Tilen Genov (born in Murska Sobota, Slovenia, in 1984) has been interested in cetaceans since he was a child and has been actively involved in cetacean research and conservation since 1997. His career of cetacean scientist started with the Adriatic Dolphin Project, carried out at the time by the Tethys Research Institute. After collaborating with the Adriatic Dolphin Project for 5 years, he created the Slovenian NGO 'Morigenos' and initated the Slovenian Dolphin Project, investigating the ecology and conservation of bottlenose dolphins in Slovenian and adjacent waters. He holds a MSc degree in biology from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, with a thesis on ecology of bottlenose dolphins in the northern Adriatic Sea. He is currently a postgraduate student of Marine Mammal Science at the University of St Andrews, United Kingdom. He focuses on marine mammal abundance, behaviour and habitat use, interactions with fisheries and passive acoustic monitoring. He is the Slovenian National Contact Person for the European Cetacean Society, a consultant to ACCOBAMS and a member of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission. He took part in cetacean research projects in Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Scotland and South Africa.

Education

In progress: MRes in Marine Mammal Science, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom

2011 – MSc in Biology, Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

 

Main professional interests

Cetacean non-invasive research and marine conservation, in particular: Ecology, Habitat use and spatial modelling, Population dynamics, Behaviour, Passive acoustic monitoring, Noise pollution, Fishery interactions

 

Present positions

Morigenos marine mammal research & conservation society: founder, president, coordinator of science, researcher (since 2002)

European Cetacean Society: National Contact Person for Slovenia

Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission

Member of the Slovenian Fisheries Action Group

 

Awards

I designed and directed a project called “Dolphin Research and Conservation in the Adriatic Sea”, which was awarded the “Ford Conservation & Environmental Award” in 2005.

In 2010 I received the “Sustainable Development Award” for the “Contribution Towards a Sustainable Development of the Society in 2009” by the Slovene Human Resources Development and Scholarship Fund.

Experience

2002—present

Morigenos' Slovenian Dolphin Project
This is the first systematic study of cetaceans in Slovenia. It aims at investigating the ecology and status of bottlenose dolphins in Slovenian and adjacent waters of the northern Adriatic Sea. The project focuses on dolphin distribution, abundance, social structure, habitat use, behaviour, fishery interactions and maritime traffic impacts, using land-based watches, theodolite tracking, boat surveys, photo-ID, behavioural sampling and static passive acoustics using C-PODs. I founded the project and have been coordinating it since the beginning. I have designed research protocols and I am in charge of data analysis. I am responsible for boat maintenance and navigation, photo-ID, behavioural sampling and other aspects of the project. I organise and manage Summer Dolphin Research Camps, a programme in which up to 6 participants can participate in the work of the research team for 10 days (4-5 stages are organised each year since 2003).

2010

ACCOBAMS and Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS)
As part of the ACCOBAMS initiative to contribute representative data sets from the Mediterranean and Black seas to OBIS-SEAMAP, I facilitated the contribution of relevant data into the OBIS-SEAMAP database and compiled lists of data sources from within the ACCOBAMS region. As part of that process, I liaised with various data holders from the region and helped them in the process of data contribution. Moreover, I worked with OBIS-SEAMAP to develop a customized web portal for ACCOBAMS region datasets.

Research Assistant, Red Sea Dolphin Project, HEPCA – Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association, Red Sea, Egypt
Supervisors: Marina Costa, Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara
HEPCA is an Egyptian NGO working towards the goal of protecting and preserving the natural resources of Egypt and the Red Sea. The Red Sea Dolphin Project was started to understand more about the abundance and distribution of cetaceans and other megafauna in order to identify their critical habitats. Target cetacean species were spinner dolphins, pantropical spotted dolphins, common bottlenose dolphins and Info-Pacific bottlenose dolphins. Surveys were carried out from a 30m motor boat and from small RIBs. Duties included visual observation, data recording and the use of towed hydrophone during line-transect surveys (distance sampling), use of PAMGUARD software for analysing acoustic data, photo-identification of delphinids from RIBs, underwater observations and photo-identification of spinner dolphins, vomit collection to study spinner dolphin feeding ecology, skin swabbing for genetic sampling, underwater surveys for dugongs, sea turtles, rays and other megafauna over seagrass meadows, data entry and database management.

