The importance of studying marine litter in São Miguel
Futurismo Biologists Team
All the plastic that has been ever made is still around. Every year, more than 8 million tons…
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Futurismo obtains International Certification for Responsible Whale Watching
Futurismo is now officially one of the First Whale and Dolphin Watching operators to obtain a Certification from…
Why don’t we use sonar to search for whales and dolphins?
During our whale watching trips, guests on board often ask us: “Why don’t you ´just´ use sonar to…
How does global warming affect the azorean marine life?
What’s happening? The planet is warming. Since 1880 the average temperature of the Earth’s surface has risen by…
International Coastal Cleanup Day in Futurismo
As we could not go out on the water today we decided to clean a beach; right on…
Turtle entangled in fishing gear in Pico Island
The waters around the Azores can be seasonally inhabited by 5 different species of sea turtles! Loggerhead, Green…
If you drop plastic, where does it end up?
The oceanic gyres: the rotation of the Earth and the temperature differences in the oceans generate a continuous…
How to reduce plastic consumption?
China and Indonesia are the countries that produce largest amount of plastic in the world, including more than…
Sandrina Rodrigues
