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Making a splash – why do cetaceans breach?

Oct 04, 2017

by Harriet Goodchild

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bottlenose dolphin, breaching, gray whale, humpback whale, leaping

Seeing a whale or dolphin leap out of the water and crash down with an almighty splash is undoubtedly one of the most spectacular sights at sea. The scientific definition for such an aerial display is a ‘breach’, an intentional jump from the water in which at least 40% of the a

An Interview with Dr Peter Evans, Director of Sea Watch Foundation

Jan 05, 2016

by Claudia Afeltra

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ASCOBANS, bycatch, cetaceans, citizen science, collaboration, Common dolphins, fin whale, gray whale, habitats directive, humpbacks, porpoise, SAC's for harbour porpoise, white-beaked dolphins

As it’s officially winter and cetacean news is usually less numerous, our volunteer, Angharad, thought it would be the perfect opportunity to get to know the Director and Founder of the Sea Watch Foundation. Peter Evans…this is your life! 1) At what age did you become interested in wi

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Making a splash – why do cetaceans breach?

An Interview with Dr Peter Evans, Director of Sea Watch Foundation

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