23° TRAVERSATA PALERMO-TUNISI
Riprende il monitoraggio nel Canale di Sicilia lungo la tratta Palermo-Tunisi, Tunisi-Palermo.
Condizioni meteorologiche favorevoli per gran parte delle ore di navigazione, hanno permesso di effettuare il monitoraggio del Macro-Litter durante tutta la traversata.
Avvistati diversi gruppi di Tursiops truncatus e Stenella coeruleoalba.
Lungo la tratta Palermo-Tunisi, avvistato anche un Mola mola e alcuni esemplari di Caretta caretta.
Si ringrazia il Comandante e tutto l'equipaggio della M/N Catania (Grimaldi Group)
Osservatori: Giuliana, Cristiana, Stefano, Alessandro, Samanta
23th PALERMO-TUSIN RESEARCH JOURNEY
We resumed the monitoring of the Sicilian Channel along the Palermo-Tunis Tunis-Palermo route.
Weather conditions were favorauble for most of the hours of navigation, allowing the monitoring of macro litter during the entire duration of the trip.
Several groups of Tursiops truncatus and Stenella coeruleoalba were spotted.
A Mola mola and few Caretta Caretta were also spotted along the Palermo-Tunis.
Many thanks to the captain and crew of M/V Catania (Grimaldi Group).
Observer: Giuliana, Cristiana, Stefano, Alessandro, Samanta
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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