Project Update: June 2008

Patagonian Fjord Expedition

Accompanied by the documentary filmmaker Fernando López-Mirones we reached Punta Dungeness in the Magellan Strait. For three days we searched for orcas and Right Whales, but only saw sea lions and Southern dolphins. We also travelled to Puerto Montt and Hornopirén (continental Chiloé) with the same purpose but bad weather prevented us from sailing in search of orcas. We made use of our time in the Magellan Strait and Hornopirén to conduct informal interviews with navy authorities, ship captains, fishermen and local people, and compiled certain photographs taken by the interviewees.

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Killer Whale Interactions with Human Activities in Chilean Patagonia. Integrating Local Knowledge and Community Participation in Order to Support a Marine Conservation Program in the Area