Visiting scholar, Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews, Scotland
Supervisor: Philip Hammond
The Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) carries out interdisciplinary research into the biology of marine mammals, trains marine mammal scientists through undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and advises governments, non-governmental organizations and industry on conservation issues. SMRU provides the UK’s main science capability in the field of marine mammal biology. I visited SMRU for a 3-month training in marine mammal analytical techniques, through an ERASMUS Student Practice program. I focused on mark-recapture analyses and spatial modelling, as well as data entry and processing, GIS, photo-ID image handling, database and photo-ID catalogue structure and other photo-ID procedures. I helped collecting bottlenose dolphin photo-ID data in the field, through taking photo-ID shots and data recording. I participated in a PhD project aimed at investigating bottlenose dolphin signature whistles in the wild, through acoustic recordings and playback experiments. My responsibilities within that project included boat launching and retrieval, boat manoeuvring, photo-ID, assistance in acoustic equipment handling and listening to and identifying dolphin signature whistles. I acquired knowledge on underwater sound, acoustic sampling and equipment. I also participated in counts and scat collection of harbour and grey seals, as well as in testing of possible causes of seal deaths from “corkscrew” cuts.

Visiting researcher, Lighthouse Field Station, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
Supervisor: Barbara Cheney, Paul Thompson
As part of my training at Sea Mammal Research Unit I visited the Lighthouse Field Station in Cromarty, in order to get an insight into photo-ID field procedures in the Moray Firth, as well as data processing and data analysis. The new skills acquired include photo-ID specific data management and dolphin laser photogrammetry. I also participated at the testing of acoustic release devices, used for deployment of hydrophones on the sea bed.

2009

Research Assistant, Tethys Research Institute, Gulf of Corinth, Greece
Supervisors: Giovanni Bearzi, Silvia Bonizzoni
The Ionian Dolphin Project is a research and conservation programme conducted by the Tethys Research Institute in the eastern Ionian Sea. The project focuses on the threats affecting bottlenose, striped and short-beaked common dolphins. As a research assistant, I assisted the principal investigator in all aspects of the project. I co-managed boat surveys and dolphin monitoring, conducting visual search on line transects, photo-ID, boat driving, behavioural observations and data recording on a palmtop computer. I was responsible for boat fuel and boat maintenance. I helped train and manage teams of 4-5 volunteers in their daily field and house routines. On rare occasions my responsibility included conducting a survey with volunteers on my own, without the principal investigator.

Research Volunteer, CIRCE Conservation, Information & Research on Cetaceans, Gulf of Cadiz, Spain
Supervisors: Ruth Esteban, Renaud de Stephanis
The Killer Whale Project aims to collect information on the ecology of killer whales in southern Spain (Gulf of Cadiz and the Strait of Gibraltar). The project aimed at investigating life history and assessing behavioural budgets and energetic expenditure of tuna-eating killer whales. These whales interact with Almadraba tuna nets and tuna longlines. As a research volunteer, I conducted land-based watches from high vantage points, using binoculars and telescopes in a team of 4-9 people. When a pod of killer whales was spotted, the bearing and the distance to their location was measured on each surfacing.

2006

Research Assistant, Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Supervisors: Meredith Thornton, Peter Best
The Whale and Dolphin Research Project focused on investigating the abundance, behaviour and genetics of humpback whales and the abundance and feeding behaviour of southern right whales in relation to oceanography and zooplankton abundance. Additionally, the project collected information on dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) and Heaviside’s dolphins. I participated in the collection and recording of oceanographic, environmental behavioural and individual identification data, and collection of prey specimens, faecal samples and biopsy samples from a six-meter inflatable boat. I was responsible for spotting whales from the observation chair during visual search. During humpback whale sightings I was in charge of taking photos for photo-ID and assisting the person in charge of biopsy sampling in locating the whales. During right whale sightings I was in charge of recording data onto data sheets and sketching callosity patterns. I also managed the deployment and retrieval of CTD – Conductivity-Temperature-Depth – recorder (for the detection of the thermocline) and plankton net (for the sampling of copepods and other organisms). My duties included launching a boat from land into the sea, maintenance of the research equipment, research base upkeep and cooking.

2003

Researcher, Mediterranean and East Atlantic Cetacean Census, Cetacean Research Group, University of Athens, Greece
Supervisor: Vasilis Podiadis
The Mediterranean and East Atlantic Cetacean Census aimed at contributing to the knowledge on cetacean species distribution and sighting frequency, while also contributing sperm whale photo-ID data to international databases such as NAMSC (North Atlantic and Mediterranean Sperm Whale Catalogue) and Europhlukes. The project included a survey route from Athens (Greece) to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) on a 12-meter catamaran sailing boat. I monitored cetacean presence through visual search, passive acoustic detection (using a towed hydrophone array system) and data logging (using IFAW software Logger). I also took photo-ID shots of whales and dolphins and carried out photographic analysis. My other duties included navigation, night watches, sailing and cooking.

