Written by Cristóbal González Comell a and Michael Fishbach Our research team, consisting of our founders, Michael Fishbach and Heather Watrous, along with their son Galen who is this year’s main photographer, and Cristóbal González our Regional Director in Latin America, have had a highly productive year photo-identifying Blue Whales among other great whale species that inhabit the rich waters of the Sea of Cortez or Gulf of California as it known in other parts of the wor

Written by Hélène Smidt In the last two months, we’ve received membership requests from ship owners, ship managers, and weather-routing companies who want to collaborate and integrate whale data into voyage planning on more than 10,000 vessels. At the same time, additional whale data is coming in from all over the world, helping us map whale-sensitive zones more accurately than ever. That means our two application heroes - Erik Roscam Abbing  and Werner huysmans - have been w

Written by Anne Louise Burdett When a whale breaches, rising through the surface of the water, an arching body striking the horizon line, exhaling its misty breath into the atmosphere, something shifts in us. Time slows, awe takes over. We feel connected to these animals, drawn not only by their immensity, but by their acute intelligence and their memory. Their presence is an essential part of the shared story of all life on Earth.   Whales are planetary architects- keystones

Over the past weeks, the Whale Guardians initiative has taken important steps forward through direct engagement, operational implementation, and strengthened collaboration across key South American ports. The MV Lowlands Pelikaan , a vessel from our valued member Cobelfret, sailed along the Chilean coastline with our Whale Guardian Capt. Sveto on board during a period marked by increased whale migration and a rise in reported ship strikes. This context made our mission partic

Espaço Vida Marinha, part of the Municipal Tourism Department of São Sebastião, welcomed the crew of the cargo ship Lowlands Pelikaan, arriving from Chile. During the voyage from Antofagasta to São Sebastião, the crew took part in practical training provided by the company Whale Guardians, under the coordination of Captain Sveto. The training covered measures to prevent collisions between ships and whales—one of the greatest risks to these animals—such as reducing speed in sp

Michael started his seafaring career at the age of 17 when he got accepted at the Antwerp Maritime Academy (Belgium). He graduated Magna Cum Laude as a Master in the Nautical Sciences in 2006 after which he immediately went to sea pursuing his childhood dream of becoming a ship's captain. His father had been a seaman and ever since Michael was a small kid, it was all boats and water that attracted him. His seamansbook counts more than 40 ocean-going trips all over the world,

Written by Cristóbal González Comella, our Head of Project Leadership & Fundraising for Latin America & Capt. Sveto Todorov, our Board Member WG Europe & Maritime Industry Liaison Fin Whale season is in full bloom right now in Antofagasta Bay! Thanks to the invaluable work of the biologists who collaborate with Whale Guardians, significant amount of data is being collected  at this moment. A team led by Ana María García Cegarra , a cetacean conservationists and assistant prof

For our  #MeetTheTeam  series, we are kicking off by introducing Captain  Svetoslav Todorov , who, among other contributions, supports the development of training and educational programs for seafarers worldwide Sveto is a Board Member of Whale Guardians EU and has been an active volunteer with the organization for nearly four years. A graduate of the Maritime Academy, he has sailed worldwide on cargo and passenger vessels, serving as a ship’s captain. He remains closely conn

Written by Gregory Vogt - our African Regional Coastal Representative Southern Africa is a globally significant marine-mammal hotspot. From the cold, nutrient-rich Benguela system along South Africa’s west coast to the warm, current-driven waters of the east coast, our seas support an exceptional diversity of whales and dolphins. This includes large migratory baleen whales, resident coastal species, and increasingly documented superpods — unusually large aggregations of anima

Our very own Michael and Delphi were featured in a portion of this episode of Call To Earth by CNN and Rolex with official guest editors...

This short 3 minute segment aired on live TV March 30th, 2023, featuring our very own Michael Fishbach and Delphi Waters talking about...

Meet the newly named Bello Blue Whale and enjoy some relaxing breaths from the largest species on the planet. This individual has entered...

"In 2017, I led a team of filmmakers to Antarctica to celebrate the beauty of the continent and assess the risks posed by humans to its...

"After going to the Atacama desert in Chile for the Whale Guardians™ Reroutring Document Implementation Ceremony in Mejillones Chile, I...

This gives us and the whales a "Proof of Concept ''

We have spent the first remarkable week of a work trip to Brazil to further our efforts in the mitigation of ship strikes on whales on the