Ball head

A seal few miles away from the French coast, playing "hide and seek" between the waves. Seals always win...

Welcome home

The MV Barfleur, a long-known ferry in Normandy is coming back To Normandy with a bottlenose dolphin at its bow.

Flat

For few hours, the water in the normano-breton gulf is perfectly flat and is offering good conditions to capture this kind of memories. Here a bottlenose dolphun (Tursiops truncatus) is breaking the perfectly flat water surface. This adult belongs to the large coastal population living in the normano-breton gulf. About 600 dolphins are known to live in this area.

Where the land meets the ocean

End of the land in Normandy, the Raz Blanchard.

The next generation

Knowledge about bottlenose dolphins in the Channel Sea have been increasing during the last years, specially for the population living in the normano-breton gulf. This knowledge is needed to finally implement concrete measures to protect this unique population.

Gannets

Gannets are wonderful birds: when they are at land, travelling at sea or when they feed. Gannets dive underwater to catch fishes: they hit the water and swim chasing the targeted prey. There are very few breeding sites of northern gannet in the Channel Sea. This unique seabird species and their habitat need protection. Dredging activities may have an important impact on the french breeding sites.

Show is on

Special show of bottlenose dolphins in the Channel Sea, between UK and France.

Bubbles

This special moment...

Calm

End of the day, a perfect calm evening with bottlenose dolphins.

Grey seals

Grey seals having a rest... but the tide is coming up so soon it is time to go back in the water!

Old friend

A good old friend... I´ve met this one several times and hopefully the future will be positive for this coastal population! Bottlenose #dolphin in the Channel Sea, between England and France. 20 years ago, we did not know much about this population of resident bottlenose dolphins living along the coast of France. For the last years, our knowledge is growing up to protect them from different types of human activities. We hope for the best.

Playing with the Raz

The Raz Banchard between France (Normandy) and UK (Alderney) is the most powerful tidal current in Europe. Because of the strong currents and the weather, boaters are sometimes afraid of it. You have to choose the right time to go through it. In only few seconds, the landscape can change dramatically from a sunny sunset to a very cloudy scenery.

Almost at the "Raz"

Only few nautical miles away from the "Raz Blanchard", one of the most strongest tidal currents of Europe. It is probably a big food resource for these animals.

Perfect day

Bottlenose dolphins in good weather conditions, but it is not like this everyday for these dolphins. Strong winds are common in the area.

Look

Two bottlenose dolphins are strictly looking to the boat during a survey in the Channel Sea - France

52 meters

52 meters in the Raz Blanchard. La Hague Lighthouse in France, right at the entrance of the Raz Blanchard, one of the most powerful tidal current in the world.

Sunfish

Sunfish in the waters of Brittany, France

Youthfulness

A young bottlenose dolphin is breaking the perfectly flat water line, creating "bubbles" along its back.