The Delmoges project has started and the kick-off meeting took place in the presence of all partners at La Rochelle University. You can watch these presentations again ici. For more information, see the press releases : sur le site de La Rochelle Université sur le site de l'Ifremer
Scientists from the Delmoges team went to sea on a 40-foot catamaran to collect samples for the project. After 3 weeks at sea, they were able to observe 8 species and perform blubber and skin biopsies on common dolphins. They also collected water samples for environmental DNA analysis and made acoustic recordings. To see photos […]
Ifremer Nantes Atlantique welcomed all the scientific partners of the Delmoges project to discuss the scientific progress of the project and make a first assessment at 6 months.
The Governance Committee met by videoconference to discuss Delmoges progress after 6 months.
The flight campaigns started the first week of January in the Bay of Biscay. The main objective of these surveys is to monitor the distribution, abundance and use of the area by marine megafauna (marine mammals and birds) during the winter. To learn more, click here.
A first internal pilot workshop will take place on February 16th. The objective is to identify and integrate the different visions of the scientists, as a first step (other workshops will be organized with the different stakeholders of the project). As a second step, an integrated representation of the Bay of Biscay socio-ecosystem will be […]
To explore the potential of incentive approaches to reduce dolphin bycatch in the Bay of Biscay, an international workshop will be held on March 16-17, 2023. This workshop will be proposed as a brainstorming workshop. It will bring together scientists with international experience in incentive approaches to reduce bycatch and scientists with expertise on the […]
