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Giovanni Bearzi (born in Venice, Italy, in 1963) has been doing research on Mediterranean dolphins since 1986, particularly in the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. He founded and directed for a decade a dolphin research and conservation programme in Croatia, that was awarded the 'Henry Ford European Conservation Award' as best European project overall. Giovanni has always tried to combine his scientific work with public awareness and education to support marine conservation, and he has supervised a number of students and young researchers. He holds a Ph.D. in zoology at the University of Basel, Switzerland, with a thesis on Mediterranean coastal dolphins. Since 1990 he has been a Board Member of the Tethys Research Institute and in 2000 he became the President of Tethys - a position he still holds. Between 2002 and 2006 he taught a course on Cetacean Conservation at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Venice, Italy. In 2001 he was awarded a Pew Marine Conservation Fellowship.
Email: giovanni.bearzi#gmail.com .(replace # with @)
Scientists
and conservationists spend much of their life
frantically writing documents and recommendations,
but little or nothing happens in the real world. Is paper,
and then more paper, all that governments really want
from us? When will the time for action come? Are we
allowing ourselves to be lost in the illusion of doing
conservation while in fact we are mostly just producing
conservation tools that are rarely used?
- read on (Conservation Biology editorial)
Being adrift
on an inflatable boat, not too far from
the coast, and surrounded by dolphins, is one of
the places I would call home...
- read
on (popular book chapter)
Our Friends the Dolphins
An
educational colouring booklet for children in
several languages.
DolphinPeople
A story featuring the enthusiasm and dedication of three Tethys researchers who study coastal dolphins in western Greece. The video highlights the importance of personal commitment to protect endangered marine mammal populations.
Mediterranean Coastal
Dolphins
A short video on the decline of coastal dolphins in the Mediterranean Sea.
Cetacean Alliance
A not-for-profit network of non-governmental organizations committed to preserving marine biodiversity and reducing human impact on cetacean populations.
Tethys Research Institute
The web site of Tethys, including projects, publications, extensive photo albums etc.
Tethys Blog
The blog of Tethys, featuring news, opinions, stories and more.
Mediterranean Conservation
Mediterranean Conservation promotes synergy among people working to protect the ancient Tethys Ocean - with emphasis on megafauna.
Disappearing Dolphins
A video documentary by earthOCEAN featuring the efforts of my research team to study and protect dolphins in western Greece.
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Education
Ph.D. Zoology, Summa Cum Laude, University of Basle, Switzerland (2003)
Degree (Laurea) in Biological Sciences, University of Padua, Italy (1989)
Scientific high school, Liceo "M. Grigoletti", Pordenone, Italy (1982)
Major professional interests
Cetacean status, ecology and behaviour
The use of research in formulating conservation/management strategies and policy
Awareness, education and capacity building action to promote marine conservation
Present and recent positions
President, Tethys Research Institute (since 2000)
The Tethys Research Institute, founded in 1986, is a non-profit non-governmental organization dedicated to the preservation of the marine environment. It focuses on cetaceans inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea, and aims to protect marine biodiversity by promoting conservation-oriented research and the adoption of a precautionary approach for the management of natural resources. With about 40 active collaborators (largely marine biology professionals and students) and a membership averaging 300/year, the Tethys Research Institute has involved in its campaigns thousands of people from all over the world and is one of the most active and scientifically productive organizations in the region.My other responsibilities with Tethys have included:
2004 - date. Director, Ionian Dolphin Project
1997 - 2003. Co-director, Ionian Dolphin Project
1997 - 2006. Founder and director, Venice Dolphin Project
1997 – date. Web master
1991 – date. Member of the Board of Directors
1987 - 1996. Founder and director, Adriatic Dolphin ProjectFounder and Coordinator, Cetacean Alliance (since 2007)
Cetacean Alliance is a not-for-profit network of non-governmental organizations committed to preserving marine biodiversity and reducing human impact on cetacean populations. Its aim is to develop synergies and create opportunities for collaboration among individuals and organizations sharing a determination to protect cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea. The network includes NGOs with bases in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US. NGOs in the network have a collective membership of over 100,000 supporters.Scientific consultant, ACCOBAMS (since 2001) and RAC/SPA (since 2004)
My contributions to the UNEP/CMS Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and contiguous Atlantic area include co-authorship of ACCOBAMS reports, capacity building initiatives targeting Black Sea and Mediterranean researchers, and Action Plans for the conservation of cetaceans. I represented IUCN and/or the Tethys Research Institute at ACCOBAMS Meeting of the Parties in 2001, 2004 and 2007, and I participated as invited expert to annual meetings of the Scientific Committee (2001-2006). I designed and managed the web site of ACCOBAMS between 2003-2006. Since 2004 I am a member of the Editorial Board of FINS, the newsletter of the Agreement.
The Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA) is committed with the implementation of UNEP's Mediterranean Action Plan. I was contracted by the RAC/SPA to prepare an Action Plan for the conservation of cetaceans in Libya (2004) and in Syria (2008). The RAC/SPA supports my work in western Greece.Principal investigator, Project "Dolphins of Greece", Earthwatch Institute (since 2006)
This includes working with Earthwatch volunteer teams in the Amvrakikos Gulf, western Greece, to investigate the status, ecology and behaviour of a resident community of bottlenose dolphins. While most of the field work is done by my friend, colleague and Ph.D. student Joan Gonzalvo, I am in charge of the scientific and management aspects of the project.Contract professor of Cetacean conservation (2002-2006)
A course held at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Venice, Italy. The course focused on research and management strategies aimed to study and protect whales and dolphins. It touched topics such as field and lab research methods, data analysis, identification and critical reading of the relevant scientific literature, communication with policy makers, public awareness, and use of the available information to mitigate threats affecting cetacean populations, particularly in the Mediterranean Sea.
