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Project funded by Bar Municipality
Project named as “Conducting scientific research and public education for the conservation of the sea and marine top predator, a bottlenose dolphin, in Bar”, conducted during 2022/2023.
1 st Booster Grant funded by Rufford Foundation
Memorandum of cooperation was signed, with the NGO Montenegro Dolphin Research and non-governmental organizations (DMAD) from Turkey, in the period from March to September 2022 for the project named as “Turning Paper Results into Conservation
Outputs for Marine Top Predator Protection in Montenegro”.
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Latest News
The workshop in Sutomore
On Thursday, 27th of June, the workshop, as a part of BioTours 2.0 project was organised in Sutomore by the partner organization…
The workshop in Taranto, Italy
On 25th of June, we participated to the workshop, conducted as a part of BioTours 2.0 project, that was organised in Taranto…
Workshop on topic “Marine Litter”
On Friday, 17 th of November, a workshop on the topic “Marine Litter” was held in Kotor, within the project UNEP&MAP Marine…
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Marine Animal Reports
19. January 2023.
After a stormy weather, on the beach in Sutomore were found species as follows: loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), green algae (Codium bursa) and the fruit of a water chestnut…
28. September 2022.
A stranded and dead adult of a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) was found on the beach in Rafailovići. After receiving a report about the stranded animal, we went to the…
11. September 2022.
A dead calf of a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) was found in the waters around Ulcinj, which, according to the information, had a a torn fishing net around its tail.
28. August 2022.
A stranded and dead dolphin was found on the beach in Ulcinj with a visible wounds on its body.
22. February 2022
A stranded and dead individual of a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) was found on the beach in Bečići.
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Our Missions & Goals
The Marine Life Research Foundation (MLRF) was founded in 2022 in Bar, Montenegro. The Marine Life Research Foundation is a non – profit organization founded in order of marine conservation and the marine organisms by conducting scientific research as well as educational programs in aim to raise public awareness on environmental protection.
By collection scientific data on marine species, with an emphasis on marine top predators in the Adriatic Sea and the Mediterranean basin, whose role in the marine ecosystem is of great importance, as well as conducting educational programs, which contains of involving citizens, we strive not only for the conservation of marine species, but also on the conservation of the entire marine ecosystem.
Besides, in order to achieve the aforementioned goals, we strive to establish cooperation with state institutions and non – governmental organisations, as well as by involving the public in the framework of educational programs. Scientific research on the protected species is conducted under permits issued by relevant authorities and state institutions following national legislation of the country where we operate.
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We welcome individuals who share our passion for environmental conservation to sign up and volunteer with us. Together, we can make a positive impact on out planet!
Join us in the fight to save our oceans by volunteering with our organization. Every effort counts towards protecting marine life and preserving the beauty of our oceans for future generations.
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