Welcome onboard!
We are actively
preparing our research missions for the year 2002:
• In the
Ligurian Sea with the fin
whales, thanks to the partnership with the SCS (Swiss Cetacean Society)
which is lending us Ichthus, a 14 m long sailing boat, and his skipper-owner
Christian Gras, known for the quality of his welcome and his sailor skills.
All the cruises aboard Ichthus are already full but they are
still a few places left on other boats of the SCS, information and application
on: www.oenology.ch/scs/
or with Max-Olivier Bourcou: mbourcou@worldcom.ch
• · And in Gibraltar with sperm
whales, killer whales, pilot
whales and other dolphins onboard
Elsa a 10 m long motorboat and CIRCE's team based in Algeciras. All research
volunteers' missions are already full for summer 2002. However, the program
for 2003 will be available from October 2002 on our website (www.circe-asso.org)
under the heading "Ecotourism with scientific
orientation". A special killer whale on behavioural ecology mission
is already scheduled for spring 2003 for at least 2 weeks. The missions in the
Strait will continue between mid-June and mid-September 2003.
Your comments -
suggestions - questions
This heading
is for you; do not hesitate to send us questions, comments and suggestions to
• Question from Mathieu, Marie, Isabelle and many more: could you take, as a research volunteer, onboard Elsa my 16 year old nephew … my 14 year old son … my 15 year old niece?
CIRCE:
for administrative reasons, it is impossible: we are not habilitated to take
in charge underage, unless they are accompanied by a responsible adult, no problem
and welcome onboard!
• Comment from Danielle: Thank you for your first Newsletter, I learned many fascinating things however I would really like to know whether fin whales stay in the Mediterranean Sea or are they migrating to the Atlantic?
CIRCE: yes it is frustrating for us as well! We hope to bring you an answer after these summer missions. You are following our research live and are sharing our impatience, lets all stay persistent!
Ask the program
For this second Newsletter, we have chosen to tell you about the most abundant cetacean of the Ligurian Sea: the striped dolphin a.k.a. Stenella coeruleoalba for the specialists and about photo-identification, what is it for, how to tackle it and what are the mistakes to avoid.
CIRCE Newsletter n° 2 - June 2002 - made by Philippe Verborgh, Anne Collet & Jean-Michel Bompar