Professional affiliations
2000 - date. Member of the Cetacean Specialist Group, IUCN - World Conservation Union
2000 - date. Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee, Ocean Conservation Society (USA)
2001 - date. Honorary member, Delphis - Mediterranean Dolphin Conservation (Italy)
1995 - date. Honorary member, Movimento per l'Adriatico (Italy)
1996 - 2003. Member of the Jury, “Emily B. Shane Award”
1998 - 2002. Member of the Council, European Cetacean Society
1998 - 2002. National Contact Person for Italy, European Cetacean Society
Honors and awards
Pew Marine Conservation Fellow
Regarded as the world's preeminent awards for marine conservation, Pew Marine Conservation Fellowships have been granted since 1996 to fund innovative work in marine ecosystems, fisheries management, coastal conservation, and marine contamination. Nominations are made through an international network of environmental experts. Evaluation and selection of Pew Fellows is conducted by an international advisory committee. Selection is based on the applied conservation merit of the project, the individual's record of professional accomplishment, and the potential impact of the initiative. As 2001 Pew Marine Conservation Fellow, I was awarded $150,000 for a 3-year project titled "What threatens coastal dolphin populations in the Mediterranean Sea? Insight from interdisciplinary research in key areas". So far, this is the only Pew Fellowship awarded to an Italian scientist.Henry Ford European Conservation Award
The 1996 edition of one of the most prestigious environmental prizes in Europe attracted 1,000+ entries from 26 countries. After being selected as the best Italian project, the Adriatic Dolphin Project was seen by the jury as "a model of ongoing education, coupled with professional research and management", and was awarded "Overall Best European Project". As the Adriatic Dolphin Project founder and director (1987-1996), I received the Grand Prix during the ceremony held in Budapest. The international panel of judges included representatives of the Council of Europe, the Conservation Foundation, the United Nations Environment Programme and UNESCO. The $60,000 prize was entirely used to support conservation-oriented research on Mediterranean coastal dolphins.Others
In its First Meeting of the Parties (2002), the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and contiguous Atlantic area (ACCOBAMS) recognized that the Tethys Research Institute played a significant role in relevant activities of the Agreement and conferred to Tethys a status of "Partner". The importance of the conservation activities carried out in the Adriatic Sea has been recognized by the Ministers of the Council of Europe. In 1995 the Adriatic Dolphin Project was invited to participate in the European Nature Conservation Year. Furthermore, the project was nominated one of the "Ten Greenest Projects" by the Italian commission "Carnia Alpe Verde". I was featured several times in Italian nature magazines and newspapers, with questionable journalistic titles such as "The Nobel Prize of the Sea awarded to a Venetian" (Il Gazzettino) and "Biologist of the Year" (Airone).
Applied conservation efforts
In 1993 I co-authored a proposal for the creation of a marine reserve dedicated to dolphin community living around the islands of Losinj and Cres, in Croatia, based on data collected by my collaborators and myself. The project was included in the Environmental Management Plan for the Conservation of the Cres-Losinj Archipelago. Plans for the creation of a natural reserve dedicated to the dolphins were approved by the Croatian Government in 1996, and in 2006 - largely thanks to the efforts of BlueWorld - the waters around Losinj and Cres became a Marine Protected Area.
On May 17th, 1995, the Croatian Government welcomed the dolphin conservation message promoted in part by Tethys’ Adriatic Dolphin Project and granted legal protection to marine mammals.
Based primarily on data collected by Tethys, the "Ionian Dolphin Project" study area in the eastern Ionian Sea was qualified by the Greek Government as a "Site of Community Importance" in 1995, according to the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC Natura 2000.
Following an assessment I made as a member of the Cetacean Specialist Group, in 2003 the World Conservation Union (IUCN) classified the Mediterranean population of short-beaked common dolphins as “Endangered” in its Red List of Threatened Animals. This was the first Mediterranean cetacean included in the IUCN Red List.
In 2005, on behalf of the Principality of Monaco, I prepared a proposal to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (Bonn Convention - CMS). As a result of this proposal, the Mediterranean population of short-beaked common dolphins was moved from Appendix II to Appendix I, granting a much higher protection status. In addition, the listing - formerly limited to a "western Mediterranean population" - was extended to the whole Mediterranean population of common dolphins.
Following a proposal endorsed by the Scientific Committee of ACCOBAMS and supported by ACCOBAMS, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society and OceanCare, I conceived and co-authored a Conservation Plan for short-beaked common dolphins in the Mediterranean Sea. This 90-page document is the first comprehensive action plan for the conservation of any cetacean species at the Mediterranean scale. The Plan was "strongly welcomed" by the Meeting of the Parties of ACCOBAMS.
On behalf of ACCOBAMS I also co-authored Action Plans for the conservation of cetaceans in the Black Sea and in the national waters of Georgia, a draft Action Plan for the conservation of Mediterranean common bottlenose dolphins, and a strategy for capacity building in the Agreement area. On behalf of UNEP’s Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA), I prepared an Action Plan for the conservation of cetaceans in Libya (2004) and in Syria (2008).
As a scientific consultant to the Italian Central Institute for Applied Marine Research (ICRAM) I co-authored the "National Action Plan for the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Italian Seas (2001-2003)", a 160-page document prepared for the Italian Ministry of the Environment.
I contributed to several research and conservation programmes conducted by the Tethys Research Institute in the Mediterranean and I pioneered dolphin studies in Italy, Croatia and Greece.
Since 1987 I conducted extensive field research on cetaceans in the northern Adriatic Sea. This research has resulted in detailed information on the behaviour and ecology of common bottlenose dolphins living in the Kvarneric and in knowledge on the distribution and problems of cetaceans in the wider Adriatic. Field research and reviews of historical literature have resulted in a comprehensive assessment of the past and present status of northern Adriatic cetaceans.
Since 1997 I carried out systematic research programmes in the eastern Ionian Sea (comparative behaviour and ecology of sympatric short-beaked common dolphins and common bottlenose dolphins). I also conducted cetacean research in several parts of the central and eastern Mediterranean Sea (including a study on dolphin/fisheries competitive interactions in northern Sardinia), as well as in extra-Mediterranean areas (e.g., in the Caribbean Sea). The rationale of this work has been to provide evidence of the problems affecting Mediterranean cetaceans by means of a comparative research approach.
I am experienced in project management and coordination of project personnel. Since 1992, I trained hundreds of volunteers from several countries, who participated in the research activities carried out in Italy, Croatia and Greece. In the context of capacity building action promoted by ACCOBAMS, I trained researchers from Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Romania, Russia, Slovenia and Ukraine to facilitate the development of cetology in Mediterranean and Black Sea countries.
Between 1990 and 1996 I contributed to a whale and dolphin "adoption" programme that was successfully launched in Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland. I was responsible for providing the adopters with photographs and information on individual common bottlenose dolphins. As a result of this initiative, approximately 10,000 people provided financial support to Tethys’ research and conservation activities by "adopting" a cetacean.
Editorial experience
I serve as Editor for the following scientific journal:
I served as Guest Associate Editor for the following scientific journals:
Conservation Biology
Marine Mammal ScienceI served as Reviewer for the following scientific journals:
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Aquatic Mammals
Australian Journal of Zoology
Biologia Marina Mediterranea
Biological Conservation
Canadian Journal of Zoology
Ciencias Marinas
Conservation Biology
Endangered Species Research
Environmental Conservation
Ethology
Fishery Bulletin
Journal of Cetacean Research and Management
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Marine Biology
Marine Mammal Science
Mediterranean Marine Science
New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
Revue d’Ecologie (Terre et Vie).I evaluated abstracts submitted to Conferences of the Society for Marine Mammalogy, abstracts submitted to Conferences of the European Cetacean Society (ECS), contributions to ECS proceedings ("European Research on Cetaceans"), and project proposals submitted to the Earthwatch Institute.
I worked as art director, editor or co-editor of several newsletters on cetaceans. I am currently in the Editorial Board of FINS, the newsletter of ACCOBAMS.
