Strait of Gibraltar

Killer whales have been sighted in the Strait of Gibraltar associated with tuna fisheries for at least 2000 years. Over the past decade they have been studied by the research group CIRCE (Conservation, Information & Research on Cetaceans). Killer whales in the Strait of Gibraltar exhibit two strategies to feed on tuna. One, exhausting the tunas, chasing them during 30 minutes, which implicates high energetic investment, and the other one interacting with the long line fishery in the central waters of the Strait since the beginning of the 90s.

Studies by CIRCE have investigated the diet, social structure and population genetics of this small endangered population. It is possible for you to become a research assistant and help with this valuable work for 12 days just follow the CIRCE link on our links page.

001 Morales' pod	001 Morales' pod
002 Morales' pod	002 Morales' pod
003 Camacho's pod	003 Camacho's pod
004 Morales' pod	004 Morales' pod
005 'Morales' Morales' pod	005 'Morales' Morales' pod
006 Morale's pod	006 Morales' pod
007 'Omega' Camacho's pod	007 'Omega' Camacho's pod
008 Camacho's pod	008 Camacho´s pod
009 Camacho's pod	009 Camacho's pod
010 'Camacho' Camacho's pod	010 'Camacho' Camacho's pod
011 'Toni' Camacho's pod	011 'Toni' Camacho's pod
012 Camacho's pod	012 Camacho's pod
013	013
014	015
016 Morales' pod	016 Morales' pod
017 Camacho's pod	017 Camacho´s pod
018 Camacho's pod	018 Camacho's pod
019 Camacho's pod	019 Camacho's pod