the international biodiversity conservation policy and sustainable development
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During our sea surveys, all approaches to protected marine species and all methodologies used are non-invasive, and carried out under the authorization DGBTM/BDM/AUTSPP/19/2022 issued by the GENERAL SUBDIRECTORATE OF TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE BIODIVERSITY of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic
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Last September we tagged a loggerhead turtle that we called Katharina, after our amazing volunteer who spotted her, tagged her and released her, making this a fantastic and very valuable contribution once again from an expeditioner on board Toftevaag. Turtle Katharina has
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If we aren’t able to survey the open sea we make sure days are as productive as possible! Here at the @equinac_org sea turtle rehabilitation centre there is plenty to do. In fact turtle care is a “smaller” chore compared to all
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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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