par Virginie Wyss | Déc 8, 2020 | Birds, Marine Mammals, plastic, Pollution
Microplastic sample collected in the Mediterannean Sea « Plastics are ever prevalent and have been an indispensable part of our lives for the last 50 years. As a result, the production and over-consumption of this material has led to a significant increase in global...
par Virginie Wyss | Déc 8, 2020 | Blog
It is estimated that more than 150 million tonnes of plastics have accumulated in the world’s oceans since the onset of industrial production in the 1950s. Each year, the equivalent of over 525,000 truckloads of plastic enters our oceans. At predicted rates,...
par Virginie Wyss | Déc 8, 2020 | Bottlenose dolphin, Humpback whale, Marine Mammals, Sperm whale
Marine mammal monitoring can be simple, in this article you will know what is important to look for at sea. A friend of mine used to say that basically to study whales and dolphins all you need is a pair of good eyes. During our journey, we will use our eyes indeed...
par Virginie Wyss | Déc 8, 2020 | Blog
To recognize marine cetacean individually, most researchers use a non invasive way called photo identification. Every dolphins and whale are unique and a way to identify them is to take pictures of specifics parts of their bodies. Researchers create then a catalogue...
par Virginie Wyss | Déc 8, 2020 | Blue whale, Marine Mammals, Technology
People often ask our team, what has motivated you to put so much effort into developing this project? The answer that immediately comes to mind is that we want to make data freely to not only scientist but also to people interested in cetaceans around the world. Many...
