Adriatic Dolphin Project Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation Island of Lošinj, northern Adriatic Sea, Croatia The Adriatic Dolphin project is the main scientific project of the Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation, a non - profit organization dedicated to research and conservation of the Adriatic bottlenose dolphins with field bases on Croatian islands of Lošinj (Northern Adriatic, Kvarnerić) and Vis (Central Adriatic, Dalmatia). ADP Lošinj has a long tradition with eco - volunteering program that offers a unique opportunity to experience encounters with dolphins in their natural surroundings actively participating in the research. This includes boat - based surveying, gaining knowledge in data collection at sea, data entry and participation in preliminary analysis of collected data. The research activities include application of photo - identification techniques, behavioural observations, diet study and acoustic sampling. The eco - volunteers are also invited to participate in various lectures on dolphin research and marine biology offered by the research team. Stages are now available for the month of July 2011, with the last minute prices that include a discount of 20% to the current stage prices you may find on Blue World web site www.blue-world.org http://www.blue-world.org/en/get-involved/volunteer/ For further details and any question please contact us at info@blue-world.org or adp.losinj@gmail.com On behalf of Blue World Research team Nikolina Rako Adriatic Dolphin Project, Head researcher