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Acoustics

House of Culture C/ Amor de Dios, Tarifa, Cádiz, Spain

Acoustics February 20 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm This workshop, organized by Filipa Samarra, Chérine Baumgartner and Olga Filatova, will aim to review the global state of knowledge of killer whale acoustic behaviour, including the signals that have been described and defined in different regions of the world and the state of knowledge on […]

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Interactions between killer whales and human activities; evaluation and mitigation approaches

House of Culture C/ Amor de Dios, Tarifa, Cádiz, Spain

Interactions between killer whales and human activities; evaluation and mitigation approaches February 17 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Hosted by P. Tixier, R. de Stephanis and G. Donovan Like other cetaceans, killer whales are exposed to actual or potential threats from a variety of human activities that can adversely affect their habitat and prey […]

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Genetics

House of Culture C/ Amor de Dios, Tarifa, Cádiz, Spain

Genetics February 20 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm At the time of the last orca symposium, the decade-long first human genome project was not yet complete. Killer whales were then typically studied using mitochondrial D-loop sequences and genotypes at microsatellites. The majority of studies were population- or region-specific. Genetic studies of killer whales, like […]

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Unveiling the Lives of Orcas: Understanding the Ocean’s Top Predators

Paseo Alameda Paseo de la Alameda, 9003, 11380 Tarifa, Cádiz, Tarifa, Cádiz, Spain

Unveiling the Lives of Orcas: Understanding the Ocean’s Top Predators February 19 @ 8:00 am - 6:00 pm In this engaging presentation, we delve into the fascinating world of orcas, also known as killer whales. Renowned for their intelligence and complex social structures, orcas are an essential part of marine ecosystems across the globe. We […]