At Associació Cetàcea we have been conducting research studies on cetaceans off the coast of Garraf since 2013. At the beginning of 2014 we started the Photo-Identification Project: Whales and Dolphins along the Catalan Coast. Our goal is to increase our knowledge about the species that inhabit the area basing the study on photo-identification of marine animals. In the map below you can see the different cetacean sightings from 2014.

 

CURRENT SEASON

LAST UPDATE: June 27th 2020.

Since 2013 we have spotted 7 different species of cetaceans, the striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba), the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), the Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus), the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), the short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and the Cuvier’s beaked whael (Ziphius cavirostris). You can see the distribution of the sightings on the maps below.

SEASONS 2013 – 2019

SEASON 2019

SEASON 2018

SEASON 2017

SEASON 2016

SEASON 2015

SEASON 2014

SEASON 2013