Science and Education Department

Data collection

Cetacean watching trips are a unique opportunity to obtain data that increase knowledge about the animals and their environment, and therefore have a positive impact on their conservation.

Better knowledge of cetaceans and the generation of environmental awareness are mechanisms of action for the activity to be developed in a sustainable way, having a positive impact on the socio-economic development of the area.

Turmares Tarifa combines this philosophy with a service of absolute quality, applying an extra effort to show users the beauties of the Strait of Gibraltar, as well as to awaken a wealth of emotions arising from the encounter with these mythical animals.

In all our trips, data is systematically collected. This collection is carried out according to the protocols established by the Spanish Cetacean Society (Sociedad Española de Cetáceos, SEC).

Identification photo

A technique that allows us to identify individuals through their natural markings
using only photography.
It is a very useful tool for studies of population size, population viability, habitat use, survival, movements and reproduction.

The identification photo (ID-photo) has a number of advantages over other survey techniques:

Little invasive, as there is no need to capture or mark the animals.
Accessible and low cost.
It allows the creation of catalogues of individuals to monitor populations and to study the group fidelity of individuals recognised as belonging to the same group and associations.
Establish migratory routes, in the case of migratory species, by comparing catalogues from different areas.
Estimate population size, establish age at sexual maturation, breeding intervals, length of parental cure, reproductive age and even longevity if monitoring is carried out over a long period of time.

Science and Education Department

Data collection

Identification photo

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Wednesday, 12 March 2025