Whales

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Marine mammals in the Caribbean: a threatened treasure in our waters

All DC islands
October 24, 2022
Over the last two years, the Caribbean Cetacean Society (CCS) has been studying cetaceans (whales and… Read more >
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Second whale and dolphin research program in the Caribbean

Saba / Sint Eustatius / Sint Maarten
April 19, 2022
The whale and dolphin research program  Ti Whale An Nou started March 25, 2022 and the… Read more >
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Bait Balls- Bonaire

Bonaire
December 27, 2021
On November 29th November, 2021 the DCNA conducted an aerial survey to investigate the bait balls… Read more >
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Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)

Photo Credit: © Hans Verdaat

Importance of Yarari Sanctuary for Minke Whale

All DC islands
August 25, 2021
A new collaborative study provides new insight into how two species of minke whales utilize the… Read more >
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Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

Photo credit © Alexis Rosenfeld

Whale and dolphin research expedition in the Caribbean

Saba / Sint Eustatius / Sint Maarten
June 21, 2021
The three-month whale and dolphin research expedition Ti Whale An Nou started May 15, 2021 and… Read more >
humpback whale
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Photo credit: © Mike Doherty

Recommendations for avoiding collisions with humpback whales in the Dutch Caribbean

All DC islands
June 20, 2021
A new study from the Aeres University of Applied Sciences combined expert knowledge and an analysis… Read more >

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