Computer experience / Communication technology
In the late 1980s I designed some of the earliest educational multimedia computer programmes on cetaceans in Italy (with the Museum of Natural History of Pordenone, Italy, and with the Fondazione Cetacea, Italy) and in 1990 I was an Apple Computer Developer.
Use of professional software for graphic design, as well as editing and postproduction software for digital video. Use of digital camcorders for nature filmmaking. I completed a video documentary (DolphinPeople) and a short video on the decline of Mediterranean coastal dolphins.
Web design and management:
Tethys Research Institute (since 1997)
Tethys Blog (since 2006)
Cetacean Alliance (since 2007)
Mediterranean Conservation (since 2008)
ACCOBAMS (2003-2006).
Other relevant experience
Holder of an international nautical license and of a CMAS diving certificate (2nd degree).
Research methods including cetacean surveys, individual photo-identification, behavioural sampling, cetacean dissection techniques, preparation of biological samples for histological, toxicological, and genetic analyses. Use of equipment including "hand-held" computers for field data collection, digital cameras, hydrophones and navigation instruments.
Popular articles and photographs published in several European magazines and newspapers. I illustrated two children's books on cetacean conservation (one published in print and online, one unpublished).
Field research
2008
Interactions between coastal dolphins and fisheries in and around the Marine Protected Area of Porto Cesareo (south-eastern Italy)
2001 - date
Ecology, status and conservation of common bottlenose dolphins in the Amvrakikos Gulf (north-western Greece)1996 - date
Ecology, status and conservation of short-beaked common dolphins and common bottlenose dolphins in the eastern Ionian Sea, Greece1987 - date
Ecology, status and conservation of cetaceans in the northern Adriatic Sea1999 - 2001
Common bottlenose dolphin behaviour, ecology and interactions with fisheries around the island of Asinara (northern Sardinia, Italy)1998 - 2001
Behavior of a "lone, sociable" common bottlenose dolphin living in the port of Manfredonia, Italy1990 - 1995
Common bottlenose dolphin ecology, behaviour and social organization in the Kvarneric (Croatia, northern Adriatic Sea)1993
Cetacean fauna of the Caribbean Sea (particularly Venezuela, Martinique, Dominica)1991
Common bottlenose dolphin social ecology near the island of Tavolara (Sardinia, Italy)1986 - 1989
Cetacean distribution and sighting frequencies in the central and eastern Mediterranean Sea, aboard the oceanographic vessel "Bannock" (Italian National Research Council) and platforms of opportunity.
Supervision of graduate and undergraduate students
Silvia Bonizzoni. In progress. The social organization of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus around the island of Kalamos, Greece. Degree in Environmental Sciences, University of Venice, Italy.
Zsuzsanna Pereszlényi. In progress. Common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in the Amvrakikos Gulf, western Greece. MSc in Zoology, University of Pécs, Hungary.
Chiara Piroddi. 2008. An ecosystem-based approach to study two dolphin populations around the island of Kalamos, Ionian Sea, Greece. MSc in Zoology, University of British Columbia, Canada.
Annalise Petroselli. 2006. Habitat use and distribution of short-beaked common dolphins Delphinus delphis around the island of Kalamos, Greece (eastern Ionian Sea). MSc in Marine Mammal Science, University of Wales, Bangor, U.K.
Nicola Bonel. 2005. Management of whale watching in two Mediterranean areas: the Cetacean Sanctuary (Ligurian Sea) and the Kvarneric (northern Adriatic Sea). Degree in Environmental Sciences, University of Venice, Italy.
Erica Busatto. 2004. The method of photo-identification as a tool for the study of coastal Mediterranean dolphins. Degree in Marine Biology thesis, University of Padua, Italy.
Chiara Piroddi. 2004. An ecosystem approach to the study of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Amvrakikos Gulf, Greece. Degree in Environmental Sciences thesis, University of Venice, Italy.
Luigi Bundone. 2003. Status and conservation of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus). Degree in Environmental Sciences thesis. University of Venice, Italy.
Daria Tonini. 2003. Cetaceans of the Gulf of Venice: Conservation status and monitoring methods. Degree in Environmental Sciences thesis, University of Venice, Italy.
Daniela Pavan. 2002. The role of whale watching in marine conservation. Degree in Environmental Sciences thesis, University of Venice, Italy.
Francesco Quondam. 2002. Habitat use by short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in the eastern Ionian Sea. Degree in Natural Sciences thesis, University of Trieste, Italy.
Sebastiano Bruno. 2001. Social organization of short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in the eastern Ionian Sea. Degree in Biological Sciences thesis, University of Padua, Italy.
Enrico Cabras. 2000. The feeding behaviour of two dolphin species in the eastern Ionian Sea used as an environmental indicator. Degree in Environmental Sciences thesis, University of Venice, Italy.
Nina Therkildsen. 2000. Immediate behavioural reactions of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) to remote biopsy sampling in the eastern Ionian Sea. Extended Essay - Biology, International Baccalaureate School, Norway.
Sabrina Ferretti. 1999. Respiration pattern of common dolphins and bottlenose dolphins in Ionian Greece coastal waters. Degree in Biological Sciences thesis, University of Milan, Italy.
Caterina Maria Fortuna. 1996. Analysis of respiration patterns of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) observed in the northern Adriatic Sea. Degree in Biological Sciences thesis, University of Florence, Italy.
Sylvan Oehen. 1996. The acoustic behaviour of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in the northern Adriatic Sea. Degree in Biological Sciences thesis, University of Zürich, Switzerland.
Mojca Kristan. 1995. Cetacean studies in the northern Adriatic: A case of the Tethys Research Institute. Extended Essay - Biology, International Baccalaureate School, Maribor, Slovenia.
Melita Peharda. 1993. Surfacing patterns of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) in the northern Adriatic Sea. Extended Essay - Biology, International Baccalaureate School, Zagreb, Croatia.
Invited participation in workshops and seminars
I delivered a number of lectures and public talks on cetacean research and conservation, and I have been invited to make presentations in meetings, workshops and seminars, some of the most representative being:
2008 - Invited lecturer (with Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Sidney Holt and Leslie Busby), 'Large whales on the hills of Umbria', Paciano (Italy)
2008 - Invited lecturer, 'Dolphins of the Ionian Sea: Research and conservation', Lega Navale Italiana, Porto Cesareo (Italy)
2008 - Invited participant, international workshop on 'The Economics of the Global Loss of Biological Diversity' organized by the European Commission and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany, Brussels (Belgium).