2002

Research Assistant, Korinthiakos Dolphin Project, Cetacean Research Group, University of Athens, Greece
Supervisor: Vasilis Podiadis
The Korinthiakos Dolphin Project aimed at collecting information on distribution, abundance and behaviour of bottlenose, striped, Risso’s and short-beaked common dolphins in the Gulf of Corinth. The research was conducted from a 12-meter catamaran sailing boat. I monitored dolphin presence through visual search, passive acoustic detection (using a towed hydrophone array system) and photo-ID. My other duties included navigation, sailing and cooking.

2000—2001

Assistant, Adriatic Dolphin Project, Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation, Lošinj, Croatia
Supervisors: Caterina M. Fortuna, Draško Holcer
The Adriatic Dolphin Project is the longest ongoing study of bottlenose dolphins in the Mediterranean sea. Started by Tethys Research Institute, it has been coordinated by Blue World Institute since 2000. My role in the project was varied. I participated in regular fieldwork, assisting in visual search from a small inflatable boat, photo-ID, behavioural sampling and respiration sampling. I analysed photographic data for evidence of malnutrition in dolphins, performed photo-ID matching and analysed photo-ID catalogues. I organised lectures for children in summer camps, promoted the project through popular media (reports, articles, interviews), helped organise the annual Dolphin Day, managed an information and fundraising stand, designed promotional materials, coordinated an Adopt a Dolphin programme in Slovenia and raised funds.

1996—1999

Assistant, Adriatic Dolphin Project, Tethys Research Institute, Lošinj, Croatia
Supervisor: Caterina M. Fortuna
The Adriatic Dolphin Project, started by the Tethys Research Institute in 1987, is the longest ongoing study of bottlenose dolphins in the Mediterranean Sea. My role in the project was varied, ranging from fieldwork at sea to public awareness and education activities. I participated in regular fieldwork, assisting in visual search from a small inflatable boat, photo-ID, behavioural sampling, respiration sampling and acoustic sampling. I analysed photographic data for evidence of malnutrition in dolphins, performed photo-ID matching and analysed photo-ID catalogues. I organised lectures for children in summer camps, promoted the project through popular media (reports, articles, interviews), helped organise the annual Dolphin Day, designed promotional materials, developed an Adopt a Dolphin programme for Slovenia and raised funds.

Technical skills

Photo-identification in the field (small and large cetaceans), photo-ID matching, image processing, data processing, species ID in the field, mark-recapture abundance estimates, external examination and full necropsy of odontocetes (small toothed whales, dolphins, porpoises), C-POD operation (C-POD is a fully automated, static, passive acoustic monitoring system that detects porpoises, dolphins and other toothed whales)

International boat leader's licence of competence; licence for VHF/GMDSS radio station; CMAS 2-star diver

Lectures and presentations on cetacean biology, conservation and research techniques

Use of Microsoft Office, ArcGIS 9.3, MapInfo GIS, ArcView 3.2, Programme MARK, Adobe Photoshop, ACDSee, Map Source

Reviewer for the scientific journals Annales Series Historia Naturalis and Italian Journal of Zoology

Invited participations and organisation of meetings

Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission

Invited observer at 4th, 5th and 6th Meeting of the Scientific Committee of ACCOBAMS

Member of the Slovenian delegation at the ACCOBAMS 3rd Meeting of the Parties, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2007.

Member of the Slovenian delegation at the ACCOBAMS 4th Meeting of the Parties, Monaco, 2010.

Appointed Slovenian representative for the ACCOBAMS Basin Wide Survey Initiative workshop, Monaco, 2008.

Appointed Slovenian representative for ACCOBAMS International Workshop on Cetacean Bycatch within the ACCOBAMS area, Rome, 2008.

Co-organiser of the Student workshop “Designing behavioural studies on cetaceans in the wild”, during the 23rd Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Istanbul, Turkey, 2-4 March 2009.

Co-organiser of the Student workshop “Habitat modelling and GIS”, during the 24th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Stralsund, Germany, 22-24 March 2010.

Consultant to the Slovenian Institute of Nature Conservation in draft expert recommendations for the preparation of a National Action Plan for the Conservation of Cetaceans in Slovenia (ongoing).

Consultant to ACCOBAMS on the integration of marine mammal, marine turtle and sea bird data into the OBIS-SEAMAP database.

Conferences and workshops attended

15th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Rome, Italy, 2001.

17th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain, 2003.

18th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Kolmården, Sweden, 2004.

19th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, La Rochelle, France, 2005.

XX IBAC - International Bioacoustic Congress, Portorož, Slovenia, 2005.

