From September to December on 7 trips from
Tunisi to Genova (crossing from South to North the Western Mediterranean Sea
Region), researchers of ATUTAX and of the Science Faculty of Bizerte university had 41 sighting of
cetaceans. A brief report to ACCOBAMS has been submitted
Within the framework of the ACCOBAMS agreement a partnership of Italian and Tunisian research bodies is investigating the presence of cetacean, and the relationship with maritime traffic, within the region comprise among Tunisia-Sicily-Sardinia considered a critical habitat for cetacean species. To be able to systematically investigate the region, especially in high sea areas and all year round, ferries are used as platform of observations. Floating marine litter is experimentally investigated.
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