Projects

The Fishing Project's main objective is to build, together with fisherwomen and fishermen from the community of Torres/RS and Passo de Torres/SC, strategies for marine conservation, socio-cultural enhancement and fisheries management.

Research and conservation of the Piru-piru, one of the emblematic birds of the coastal zone of southern Brazil, highlighting the importance of preserving the dunes for the conservation of regional biodiversity.

Monitoring of southern right whales on the north coast of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina through drone-monitoring, fixed-point observations, photo-identification and on-board monitoring.

Research project aimed at the development of sustainable tourism at the REVIS Conservation Unit of Ilha dos Lobos in front of Torres in Rio Grande do Sul.

Long-term monitoring of river dolphins on the north coast of Rio Grande do Sul through photo-identification and on-board campaigns.

Research and monitoring project for Toninhas, the most endangered dolphin in Brazil, on the coast of Ubatuba, with an emphasis on ecology, behavior and conservation.

Project for research and monitoring of the effects of the Fundão disaster on marine megafauna along the coast of ES, with emphasis on the vicinity of the Rio Doce.

Monitoring of cetaceans in the São Pedro and São Paulo Archipelago, with emphasis on the ecology and behavior of bottlenose dolphins.

Multi-institutional long-term monitoring program for Porpoise off the coast of Brazil, assessing the distribution and abundance of its populations.