Tourism and fishing are the two evils of bottlenose dolphins inhabiting the Balearic waters.

Despite being one of the most common cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) remains in areas close to human, so it is exposed to continuous conflicts.
Study by Joan Gonzalvo, scientist at the Institute for Biodiversity Research of the University of Barcelona (UB).

"Anthropogenic activities such as fishing, coastal development, tourism and shipping, especially in summer, are some of the threats faced by dolphins in the Balearic Islands," said Joan Gonzalvo, the scientific Institute for Biodiversity Research of the University of Barcelona (UB).
Photo: J.Gonzalvo

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