Published 2008 Coastal migratory connections of humpback whales in southern Chile Published in: Annals of the Patagonian Institute, 2008 Authors: Juan Capella, Bárbara Galletti Vernazzani, Jorge Gibbons, Elsa Cabrera Download the full study here Study summary This study presents for the first time direct evidence of the exchange of humpback whale individuals […]
Published 2008 How far do humpback whales migrate in the Strait of Magellan? Published: 2008 Authors: Juan J. Capella, Jorge Gibbons, Lilián Flórez-González, Martha Llano, Carlos Valladares, Valeria Sabaj, Yerko A. Vilina Download the full study here Study summary This work documents for the first time the complete migratory journeys of individually identified humpback whales in the Strait of Magellan.
Published 2012 How is the humpback whale population growing in the Strait of Magellan? Published: 2012 Authors: Juan Capella, Jorge Gibbons, Yerko Vilina, Lilián Flórez-González, Valeria Sabaj, Carlos Valladares Download the full study here Study summary This work compiles 13 years of intensive monitoring of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Strait of Magellan,
Published 2014 Orcas of the Patagonian fjords: Sporadic visitors or unknown residents? Published: 2014 Authors: Juan J. Capella, José Z. Abramson, Yerko A. Vilina, Jorge Gibbons Download the full study here Study summary This work represents the first systematic investigation of the presence, behavior and diet of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the Patagonian fjords.
Published 2017 A new home in Patagonia for the southern elephant seal Published: 2017 Authors: Juan Capella, Frederick Toro, Alejandro Kusch, Jorge Gibbons Download the full study here Study summary For more than a century, the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) had disappeared from the mainland coast of Chile. But this
Published 2018 What are those scars on whales' tails? Published: 2018 Authors: Juan Capella, Fernando Félix, Lilián Flórez-González, Jorge Gibbons and collaborators Download the full study here Study summary This work reveals how humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from the Southeast Pacific and Antarctica have parallel marks on their caudal fins.
Published 2007 An International Strategy to Protect the Humpback Whale of the Southeast Pacific Published: 2007 Lead Authors: F. Félix, C. Guzmán, L. Flórez-González, J. Gibbons and colleagues Download the full study here Study Summary This collaborative report brings together the work of specialists from across South America to present a comprehensive strategy to protect the humpback whale of the Southeast Pacific.
Published 2003 Rediscovery of a Key Habitat: The Humpback Whale and the Strait of Magellan Published: 2003 Authors: Jorge Gibbons, Juan J. Capella and Carlos Valladares Download the full study here Study Summary For centuries, humpback whales in the Southeast Pacific were thought to feed only near Antarctica. However, this
Published 2004 What does the tail coloration of humpback whales in Patagonia tell us? Published: 2004 Authors: Jorge Gibbons, Juan J. Capella, Yerko Vilina Download the full study here Study summary This paper analyzes the pigmentation patterns on the ventral side of the fluke of humpback whales.
Published 2006 What do we know about the southern right whale in the Strait of Magellan? This study reveals it Published: 2006 Authors: Jorge Gibbons, Juan J. Capella, Alejandro Kusch and Jaime Cárcamo Download the full study here Summary of the study This article documents the status of the southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) in the Strait of Magellan.
Year 2003: First stage of construction of the scientific camp at its current location.
Year 2002: First scientific camp before establishing the one at the current location.
Year 2002: Team that built the camp at the current location, which began operating in January 2003.
Benjamin Hoffmann Hidber, an environmental technician, was the one who designed our Eco-camp.
An eco-camp was built as a base of operations on the east side of Carlos III Island, connected by walkways to minimize the impact on the territory.
In parallel, with support from the Government's Innovation Fund (CORFO), the company Whalesound was founded as a logistics platform to support scientific research and outreach activities.
As a result of this discovery, associated studies, and government interest, the country's first Marine Park was created there in 2003, called Francisco Coloane Marine Park.
At the end of the last century, a group of young biologists and explorers discovered what is, to date, the only feeding ground for humpback whales in the Strait of Magellan.
We have been operating tourist routes for over 20 years and conducting research in the area for 30 years.
