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Giorgio Bozzini on behalf of the ARION Collaboration
ARION a LIFE+ project for coastal dolphin conservation in the Ligurian Sea
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Partnership University of Genova (DIFI e DISTAV) SOFTECO SISMAT srl Marine Protected Area of Portofino Coast Guard - Genova
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Goals of the project
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o Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus, Montagu 1821) is a Mediterranean cetacean listed as “vulnerable” in IUCN Red List
o Protected by Habitats Directive 92/43 CE o Coastal species (The Ligurian Sea and the
Portofino coastal area are subject to intensive boat traffic)
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ARION - LIFE+09 NAT/IT/190 o The ARION main objective is the creation of a virtual corridor for
monitoring and surveillance of transient and resident bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
o Realization of a permanent marine infrastructure for Tursiops and boats detection and tracking which can record in real time the typical “social communication whistles” emitted by the dolphins and the sounds emitted by boat engines.
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Protocol of Conduct
12 guidelines (in accordance with ACCOBAMS and Pelagos Sanctuary guidelines) Different categories of stakeholders subscribed the PoC.
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The scientific area of the project is near the MPA of Portofino in the Pelagos Sanctuary
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2 Detection units: relative distance: ~2 km distance from coast: ~ 1 km
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WHISTLE IDENTIFICATION
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16 May 2013 first recorded whistle
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RESULTS
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