You can now read our article about our sighting where we observed an epimeletic behavior in bottlenose dolphins in the South of Portugal. Castro, J., Oliveira, J. M., Estrela, G., Cid, A. And Quirin, A.Epimeletic […]
You can now read our article about the fission–fusion dynamics of common dolphins in the south coast of Portugal. Castro, J., Faustino, C., Cid, A., Quirin, A., Matos, F. L., Rosa, R. and Pearson, H.C. Common […]
The goal of this conference is to share the latests research and discoveries in the marine mammal field with the scientific community as well as enhancing collaboration, sharing ideas and improving the quality of research […]
The Mirpuri Foundation Ocean Award was launched in 2021 and is a prestigious international sustainability award that aims to recognize excellence in the scientific community and reward innovative projects that contribute to the health of […]
Single-use plastic plastic bottles are one of the trash items we spot most frequently on the ocean, but also on the side of the road. You can fight this issue by signing the petition for […]
Article with data set compiling unpublished georeferenced occurrence records of 92 terrestrial, volant, and marine mammals in mainland Portugal and archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. AIMM contributed with data about the occurrences of marine […]
© MarGreen/Behind The Greens We were recently joined by environmental content creator MarGreen and the team from Behind the Greens. They got to be a part of AIMM, did some interviews, captured the the day-to-day […]
© Yves Rocher Foundation AIMM is extremely happy to share that our founder and president Joana Castro is the Portuguese winner of the Terre de Femmes Award 2022! Joana applied for this award with her […]
You can now read our article about the first time we encountered a Bryde’s whale in the south of Portugal, in 2020. This is the first record of this species for mainland Portugal. Castro J, […]
November started very well with another sighting of a fin whale (𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘴) lunge feeding. Common dolphins (𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴) also joined the feeding frenzy. The AIMM team was very happy when we realised that it […]
AIMM was invited to be the local partner in this SnotBot Expedition from Ocean Alliance, an NGO with the mission of protecting whales and their ocean environment. Part of AIMM team went to Faial island in the Azores […]
Did you know that millions of sharks are killed worldwide especially for their fins? Europe alone exports 3.500 tons of shark fins to Asia for the prestigious shark fin-soup. Support the EU Citizens’ Initiative #StopFinningEU […]
AIMM – Marine Environment Research Association in partnership with Ocean Hub Portugal promoted the Symposium “Discussing Ocean conservation in Portuguese” as a way to commemorate the 5th of May World Portuguese Language Day and the […]
Ever wonder how the life of a researcher is? Monday’s Ocean Talks will bring you in first hand the testimonials of different Ocean Researchers. Find out more about their journeys and life experiences in these […]
Scientific article about the behavioural responses of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) on cetaceans mainly in the common and bottlenose dolphins. Castro, Joana; Borges, Francisco O.; Cid, André; Laborde, Marina I.; Rosa, Rui; Pearson, Heidi C. […]
Castro, Joana; Couto, Ana; Borges, Francisco O.; Cid, André; Laborde, Marina I.; Pearson, Heidi C.; Rosa, Rui. 2020. “Oceanographic Determinants of the Abundance of Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in the South of Portugal” Oceans 2020, […]