2007 - Invited speaker, Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation Annual Meeting, Morro Bay, California (USA)
2007 - Organizer of roundtable: 'Marine Conservation on Paper: The Mediterranean Case', Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation Annual Meeting, Morro Bay, California (USA)
2007 - Invited speaker, 3nd Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS), Dubrovnik (Croatia)
2007 - Invited speaker, 8th Meeting of Focal Points for Specially Protected Areas (SPAs), Palermo (Italy)
2007 - Invited lecturer, Festa del Delfino (6th Edition), Lacco Ameno, Isola d'Ischia (Italy)
2007 - Invited speaker, final conference of project INTERREG III Italy-Slovenia 2000-2006 'Biological oceanography of the northern Adriatic Sea', Venezia (Italy)
2007 - Invited lecturer, 'Six Days for Science' symposium organized by Fondazione Umberto Veronesi, Bari (Italy)
2007 - Invited expert, IUCN/SSC Cetacean Specialist Group and IUCN Global Mammal Assessment Cetacean Red List Workshop, La Jolla, California (USA)
2006 - Invited expert, 4th ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee Meeting, Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area, Monaco (Principality of Monaco)
2006 - Invited speaker, Conference 'AdriaWatch - Cetaceans, sea turtles and sharks of the Adriatic Sea', Cattolica (Italy)
2006 - Invited lecturer, Festa del Delfino (5th Edition), Lacco Ameno, Isola d'Ischia (Italy)
2006 - Invited expert, IUCN and ACCOBAMS workshop for the Red List assessment of cetaceans in the ACCOBAMS area, Monaco (Principality of Monaco)
2006 - Invited speaker, workshop progetto INTERREG III Italia-Slovenia per l’Adriatico Settentrionale, ISMAR Venezia (Italy)
2006 - Invited lecturer, Faculty of Marine Biology, University of Padua at Chioggia (Italy)
2005 - Invited speaker, 'Coastal dolphins of the Mediterranean: insight from studies in the northern Adriatic and eastern Ionian Seas', Symposium 'Fish and More' organised by the University of Thessaloniki (Greece)
2005 - Trainer, 1st training course on 'Cetacean research and conservation in the Mediterranean Sea', organized by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Taranto (University of Bari) and by the Confederation of Veterinary Doctors (Italy)
2005 - Invited expert, 3nd ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee Meeting, Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area, Cairo (Egypt)
2005 - Invited lecturer, Faculty of Marine Biology, University of Padua at Chioggia (Italy)
2004 - Invited expert, 1st Meeting for the preparation of an Action Plan for the conservation of cetaceans in Libya, Tripoli (Libya)
2004 - Invited participant, 2nd Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS), Palma de Mallorca (Spain)
2004 - Organizer and speaker, 'A night for the common dolphin', event organised by WDCS - The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, ASMS OceanCare and the Tethys Research Institute, Palma de Mallorca (Spain)
2004 - Invited lecturer, 'The amazing dolphins of the Amvrakikos Gulf', event organized by the Municipality of Vonitsa (Greece)
2004 - Invited lecturer, 'Coastal dolphins of the eastern Ionian Sea', event organized by the Municipality and Cultural Centre of Mytikas (Greece)
2004 - Organizer of a workshop on Mediterranean common dolphins to discuss topics related to the preparation of the Conservation Plan commissioned by ACCOBAMS, Tethys research station at Episkopi, Island of Kalamos (Greece)
2004 - Invited lecturer, 'Science Week', Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council (CNR), Venice (Italy)
2004 - Invited lecturer / invited expert, CIESM Research Workshop 'Understanding the Role of Cetaceans in the Marine Ecosystem', Venice (Italy)
2004 - Invited lecturer, Faculty of Marine Biology, University of Padua at Chioggia (Italy)
2003 - Invited lecturer / invited expert, 2nd ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee Meeting, Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area, Istanbul (Turkey)
2003 - Invited lecturer, seminar 'Coastal dolphins of the Mediterranean Sea: the possible reasons behind their decline', Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Padua at Legnaro (Italy)
2003 - Invited speaker, Workshop on Cetaceans, 4th Italian Teriological Conference, Riccione (Italy)
2003 - Invited lecturer (with Bernd Würsig and Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara), seminar 'Cetacean research and conservation in the Mediterranean Sea', Faculty of Zoology, University of Basle (Switzerland)
2003 - Invited lecturer, seminar 'Coastal dolphins of the Mediterranean Sea: the possible reasons behind their decline', Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Padua at Legnaro (Italy)
2003 - Invited lecturer, Museum of Natural History, Venice (Italy)
2003 - Invited lecturer, Course on Cetacean Biology, Civic Aquarium, Milan (Italy)
2003 - Invited lecturer (two seminars), Faculty of Marine Biology, University of Padua at Chioggia (Italy)
2002 - Invited lecturer, Rotary Club, Mestre (Italy)
2002 - Invited lecturer / invited expert, 1st ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee Meeting, Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area, Tunis (Tunisia)
2002 - Invited lecturer / invited expert, EUROPHLUKES (a EU-funded project on cetacean photo-identification in European waters) consortium meeting and workshop, Liège (Belgium)
2002 - Invited expert representing the World Conservation Union (IUCN), First Meeting of the Parties, Monaco (Monaco Principality)
2001 - Invited participation, Conservation priorities for Mediterranean and Black Sea cetaceans, Round Table organised by CIESM (Commissione Intérnationale pour l’Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Méditerranée), Monaco (Monaco Principality)
2001 - Invited participation, Conference on Adriatic Sea monitoring (Italy-Slovenia) in the context of INTERREG II. "L'Adriatico settentrionale: un osservatorio per la gestione del mare”, Venice (Italy)
2001 - Invited lecturer (with Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara), 'Saving Mediterranean dolphins and whales', organized by Lions Club at the Navy Arsenal Library, Venice (Italy)
2001 - Invited lecturer, course on Cetacean Biology, Civic Aquarium, Milan (Italy)
2001 - Invited lecturer, EUROPHLUKES consortium meeting and workshop, Leiden (The Netherlands)
2001 - Invited lecturer, 'First ACCOBAMS Training course on cetacean research and conservation', Constanta (Romania)
2001 - Organizer and lecturer, 'Tethys workshop on dolphin research and conservation in the Mediterranean Sea', Tethys research station at Episkopi, Island of Kalamos (Greece)
2001 - Invited lecturer, National Research Council, Institute of Marine Biology, Seminar 'Coastal dolphins of the Mediterranean Sea: Fishermen’s enemies or endangered species?', Venice (Italy)
2001 - Invited speaker, Annual Meeting, Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation, White Point, Nova Scotia (Canada)
2001 - Invited lecturer, Student workshop, European Cetacean Society, Rome (Italy)
2000 - Invited expert representing the IUCN-SSC Cetacean Specialist Group, IUCN Species Information System Workshop, Rome (Italy)
2000 - Invited lecturer, Municipal Aquarium and Hydrobiological Station, Milan (Italy)
2000 - Invited lecturer, Regional Museum of Natural Sciences, Turin (Italy)
1999 - Invited lecturer, Museum of Natural Sciences, Brescia (Italy)
1998 - Invited lecturer (with Dànilo Mainardi), inaugural talk, 13th edition of 'Giovedì Scienza', Teatro Colosseo, Turin (Italy)
1998 - Organizer and lecturer, Seminar 'Methods for studying dolphins in the wild', Thetis Marine Technologies Conference Room, Venice (Italy)
1998 - Organizer and lecturer, Seminar 'Dolphins: Key species of the marine ecosystem', Thetis Marine Technologies Conference Room, Venice (Italy)
1996 - Invited lecturer, Faculty of Biology, University of Padua (Italy)
1995 - Invited participant, 'International Workshop on the Scientific Aspects of Whale-Watching Regulations', Monte Castello di Vibio (Italy)
1995 - Invited lecturer, 'Seminar on Marine Resource Management', WWF International, Miramare (Italy)
1995 - Invited lecturer, 'The dolphins of Cres and Losinj', Villa Contarini, Piazzola sul Brenta (Italy)
1995 - Invited lecturer, 'The dolphins of Cres and Losinj', Faculty of Biology, University of Trieste (Italy)
1994 - Invited lecturer, 'Croatian Dolphins', Theatre de l'Opera, Paris (France)
1994 - Invited lecturer, 'The dolphins of Cres and Losinj', Cultural Center, Bonn (Germany)
1994 - Invited speaker, 'The dolphins of Cres and Losinj', 5th Conference of the Croatian Biological Society, Pula (Croatia)
1994 - Invited speaker, European Cetacean Society workshop 'Methods for the study of bottlenose dolphin populations in the wild', Montpellier (France)
1993 - Invited lecturer, 'The dolphins of Cres and Losinj', Municipal Aquarium and Hydrobiological Station, Milan (Italy)
1993 - Invited lecturer, 'The dolphins of Cres and Losinj', for refugee children during the Yugoslavian war, Veli Losinj (Croatia)
1992 - Invited lecturer, 'The dolphins of Cres and Losinj', for marine commando soldiers of the Croatian Army during the Yugoslavian war, Osor (Croatia)
1992 - Invited lecturer, 'The dolphins of Cres and Losinj', Faculty of Biology, University of Zagreb (Croatia).
