Mathilde
The Azores: A whale and dolphin hotspot!
As you might know I work as an ORCA Ocean Conservationist on different ships, where I educate guest on the wonderful world of whales,...
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Mar 12, 20234 min read
The Canary Islands - a cetacean hotspot
The following blog post was originally written for ORCA and posted on https://www.orca.org.uk/. What would you do if at two weeks’...
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Mathilde
Jan 22, 20239 min read
Antarctica: Sometimes dreams do come true!
Wouldn’t it be absolutely amazing to be able to set foot on the seventh continent; Antarctica?! To me this always seemed like the...
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Mathilde
Oct 26, 20226 min read
That’s a wrap on King Seaways!
The following blog post was originally written for ORCA together with my colleague Nina and posted on https://www.orca.org.uk/. Hello...
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Mathilde
Jan 28, 20223 min read
Stars of the sea
A new year and time for some new blog posts. And let’s start the year with something that is happening to the beached of the coast of...
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Mathilde
May 28, 20214 min read
One of the most popular seabird species.
Puffins! My absolute favourite seabirds are Puffins, specifically the Atlantic puffin. I think that everyone knows these little black and...
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Mathilde
May 21, 20213 min read
Which marine animal is this? Has it got any unique abilities?
Sometimes when you walk on the beach you might see more animals, or should I say parts of animals, then you think. One of these animals...
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Mathilde
Apr 23, 20215 min read
The sounds of the sea.
Is it just me, or does the sound of waves crashing onto the shore something that makes you feel relaxed? The sounds of waves is the sound...
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Mathilde
Apr 16, 20213 min read
Dragons of the sea
There are dragons living in our seas and oceans, not the mythical fire breathing kind, but the beautiful and graceful almost fairy...
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Mathilde
Mar 26, 20213 min read
A walrus adventure
On the 14th of March 2021 something strange happened at the west coast of Ireland. There was a Walrus sighting and last weekend the 21st...
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Mathilde
Feb 26, 20212 min read
Whale poop vs. climate change
Wait, whale poop vs. climate change? How does that work? Let me try and explain. Whales, especially the larger deep diving species like...
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Mathilde
Feb 12, 20214 min read
Sharks! Beautiful, important and under threat.
Sharks have the stereotypical perception of being killers that eat everything that they come across and see. They got this perception...
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Mathilde
Feb 6, 20214 min read
Harbour porpoises of the North Sea in decline or increasing?
The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is probably one of my favourite cetacean species. (Cetacean = whales, dolphins and porpoises.)...
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Mathilde
Jan 28, 20214 min read
Introducing my hometown, a marine wildlife hotspot!
My home town is the town of IJmuiden. IJmuiden is a fishing town at the North Sea coast of North-Holland and is surrounded by a steel...
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