20th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Gdynia, Poland, 2006.

Scientific meeting ”Conservation of Biodiversity in the North Adriatic”, Strunjan, Slovenia, 2006.

Conference “Cetaceans, sea turtles and sharks of the Adriatic Sea”, Cattolica, Italy, 2006.

21st Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, San Sebastian, Spain, 2007.

Life with Science, International Life Sciences Student Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2007.

22nd Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands, 2008.

Expert meeting on the impacts of human activities at sea, coast and its hinterland on the northern Adriatic's biodiversity, Marine Biology Station, Piran, Slovenia, 2008.

Conference “Monitoring Strategies for Marine Mammal Populations”, La Rochelle, France, 2008.

23rd Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Istanbul, Turkey, 2009.

Biodiversity – Diversity of Living Systems, Conference on Bioscience and Society, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2009

18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Quebec, Canada, 2009.

24th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Stralsund, Germany, 2010.

3rd International Workshop on Biodiversity in the Adriatic - Towards a representative network of MPAs in the Adriatic. Piran, Slovenia, 2010.

25th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Cadiz, Spain, 2011.

Training

EU workshop 'European oiled wildlife response planning', Brest, France, 2006.

EU workshop 'Cleaning and rehabilitation of oiled wildlife', Albufeira, Portugal, 2006.

ACCOBAMS Cetacean rescue workshop, Monaco, 2006.

'Human dimensions in natural resource management' course, a 20-hour training programme, organised by Alistair J. Bath (Canada) and the Animal Ecology Research Group, Department of Biology, Biotechnical faculty of the University of Ljubljana, 2007.

ACCOBAMS training course on cetacean research and conservation for NGOs, Croatia, 2007.

Harbour porpoise necropsy session, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2008. Organised by IMARES, Netherlands.

International workshop 'Synergy and partnership in cetacean science', Lošinj, Croatia, 2009. Organised by Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation

3rd International Cetacean Necropsy Workshop: special issue on cetacean inner ear, Liege, Belgium, 2009. Organised by Veterinary College (Department of Pathology), University of Liege.

Necropsy session on white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus acutus) and white-beaked dolphins (Lagenorhynchus albirostris), Utrecht, Netherlands, 2010. Organised by the Department of Pathology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Utrecht, Netherlands.

Training on cetacean survey analytical techniques (ACCOBAMS Train the Trainers), Valsain, Spain, 2010. Organised by Alnitak Marine Environment Research and Education Centre.

International Graduate School of Conservation Biology, Rovinj, Croatia, 2010. Organised by the Croatian Biological Society, the European Section of the Society for Conservation Biology, the Center for Marine Research of the “Ruđer Bošković” Institute and the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb.

Visiting Scholar at the Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews, UK, 2010

Peer-reviewed publications

Francese M., Picciulin M., Tempesta M., Zuppa F., Merson E., Intini A., Mazzatenta A., Genov T. 2007. Occurrence of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the Gulf of Trieste. Annales, Series Historia Naturalis 17(2):185-190.

Genov T., Kotnjek P., Lesjak J., Hace A., Fortuna C.M. 2008. Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Slovenian and adjacent waters (northern Adriatic Sea). Annales, Series Historia Naturalis 18(2):227-244.

Genov T., Kotnjek P., Lipej L. 2009. New record of the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Adriatic Sea. Annales, Series Historia Naturalis 19(1):25-30.

Genov T., Wiemann A., Fortuna C.M. 2009. Towards identification of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) population structure in the North-eastern Adriatic sea: preliminary results. Varstvo narave 22:73-80.

Genov T., Bearzi G., Bonizzoni S., Tempesta M. 2012. Long-distance movement of a lone short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) in the central Mediterranean Sea. Marine Biodiversity Records. doi:10.1017/S1755267211001163. Vol. 5; e9.

Van Bressem M.F., Van Waerebeek K., Aznar F.J., Raga J.A., Jepson P.D., Duignan P., Deaville R., Flach L., Viddi F., Baker J.R., Di Beneditto A.P., Echegaray M., Genov T., Reyes J., Felix F., Gaspar R., Ramos R., Peddemors V., Sanino G.P., Siebert U. 2009. Epidemiological pattern of tattoo skin disease: a potential general health indicator for cetaceans. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 85:225-237.

Zucca P., Di Guardo G., Francese M., Scaravelli D., Genov T., Mazzatenta A. 2005. Causes of stranding in four Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus) found beached along the north Adriatic Sea coast. Veterinary Research Communications 29(2):261-264.