In addition, I presented scientific posters and talks at 25 marine biology conferences.
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Refereed publications
Bearzi G., Notarbartolo di Sciara G. 1995. A comparison of the present occurrence of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, and common dolphins, Delphinus delphis, in the Kvarneric (northern Adriatic Sea). Annales (Annals for Istrian and Mediterranean Studies) 7:61-68. (3.1 Mb)
Bearzi G., Fortuna C.M., Notarbartolo di Sciara G. 1998. Unusual sighting of a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the Kvarneric, Northern Adriatic Sea. Natura Croatica 7(3):169-278. (1.6 Mb)
Bearzi G., Politi E., Agazzi S., Azzellino A. 2006. Prey depletion caused by overfishing and the decline of marine megafauna in eastern Ionian Sea coastal waters (central Mediterranean). Biological Conservation 127(4):373-382. (444 Kb)
Bearzi G. 2007. Marine conservation on paper. Conservation Biology 21(1):1-3. (173 Kb)
Bearzi G., Agazzi S., Bonizzoni S., Costa M., Azzellino A. 2008. Dolphins in a bottle: abundance, residency patterns and conservation of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in the semi-closed eutrophic Amvrakikos Gulf, Greece. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 18(2):130-146. (502 Kb)
Bearzi G., Agazzi S., Gonzalvo J., Costa M., Bonizzoni S., Politi E., Piroddi C., Reeves R.R. 2008. Overfishing and the disappearance of short-beaked common dolphins from western Greece. Endangered Species Research 5:1-12. (1.0 Mb)
Pino d'Astore P., Bearzi G., Bonizzoni S. In press (2008). Cetacean strandings in the Province of Brindisi, Italy, southern Adriatic Sea. Annales, Series Historia Naturalis 18(1).
Bearzi G., Fortuna C.M., Reeves R.R. In press. Ecology and conservation of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in the Mediterranean Sea. Mammal Review.
Publications in scientific volumes
Bearzi G., Notarbartolo di Sciara G., Bonizzoni S. 2005. Scientific literature on Mediterranean cetaceans: the Italian contribution. In B. Cozzi, ed. Marine mammals of the Mediterranean Sea: natural history, biology, anatomy, pathology, parasitology. Massimo Valdina Editore, The Coffee House Art & Adv, Milano. (832 Kb)
Bearzi G. 2006. Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis (Mediterranean subpopulation). 2003 Assessment. Pp. 130-136 in Reeves R.R., Notarbartolo di Sciara G. (compilers and editors). The status and distribution of cetaceans in the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea. IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, Malaga, Spain. (whole report: 2,752 Kb)
Bearzi G., Fortuna C.M. 2006. Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (Mediterranean subpopulation). Pp. 64-73 in Reeves R.R., Notarbartolo di Sciara G. (compilers and editors). The status and distribution of cetaceans in the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea. IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, Malaga, Spain. (whole report: 2,752 Kb)
Selected reports and action plans
Bearzi G., Notarbartolo di Sciara G., Lauriano G. 1993. The Cres-Losinj Dolphin Reserve: Proposal for the institution of a marine reserve in the waters adjacent to the east coast of Cres and Losinj. Tethys Research Institute Report TRI/ADP 93-01. 18 pp.
Notarbartolo di Sciara G., Bearzi G., Mo G., Cozzi B., 2001. National Action Plan for the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Italian Seas: 2001-2003. Prepared for the Italian Ministry for the Environment. ICRAM, Rome. 161 pp.
Politi E., Bearzi G., Pesante G., Barbieri G. 2002. Resoconto delle attività di ricerca sul comportamento e l’ecologia alimentare del tursiope (Tursiops truncatus) presso l’isola dell’Asinara (Report on the research activities on the behaviour and feeding ecology of common bottlenose dolphins near the island of Asinara). July 1999 – October 2001. Final report to ICRAM, Rome. Tethys Research Institute Report TRI/ASI 01/2002. 40 pp.
Bearzi G. 2003. Delphinus delphis (Mediterranean subpopulation). IUCN 2003. Red List of Threatened Species. <http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=41762>
Bearzi G. 2003. Towards a Conservation Plan for common bottlenose dolphins in the Mediterranean Sea. Document presented at the 2nd Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee. Istanbul, Turkey, 20-22 November, 2003. 20 pp. (284 Kb)
Bearzi G., Notarbartolo di Sciara G. 2003. Cetacean prey depletion in the ACCOBAMS Area. Document presented at the 2nd Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee. Istanbul, Turkey, 20-22 November, 2003. 7 pp.
Birkun A, Bearzi G., Glazov D., Goradze I., Komakhidze G., Krivokhizhin S., Shpak O. 2003. Towards a Conservation Plan for Black Sea cetaceans. Document presented at the 2nd Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee. Istanbul, Turkey, 20-22 November, 2003. 9 pp.
Bruno S., Bearzi G. 2004. Cetacean research and conservation in Georgia: background information and suggested actions. A report to the ACCOBAMS Secretariat. ACCOBAMS, Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area. 22 pp.
