No-govermental Organization without gain aims, whose main objective is cetacean investigation, spreading and conservation

This season, by the third consecutive year, we were overflying the Golfo San Jorge to photoidentify the whales that visit the northern waters of the province of Santa Cruz. These activities were possible thanks to the financing of IFAW and WDCS and the support of the Prefectura Naval Argentina. The Southern right whales (SRW) are identified through the callosities of the head, which, like our fingerprints, are unique to each individual. The use of the photo-identification technique is very important for scientists, not only because it allows to know each individual by their physical characteristics, but also because it helps to know much about their biology, such as reproductive parameters, longevity, habitat use and fidelity to different areas.

Between August 17th and 31st, 2009, Miguel Iñíguez, Fundación Cethus’ president and Alternate Commissioner of Argentina to the International Whaling Commission, traveled to Panama to carry out the third stage of FOAR (Fondo Argentino de Cooperación Horizontal) mission to that country. These missions are carried out as part of the cooperation between Argentina and Panama, and also under the "Latin American Cooperation Strategy for the Conservation of Cetaceans" which was signed in December 2007 in Buenos Aires.