 

Proceedings of European Cetacean Society Conferences

Genov T., Bearzi, G., Bonizzoni, S., Tempesta, M. 2011. Long-distance (1000+ km) movement by a short-beaked common dolphin in the central Mediterranean Sea. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. Cadiz, Spain, 21-23 March 2011.

Genov T., Fortuna C. M. 2005. Towards the definition of the northern Adriatic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) home range. Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. La Rochelle, France, 2-7 April 2005.

Genov T., Kotnjek P. 2007. Summer distribution of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Slovenian waters and neighbouring area (northern Adriatic Sea). European Research on Cetaceans 21 (distributed as CD-ROM).

Genov T., Kotnjek P., Hribar A., Kolarič, K. 2004. First photo-identification of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Slovenia. Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. Kolmården, Sweden, 28-31 March 2004.

Genov T., Kotnjek P., Lesjak J., Hace A., Fortuna C. M. 2010. Ecology and conservation of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Slovenian and adjacent waters (north Adriatic). Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Stralsund, Germany, 22-24 March 2010.

Genov T., Kotnjek P., Lipej L. 2009. First record of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Gulf of Trieste (northern Adriatic Sea). 23rd Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Istanbul, Turkey, 2-4 March 2009.

Mazzatenta A., Scaravelli D., Genov T., Zucca P. 2005. Aging and mortality in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus) found beached ashore
along the Adriatic Sea coast of Italy and Slovenia. Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. La Rochelle, France, 2-7 April 2005.

Podiadis V., Dosi A., Verroiopoulou A., Trivourea M., Reichelt M., Hayes Tieken R., Brooke B., Sini M., Trigonis V., Mumme C., Genov T., Zlatar V., Büeler D., Fourniotis Pavlatos P., Prichard D., Verroiopoulos G. 2003. The striped dolphins in the Gulf of Korinth, 1996-2002: A comparative study. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. Las Palmas, Canary Islands, 9-13 March 2003.

Podiadis V., Karpouzli E., Genov T., Sinischalci F., Verriopoulos G., Neofitou C., Exadactylos A. 2006. Preliminary results of an acoustic survey across the Mediterranean Sea. Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. Gdynia, Poland, 2-6 April 2006.

 

Conference presentations, reports and other publications

Francese M., Picciulin M., Tempesta M., Zuppa F., Merson E., Intini A., Mazzatenta A., Genov T. 2008. Presence of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the Gulf of Trieste. Proceedings of the "Expert meeting on the impacts of human activities at sea, coast and its hinterland on the northern Adriatic's biodiversity", Piran, Slovenia, 7-8 October 2008.

Genov T. 2005. The case of the Adriatic Sea. In: Med Waves – The Mediterranean Action Plan magazine, Special edition 52/53: 24-25 (UNEP/MAP 30th anniversary), UNEP/MAP.

Genov T. 2006. Interactions between fishermen and dolphins in fishing areas of Slovene fishermen: known facts and plans for the future. Morigenos – marine mammal research and conservation society report, 22 pages. (in Slovene)

Genov T. 2006. Report on the monitoring of the Class 1 race in Slovenian waters, September 2006. Report to the Slovenian Agency of Environment and the Slovenian Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, 7 pages. (in Slovene)

Genov T., 2007. Interpretation of marine mammal issues in Slovenia. Workshop “Marine interpretation and training of marine guides”, 21st Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. San Sebastian, Spain, 23-25 April 2007.

Genov T., Kotnjek P., Lipej L. 2006. The bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Slovenian Sea. Proceedings of the scientific workshop “”Conservation of biodiversity in the north Adriatic”. Strunjan, Slovenia, 25 May 2006.

Genov T., Turk R. 2010. Eight years of dolphin research in Slovenia: What did we learn and how can it aid conservation? Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Biodiversity in the Adriatic - Towards a representative network of MPAs in the Adriatic. Piran, Slovenia, 28-29 October 2010.

Genov T., Wiemann A. 2005. A comparative study of bottlenose dolphin cross-border movements in the north east Adriatic Sea. In: Abstracts of the 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego CA, USA, 12-16 December 2005.

Genov T., Wiemann A., Fortuna C. M. 2006. Population structure of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the north-eastern Adriatic Sea: a comparative study. Conference “Cetaceans, sea turtles and sharks of the Adriatic Sea”, 26– 28 October 2006, Cattolica, Italy.

Genov T., Wiemann A., Fortuna C. M. 2008. Towards the identification of the population structure of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the north-eastern Adriatic Sea: preliminary results. Proceedings of the "Expert meeting on the impacts of human activities at sea, coast and its hinterland on the northern Adriatic's biodiversity", Piran, Slovenia, 7-8 October 2008.