Bearzi G. 2005. A strategy for the conservation of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in the Mediterranean Sea. 3rd Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee. Cairo, Egypt, 15-17 May, 2005. 8 pp. (326 Kb)
Bearzi G. 2005. Assessing and mitigating the impact of prey depletion on cetaceans: can we find a way forward? 3rd Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee. Cairo, Egypt, 15-17 May, 2005. 3 pp. (186 Kb)
Bearzi G., Politi E., Agazzi S., Costa M., Bonizzoni S., Azzellino A., Bruno S., Gramolini R. 2005. Report on short-beaked common dolphin studies in the area of Kalamos, Greece, 1993-2004. ACCOBAMS, Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area. 100 pp.
Bearzi G., Costa M., Photopoulos T. 2005. High human-related mortality of dolphins in the area of Kalamos, western Greece. A report to the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS). Tethys Research Institute, August 23rd, 2005.
Bearzi G., Agazzi S., Bonizzoni S., Costa M. 2005. Ecosystem structure and dolphin-fisheries interactions in a “natural laboratory”: the Amvrakikos Gulf, Greece. Report to the Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA) on the activities conducted between July 2001 – November 2005 (MOU #17/RAC/SPA/2005). Tethys Research Institute. 23 pp.
Bearzi G. 2006. Action Plan for the conservation of cetaceans in Libya. Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas (RAC/SPA), Libya’s Environment General Authority and Marine Biology Research Center. 50 pp. (2326 Kb)
Bearzi G. 2006. Endangered Mediterranean common dolphins: the story so far. Paper submitted to the 58th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission, St. Kitts and Nevis, West Indies, 23 May – 20 June 2006. 3 pp.
Bearzi G. 2006. Preliminary report on the impact of fishing on common dolphins in the area of Kalamos, Greece (eastern Ionian Sea). 4th Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee. Monaco, 5-8 November 2006. 12 pp.
Bearzi G. 2006. Priority actions for the conservation of short-beaked common dolphins in the Mediterranean Sea. 4th Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee. Monaco, 5-8 November 2006. 9 pp.
Bearzi G. 2007. The endangered Mediterranean common dolphins: is there anyone interested in their conservation? 3rd Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS), Dubrovnik, Croatia, 22-25 October, 2007. 3 pp.
Gonzalvo J., Bearzi G. 2008. Action Plan for the conservation of cetaceans in Syria. Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas. Contract 39/2007_RAC/SPA. 45 pp.
Papers included in the Proceedings of European Cetacean Society conferences and workshops
Notarbartolo di Sciara G., Venturino M.C., Zanardelli M., Bearzi G., Borsani J.F., Cavalloni B., Cussino E., Jahoda M., Airoldi S. 1990. Distribution and relative abundance of cetaceans in the Central Mediterranean Sea. European Research on Cetaceans 4:41-43.
Bearzi G., Notarbartolo di Sciara G. 1992. Preliminary observations of bottlenose dolphins near the Island of Tavolara, Sardinia. European Research on Cetaceans 6:127-129.
Bearzi G., Notarbartolo di Sciara G., Bonomi L. 1992. Bottlenose dolphins off Croatia: a socio-ecologic study. European Research on Cetaceans 6:130-133.
Peharda M., Bearzi G. 1993. Surfacing patterns of bottle-nosed dolphins in the Cres-Losinj area (Northern Adriatic Sea). European Research on Cetaceans 7:73-76.
Bearzi G. 1994. Behavioural states: terminology and definitions. Pp. 9-12 in G. Notarbartolo di Sciara, P.G.H. Evans and E. Politi, eds. Methods for the study of bottlenose dolphins in the wild. European Cetacean Society Newsletter, Special Issue 23.
Bearzi G. 1994. Photoidentification: Field methods. Pp. 22-26 in G. Notarbartolo di Sciara, P.G.H. Evans and E. Politi, eds. Methods for the study of bottlenose dolphins in the wild. European Cetacean Society Newsletter, Special Issue 23.
Bearzi G. 1994. Photoidentification: Matching procedures. Pp. 27-28 in G. Notarbartolo di Sciara, P.G.H. Evans and E. Politi, eds. Methods for the study of bottlenose dolphins in the wild. European Cetacean Society Newsletter, Special Issue 23.
Bearzi G., Politi E., Notarbartolo di Sciara G. 1996. Photoidentification-based short-term tracking of bottlenose dolphins resident in the Kvarneric (northern Adriatic Sea). European Research on Cetaceans 9:132-138.
Bearzi G. 1997. A "remnant" common dolphin observed in association with bottlenose dolphins in the Kvarneric (northern Adriatic Sea). European Research on Cetaceans 10:204.
Bearzi G., Notarbartolo di Sciara G. 1997. Bottlenose dolphins following bottom trawlers in the Kvarneric (northern Adriatic Sea). European Research on Cetaceans 11:202-204.
Fortuna C.M., Bearzi G., Delfino G. 1997. Surfacing pattern of bottlenose dolphins following bottom trawlers in the Kvarneric (northern Adriatic Sea). European Research on Cetaceans 10:244.
Oehen S., Bearzi G., Borsani J.F. 1997. Acoustic behaviour of free-ranging bottlenose dolphins in the Kvarneric (northern Adriatic Sea). European Research on Cetaceans 11:230.
Wilson B., Arnold H., Bearzi G., Fortuna C., Gaspar R., Liret C., Pribanic S., Read A.J., Ridoux V., Urian K.W., Wells R.S., Wood C., Thompson P.M., Hammond P.S. 1997. A comparison of epidermal disease in eight populations of bottlenose dolphins. European Research on Cetaceans 11:268.
Wilson B., Pribanic S., Fortuna C.M., Bearzi G. 1997. Epidermal lesions on free-ranging bottlenose dolphins in the Kvarneric. European Research on Cetaceans 11:269.
Bearzi G., Politi E., Notarbartolo di Sciara G. 1999. Apparent lack of seasonal patterns in the behaviour of bottlenose dolphins in the Kvarneric (northern Adriatic Sea). European Research on Cetaceans 12:202.
Ferretti S., Bearzi G., Politi E. 1999. Comparing behaviour of inshore bottlenose and common dolphins in the eastern Ionian Sea through focal group surfacing pattern analysis. European Research on Cetaceans 12:209.
Fortuna C.M., Bearzi G., Notarbartolo di Sciara G. 1999. Analysis of respiration patterns of bottlenose dolphins observed in the Kvarneric (northern Adriatic Sea, Croatia). European Research on Cetaceans 12:151-155.
Wilson B., Arnold H., Bearzi G., Fortuna C., Gaspar R., Ingram S., Liret C., Pribanic S., Read A.J., Ridoux V., Schneider K., Urian K.W., Wells R.S., Wood C., Thompson P.M., Hammond P.S. 1999. Epidermal lesions on bottlenose dolphins: a product of pollution or the natural environment? European Research on Cetaceans 12:123.
Barbieri G., Bearzi G. 2000. Behaviour of a solitary, "sociable" bottlenose dolphin in southern Italy. European Research on Cetaceans 14:107-109.
