Cetacean Sanctuary Research Ligurian Sea
Supporters
This project has been made possible thanks to the work and dedication of a number of people. We are grateful to all past and present collaborators for contributing to field data collection, data analysis and/or project management.
At present the project is supported by Fondazione CARIGE, Portosole SpA and the Tethys volunteer programme.
In previous years, financial support was also provided by Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic area (ACCOBAMS), Fondazione CARIGE and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS).
Equipment, discounts and/or logistic support were offered by FieldWorker, Marina degli Aregai SpA, Milan Civic Aquarium and Hydrobiological Station, Nikon, Portosole SpA, Psion Teklogix, Rossi & C. – Minolta, Tuborg – Carlsberg.
Collaborators
In the context of the work done by the Cetacean Sanctuary Research project, contacts were established and various kinds of collaboration were developed with:
Spatial Modelling
Prof. Phil Hammond
Sea Mammal Research Unit, (SMRU), University of St. Andrews, U.K.
Dr. Monique Mackenzie
Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling (CREEM), University of St. Andrews, U.K.
Remote sensing
Dr. Vittorio Barale, Dr. Frédéric Mélin
Institute for Environment and Sustainability Inland and Marine Waters Joint Research Centre, Italy
Bio acoustics
Prof. Gianni Pavan
Centro Interdisciplinare di Bioacustica e Ricerche Ambientali, University of Pavia, Italy
Dr. Jeanette Thomas
Dept. of Biological Sciences, Western Illinois University-Quad Cities, USA
Photo-id, Abundance and Movements
Dr. Luke Rendell
School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, U.K.
Dr. Alexandre Gannier
Groupe de Recherche sur les Cétacés (GREC), France
Dr. Pierre Beaubrun
Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (EPHE) , France
Dr. Christophe Guinet
Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé, France
Prof. Phil Hammond
Sea Mammal Research Unit, (SMRU), University of St. Andrews, U.K.
Genetics
Dr. Martine Berubé
University of Stockholm, Sweden
Dr. Stefania Gaspari
Dept. of Animal Biology and Genetics, University of Firenze, Italy
Dr. Rus Holzel
Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Durham, U.K.
Toxicology
Prof. Cristina Fossi, Dr. Letizia Marsili
Dept.of Environmental Biology, University of Siena, Italy
Telemetry
Dr. Simon Berrow
Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation, Ireland
Dr. Peter Evans
Sea Watch Foundation, U.K.
Ship collisions
Dr. Mason Weinrich
The Whale Center of New England, U.S.A.
Dr. Alexandre Gannier
Groupe de Recherche sur les Cétacés (GREC), France
Aerial surveys
Giancarlo Lauriano
Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Italy
Dr. Louise Burt
RUWPA, University of St. Andrews, U.K.
Sandra Hochscheid
Zoological Station ‘Anton Dohrn’, Naples, Italy
Demographic studies
Prof. Giovanni Santangelo
Dept. of Biology, University of Pisa, Italy
Prof. Piero Manfredi
Dept. of Economy, University of Pisa, Italy
Education, public awareness and environmental management
Nicolas Entrup
Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, Germany
Nicola Hodgins
Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, U.K.
Rudolf Gullist
Capricorn Foundation, Germany
Sigrid Lüber
OceanCare, Switzerland
Barbara Nani
BluWest, Italy
Municipality of Sanremo, Italy
Primary School Arma di Taggia, Italy
Primary School Bordighera, Italy
Primary School Sanremo, Italy
University of Durham, U.K.
University of Genoa, Italy
University of Milan, Italy
University of Parma, Italy
University of Pavia, Italy
University of Pisa, Italy
University of Siena, Italy
Institutional support, legal framework
Italian Ministry of the Environment
Marie-Christine Van Klaveren
Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS)
Dr. Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara
Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS) Scientific Committee