gallery 2 gallery 3 gallery 5 Galerie Gemeine Delfine waren einst im gesamten Mittelmeer weit verbreitet. Heute geht ihre Zahl rasch zurück und sie überleben nur noch in Teilen ihres früheren Verbreitungsgebietes. In Westgriechenland ist das Meer um die Insel Kalamos ihr letztes Verbreitungszentrum – zumindest war es das einmal. Warum aber verschwinden die Delfine? [...]

gallery 2 gallery 3 gallery 5 Galerie Il fut un temps où les dauphins communs abondaient sur les côtes de la Méditerranée. Aujourd’hui, ils sont en déclin rapide et ne survivent qu’en nombres réduits. En Grèce occidentale, les eaux qui entourent l’île de Kalamos restent leur dernier bastion ou, du moins, il l’était. Pourquoi cette [...]

gallery 2 gallery 3 gallery 5 Galerie Un tempo, i delfini comuni erano abbondanti in tutto il Mediterraneo. Oggi, sono in rapido declino e sopravvivono solo in alcune porzioni del loro areale originario. Nella Grecia occidentale, le acque intorno all’isola di Kalamos rappresentano la loro ultima roccaforte, o almeno così era. Perché i delfini stanno [...]

gallery 2 gallery 3 gallery 5 Galería Los delfines comunes eran abundantes en todo el Mediterráneo. Hoy su número disminuye rápidamente y sobreviven únicamente en pequeñas partes de sus anteriores espacios de existencia. En la Grecia occidental, el mar alrededor de la isla de Kalamos es su último reducto o al menos lo era antes. [...]

gallery 2 gallery 3 gallery 4 gallery 5 gallery 7 GALLERY Whales of the Mediterranean Sea is a five-part documentary series about the scientists exploring the Mediterranean, and the cetaceans that inhabit this ancient sea. Whales of the Mediterranean Sea ventures into deep seas and coastal waters with a range of international scientists. It examines [...]

Giovanni and Joan run the Earthwatch program – “Dolphins of Greece”. Joan and the Earthwatch volunteers jump into one zodiac, Giovanni, Silvia, Chris and I, into another.

Amvrakikos Gulf offers abundant prey resources allowing the local bottlenose dolphin population to thrive. However, only 30 kilometers away, around the island of Kalamos, over fishing has resulted in prey depletion and ecosystem collapse. Consequently, only a handful of endangered short-beaked common dolphins remain today. We meet scientists, educators and local fishermen to discuss their relationship with dolphins, and the state of sea around their community. Could what is happening to the common dolphins of Kalamos, also explain why they are disappearing throughout the Mediterranean Sea?

gallery 2 gallery 3 gallery 5 GALLERY Common dolphins were once abundant throughout the Mediterranean Sea. Today they are declining rapidly, surviving only in portions of their former range. In western Greece, the sea around the island of Kalamos is their last stronghold, or at least it used to be. So why are the dolphins [...]