Bearzi G., Ferretti S. 2000. Rare report of a bottlenose dolphin foraging in the Venice Lagoon, Italy. European Research on Cetaceans 14:110-114.
Bearzi G., Politi E., Fortuna C.M., Mel L., Notarbartolo di Sciara G. 2000. An overview of cetacean sighting data from the northern Adriatic Sea: 1987-1999. European Research on Cetaceans 14:356-361.
Marsili L., Fossi M.C., Neri G., Airoldi S., Bearzi G., Panigada S. 2000. Skin biopsies for cell cultures from Mediterranean free-ranging cetaceans. European Research on Cetaceans 14:231-233.
Politi E., Bearzi G., Airoldi S. 2000. Evidence for malnutrition in bottlenose dolphins photo-identified in the eastern Ionian Sea. European Research on Cetaceans 14:234-236.
Bearzi G., Mussi B., Politi E., Notarbartolo di Sciara G. 2002. Short-beaked common dolphins around Ischia, Italy, and Kalamos, Greece: relict population units of primary conservation importance in the Mediterranean Sea. European Research on Cetaceans 16.
Miragliuolo A., Mussi B., Bearzi G. 2002. Observations of driftnetting off the island of Ischia, Italy, with indirect evidence of dolphin bycatch. European Research on Cetaceans 16.
Mussi B., Miragliuolo A., Bearzi G. 2002. Short-beaked common dolphins around the island of Ischia, Italy (southern Tyrrhenian Sea). European Research on Cetaceans 16.
Zanardelli M., Panigada S., Bearzi G. 2002. Short-beaked common dolphin and common bottlenose dolphin sightings along the Tunisian coasts and in the Sicily Channel. European Research on Cetaceans 16.
Pesante G., Politi E., Bearzi G. 2003. Opportunistic sightings of Mediterranean monk seals in the eastern Ionian Sea (1993-2002). European Research on Cetaceans 17.
Agazzi S., Bearzi G., Politi E. 2004. Short-beaked common dolphin prey species in the eastern Ionian Sea: insight from fish scales sampled during surface foraging. European Research on Cetaceans 15:351-353.
Bearzi G., Quondam F., Politi E. 2004. Bottlenose dolphins foraging alongside fish farm cages in eastern Ionian Sea coastal waters. European Research on Cetaceans 15:292-293.
Bruno S., Politi E., Bearzi G. 2004. Social organisation of a common dolphin community in the eastern Ionian Sea: evidence of a fluid fission-fusion society. European Research on Cetaceans 15:49-51.
Fossi M.C., Marsili L., Neri G., Bearzi G., Notarbartolo di Sciara G. 2004. Are the Mediterranean cetaceans exposed to the toxicological risk of endocrine disrupters? European Research on Cetaceans 15:338.
Jahoda M., Azzellino A., Lafortuna C.L., Notarbartolo Di Sciara G., Almirante C., Borsani J.F., D'Amico A., Panigada S., Zanardelli M., Bearzi G. 2004. Passive tracking and timing of respiration as a methodology to determine reactions of Mediterranean fin whales in response to different sources of possible disturbance. European Research on Cetaceans 15:355-357.
Miragliuolo A., Mussi B., Bearzi G. 2004. Risso's dolphin harassment by pleasure boaters off the island of Ischia, central Mediterranean Sea. European Research on Cetaceans 15:168-171.
Mo G., Notarbartolo di Sciara G., Bearzi G., Cozzi B. 2004. Conservation policies from a regional to a national approach: the formulation of the Italian Action Plan for the conservation of cetaceans. European Research on Cetaceans 15:177.
Politi E., Bearzi G. 2004. Evidence of decline for a coastal common dolphin community in the eastern Ionian Sea. European Research on Cetaceans 15:449-452.
Bearzi G., Politi E., Agazzi S., Bruno S., Costa M., Bonizzoni S., Gonzalvo J. 2005. The decline of short-beaked common dolphins Delphinus delphis in Eastern Ionian Sea coastal waters. P. 29 in K. Stockin, A. Vella and P.G.H. Evans. Proceedings of the Workshop “Common dolphins: current research, threats and issues”. European Cetacean Society Newsletter Special Issue 45.
Gonzalvo J., Bearzi G., Agazzi S., Piroddi C. In press. Fisheries and the decline of short-beaked common dolphins in western Greece. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands, 10-12 March 2008.
Agazzi S., Bearzi G., Costa M., Bonizzoni S., Politi E. In press. Abundance trend of short-beaked common dolphins in the eastern Ionian Sea: one of the lest central Mediterranean stocks is vanishing. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands, 10-12 March 2008.
Conference presentations and short papers
Bearzi G. 1991. Cetaceans of the Mediterranean Sea: A multimedia interactive program as a new way to educate visitors in dolphinaria. 9th Symposium of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals. Riccione, Italy, 15-19 March, 1991.
Notarbartolo di Sciara G., Bearzi G., Bonomi L. 1991. Bottlenose dolphins off Croatia: Photoidentification and behavioral observations. 9th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Chicago, Illinois, 5-9 December 1991.
Notarbartolo di Sciara G., Bearzi G. 1992. Cetaceans in the northern Adriatic Sea: past, present, and future. Rapports de la Commission Intérnationale de la Mer Méditerranée 33:303.
Bearzi G., Notarbartolo di Sciara G., Politi E., Lauriano G. 1993. Social ecology and behavior of bottlenose dolphins in the waters adjacent to the island of Losinj (Croatia). 10th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Galveston, Texas, 12-15 November 1993.
Notarbartolo di Sciara G., Bearzi G. 1993. Cetaceans in the northern Adriatic Sea: past, present and future. Proceedings of the 4th Congress of Croatian Biologists. Croatian Biological Society, Zagreb. Pp. 86-87.
Bearzi G., Notarbartolo di Sciara G., Politi E., Lauriano G. 1994. Ecology and behaviour of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) near the islands of Losinj and Cres (Croatia). Pp. 399-400 in the Proceedings of the Fifth Congress of Croatian Biologists, Pula, Croatia, 3-7 October 1994.
Notarbartolo di Sciara G. Holcer D., Bearzi G. 1994. Past and present status of cetaceans in the northern and central Adriatic Sea. Proceedings of the 5th Congress of Croatian Biologists. Croatian Biological Society, Zagreb. Pp. 401-402.
Bearzi G., Politi E., Notarbartolo di Sciara G. 1997. Il comportamento diurno del tursiope nel Quarnerolo (Adriatico Settentrionale). III National Meeting on Cetaceans, Napoli, Italy, 5-6 December 1997.
Fortuna C.M., Bearzi G., Notarbartolo di Sciara G. 1997. Analisi dei modelli respiratori di tursiopi (Tursiops truncatus, Montagu, 1821) in Adriatico settentrionale. III National Meeting on Cetaceans, Napoli, Italy, 5-6 December 1997.
