On the Dolphin Day celebration, 06.08.2006. in Veli Lošinj, Department for the Protection of Nature, Ministry of Culture, proclaimed the nature reserve of Lošinj the first protected sea area with the aim of the protection of bottlenose dolphins in the Mediterranean and the largest protected sea area in the Adriatic.

The colony of bottlenose dolphins, inhabiting the local waters of Lošinj area witness its cleanliness and make it unique.

Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation, is a local Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), set up with the intention to carry out research and promote public awareness which was initially started and managed by Tethys Research Institute from Milan in 1987 as the Adriatic Dolphin Project (ADP).

By participating in the Blue World “Adopt a dolphin” campaign you can make your own contribution to the research and preservation of the dolphins. Your donation will help the continuation of the project and in return you can get a T-shirt, Adoption Certificate, photo of your dolphin with informative text and a leaflet on Blue World-“Aquamarin.”Site: www.blue-world.org

For those of you who wish to get an insight into the life of the dolphins and see them playing somewhere at sea visit the page Excursions >>