30
Mar
New: information on “ship strikes”
A new website (category) is dedicated to the issue of ship strikes. Detailed background information about the issue of “collisions between ships and cetaceans” is... Continue Reading
29
Mar
Radioactivity in the sea
Harmless? Japan’s earthquake disaster shakes us. We are shocked and speechless upon looking at the power of the sea and the suffering of the... Continue Reading
1
Oct
Exceptional spotted dolphin sighting
Mysterious phenomenon La Gomera, October 2009. During the springtime field season we encountered a large number of spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), a species present year-round... Continue Reading
1
Jun
Sailing vessels – Study by M.E.E.R. e.V. produces worrying results
Berlin, September 2009 The worldwide increasing numbers of vessel-whale collisions are a cause of concern. For a long time it was believed that collisions between... Continue Reading
1
Aug
New Study: Collisions between Sailing vessels and Cetaceans
Online survey on vessel whale collisions Berlin, Juli/August 2008 MEER has been investigating the impact of sailing vessel and regattas on cetaceans (=whales and... Continue Reading
15
Jan
10th anniversary of M.E.E.R. e.V.
Berlin, January 2008. In January 1998 the founders of the project MEER La Gomera met on the small Canary Island to lay a foundation stone... Continue Reading
1
Jan
Whales and Dolphins need MEER Protection!
Many dolphins and whales are threatened by extinction. As a consequence of overfishing, pollution and habitat degradation they are losing the basis of their existence.... Continue Reading