Passionate about the Normandy coasts, put your sea trips at the service of the environment! The Cotentin Cetacean Study Group (Gecc) has just relaunched the “Observers of marine mammals in Normandy” network, reports France Bleu Cotentin.
This network, founded in the 1990s, aims to mobilize users of the sea to collect all possible information on the mammals of the Normandy coasts. An initiative that allows us to study the evolution of populations of dolphins, seals and marine calves.
The return of the porpoises?
“We will try to find local advisers in the various ports on the coast,” explains Jean-Marie Déan, president of Gecc. The network is aimed at both seafaring professionals and boaters. An application, OBSenMer, will allow referees to report all their observations.
The aim is to monitor the populations of dolphins and seals that live near the Normandy coast, but also to see if other mammals (such as porpoises) return to settle in the region. Currently, more than 500 sedentary bottlenose dolphins evolve in the Cotentin, in three different sectors.
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