Fossi M.C., Marsili L., Neri G., Casini S., Bearzi G., Politi E., Zanardelli M., Panigada S. 1999. Use of Mediterranean cetaceans skin biopsies in the investigation of interspecies susceptibility to xenobiotic contaminants. PRIMO 10, Williamsburg, VA, 25-29 April 1999.
Marsili L., Fossi M.C., Neri G., Casini S., Bearzi G., Airoldi S., Panigada S. 1999. Colture cellulari di fibroblasti da biopsie cutanee di cetacei de Mar Mediterraneo. IV National Meeting on Cetaceans, Milano, Italy, 11-12 November 1999.
Marsili L., Fossi M.C., Neri G., Casini S., Bearzi G., Politi E., Zanardelli M., Panigada S. 1999. Skin biopsies for cell cultures from Mediterranean free-ranging cetaceans. PRIMO 10, Williamsburg, VA, 25-29 April 1999.
Marsili L., Fossi M.C., Neri G., Gardi C., Palmeri S., Tarquini E., Panigada S., Zanardelli M., Politi E., Bearzi G. 1999. Skin biopsies for cell cultures from free-ranging cetaceans of the Mediterranean Sea. 9th Annual Meeting of SETAC-Europe. Leipzig, Germany, 25-29 May 1999.
Bearzi G. 2001. What threatens coastal dolphin populations in the Mediterranean Sea? Insight from interdisciplinary research in key areas. Proceedings of Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation Annual meeting. 10 pp. White Point, Nova Scotia, Canada, 30 May - 2 June 2000.
Bearzi G. 2003. Delfini costieri del Mediterraneo: le possibili ragioni di un declino. Proceedings of the 4th Italian Teriological Conference. Riccione, Italy, 6-8 November 2003. Hystrix, Italian Journal of Mammalogy (Special Issue) 14(1):80-81.
Bearzi G. 2004. Investigating food-web interactions between Mediterranean cetaceans and fisheries in "natural laboratories". CIESM Research Workshop "Understanding the Role of Cetaceans in the Marine Ecosystem". Venice, Italy, 28-31 January 2004.
Bearzi G., Bruno S., Politi E., Costa M., Gramolini R., Pierantonio N., Bastianini M. 2005. Distribuzione del tursiope in Adriatico settentrionale in rapporto alle caratteristiche geografiche e batimetriche del bacino: primi risultati. 36th Conference of the Italian Society for Marine Biology (SIBM), Trieste, Italy, 9-13 May 2005.
Bearzi G., Costa M. 2005. Population status of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the central Mediterranean: insight from studies in the northern Adriatic and eastern Ionian Seas. Workshop "How can science best inform managers: the role of field studies in the conservation management of European bottlenose dolphin populations", 19th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. La Rochelle, France, 7 April 2005.
Bearzi G., Reeves R.R. 2005. Where did the Mediterranean’s common dolphin go? Ecologia Mediterranea 30(2):111-112.
Bearzi G., Politi E., Azzellino A., Costa M., Pierantonio N., Bastianini M. 2006. Distribuzione del tursiope in rapporto alle caratteristiche del bacino. Workshop intermedio progetto INTERREG III Italia-Slovenia per l’Adriatico Settentrionale. 31 gennaio 2006. ISMAR Venezia.
Bearzi G., Politi E., Costa M., Azzellino A., Bastianini M. 2006. Dolphins in the northern Adriatic Sea: historical data and present occurrence. Conference “Cetaceans, sea turtles and sharks of the Adriatic Sea”, 26– 28 October 2006, Cattolica, Italy.
Bearzi G., Politi E., Azzellino A., Costa M., Bastianini M. 2007. Delfini dell’Adriatico settentrionale: dati storici e presenza attuale. Conference “L’Alto Adriatico: il mare unisce i paesi che separa”, 12-13 April 2007, Venice, Italy.
Bearzi G. 2007. Science-based management of coastal dolphins in the eastern Ionian Sea. 8th Meeting of Focal Points for Specially Protected Areas (SPAs). Palermo, Italy, 6-9 June 2007.
Bearzi G. 2007. Science-based management of Mediterranean coastal dolphins. Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation Annual Meeting. Morro Bay, California, 30 November - 4 December 2007.
Selected popular literature
Bearzi G. 1992. L'arte della pesca. Pp. 123-153 in G. Notarbartolo di Sciara, ed. Le Ricchezze del Mare. Nuova ERI Edizioni RAI, Torino. 156 pp.
Bearzi G. 1994. Dolphins of the Cres-Losinj Archipelago. An illustrated educational book for children. Published by the Tethys Research Institute and Europe Conservation in Croatian, Italian, German and French. 29 pp.
Bearzi G. 2000. I nostri amici delfini. An illustrated educational book for children. Published by the Tethys Research Institute. 32 pp.
Bearzi G. 2003. At home with the dolphins. Pp. 104-109 in T. Frohoff and B. Peterson, eds. Between Species: Celebrating the Dolphin-Human Bond. Sierra Club Books, San Francisco. (217 Kb)
Bearzi G. 2005. Conservation Plan for short-beaked common dolphins in the Mediterranean Sea. Fins 1(2):7-8. (596 Kb)
Bearzi G. 2007. Our friends the dolphins. An illustrated educational book for children. Online version in several languages.
Several articles in magazines and newsletters (unlisted).
Miscellaneous
Bearzi G. 1989. Contributo alle conoscenze sulla biologia di Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) nel mare Adriatico settentrionale. Degree in Biological Sciences thesis, University of Padua, Italy. 172 pp.
Bearzi G. 1991. Il tursiope del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Pordenone. Pp. 97-100 in Anonymous, ed. Il museo spettacolo. ANMS, Museo delle Scienze di Pordenone.
Bearzi G., Jahoda M. 1996. Translation from English to Italian of the book Among whales: Payne, R. La vita segreta delle balene. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Milano. 427 pp.
Bearzi G. 2001. Book review. The bottlenose dolphin: biology and conservation. J.E. Reynolds, R.S. Wells and S.D. Eide, eds. University of Florida Press, Gainseville, FL. 2000. 288 pp. Marine Mammal Science 17(3):670-671. (754 Kb)
Bearzi G. 2003. Studies on the ecology and conservation status of short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Mediterranean Sea. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Basle, Switzerland. 202 pp.
Bearzi G., Politi E., Costa M., Tonini D., Bastianini M. 2004. Campagna di monitoraggio sui cetacei dell’Adriatico settentrionale. Poster presented at the "14ma Settimana della Cultura Scientifica e Tecnologica". Venice, Italy, 22-28 March 2004.
Aguilar A., Bearzi G., Birkun A. Jr., Canadas A., Donovan G., Frantzis A., Notarbartolo di Sciara G., Reeves R.R. 2005. Proposal for a block Red List assessment of cetaceans in the ACCOBAMS Area. 3rd Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee. Cairo, Egypt, 15-17 May, 2005. 3 pp.