YAQU PACHA in Chile | Around the Chiloé archipelago in southern Chile live the Chilean dolphin and the Peales' dolphin, among other species. While the Peales' dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis) is found in both the South Pacific and the South Atlantic, the Chilean d olphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia) is an endemic species of Chile. Due to the increasing expansion of salmon and mussel farms in recent years, the habitat of these animals is threatened by drastic changes.
The habitats of the Chilean and Peales dolphins overlap with the area of salmon and especially mussel farms. This seems to affect the Chilean dolphins to a particularly large extent, as they are mainly found in these protected areas, such as Yaldad Bay and the San Pedro and Guamblad channels. In addition, the nets installed in the coastal zones to catch salmon and native fish in the core area of their habitat pose a strong, direct threat to Peales dolphins. However, as they are forced to spend more and more time near the areas used for fishing, the likelihood of them becoming entangled in the nets increases.
YAQU PACHA has been on the ground there since 2001, supporting Chilean biologists to clarify the extent of the dangers and establish protected areas for Peales' dolphins.
YAQU PACHA Chile is currently working intensively on the project NAVEGA CON EL DELFÍN CHILENO - SOY EL DELFÍN CHILENO in environmental education and to make this dolphin species better known in Chile, so that people are committed to the protection of the Chilean dolphin.
You can download this infographic as a PDF from the YAQU PACHA Chile website.
Review: Research vehicle
At the BOOT 2010 trade fair, we set ourselves an ambitious goal:
A research vehicle for our project in Chile
Our biologists urgently needed a suitable vehicle to be mobile on site in Chiloé and to be able to transport the extensive and heavy equipment to the various research areas.
Thanks to the support of our partners, we were able to raise the impressive sum of EUR 7,500 during the 9 days of the fair and thus secure the purchase of the vehicle.
We are delighted that we can now present our fiery red YAQU PACHA mobile to you. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our partners once again for their support. MUCHAS GRACIAS!
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Review: Research boat
At BOOT 2013, we raised funds for a new research boat. Thanks to the financial help of Teddy Hermann, MARES, SCUBAPRO, KALLWEIT, BAUER, FOTOFAIRSICHERUNG, SCHÖNER TAUCHEN, SUB-AQUA Reisen, BELUGA Tauchsport and Mr. JÜRGEN PASTORINO, Yaqu, our new research boat, is now floating at the anchor buoy in front of the research station in Yaldad, ready for use.
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