Mission 8

We’re protecting dolphins from mass tourism

Introduction

Dolphins are some of the most intelligent creatures on earth. They use complex sounds to communicate in ways we’re only beginning to understand, but noise pollution from tourist boats is destroying their acoustic habitat. An explosion of unregulated dolphin watching boats are forcing dolphins to yell underwater, making it hard for them to communicate and pushing them further away from the shore to areas less suitable to raise their young. For mission 8 we teamed up with AIMM Portugal, an organization studying and protecting dolphins in the region.

The Mission

In some parts of the Algarve coast, up to 150 boats head out to chase dolphins multiple times a day. All that noise and disruption is starting to impact the dolphin’s migratory patterns. To enact change, researchers need to know what’s happening underwater.

With the support of the Planet WIld community we were able to fund two hydrophones that can record underwater dolphin communication for acoustic analysis. This kind of evidence-based data is crucial to advocate for marine protection in Portugal.

Mission Video

Impact Update - Year one

Debrief

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€9,737

Total invested

Already achieved

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Adding acoustic research capability to AIMM team

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Already providing data to ongoing PhD research

Ideal outcome

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Deepen understanding of underwater sound pollution

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Proving positive effects of marine protected area

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Advocating for more marine protection at the Algarve

Our Partner

Dr Joana Castro

AIMM Portugal

Joana is the founder of AIMM Portugal, an initiative dedicated to studying and protecting dolphins along Portugal’s Algarve coast. Ever since she was a kid, Joana has been obsessed with dolphins and has dedicated her life to protecting this incredible species. Joana and the team have contributed ten years worth of vital data to an incredible initiative creating a new marine protected area on the Algarve coast. This is a huge community success and the law will go into effect in 2024.

Links

AIMM Portugal Website

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Mission publish date

October 15, 2023

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