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Scientists have found a new marine species in Puerto del Carmen in the form of a mollusk. The discovery has been named Lamanotus Tias in dedication to the municiple of Tias and all is work and dedication to conservation.It is the first mollusk of this genus found in...
The ocean beyond Lanzarotes coastline is set to be protected by a new global agreement from the UN which is set to protect between 30% and 60% of the world's oceans by 2030. Waters beyond the national ones form the largest habitat on the planet for ocean life. The...
A team of researchers from the University of Barcelona and the Institute for Biodiversity Research have discovered that Bulwer's petrel, a small threatened seabird, travels over 1,800 kilometers from the Canary Islands to the Azores to get food.The work carried out...
A sad story of a poor dolphin which was rescued last Thursday off the coast of Lanzarote in Caleta de Caballo. The animal was rescued and transferred to the Costa Teguise aquarium, but was eventually sacrificed due to its poor condition. It was bathers who alerted the...
Rancho Texas Lanzarote Park joins the European Association of Aquatic Mammals committed to recover the most threatened marine mammal in Europe, the monk seal which inhabited the Island of Lobos many years ago and is the reason the island has its name. This the marine...
The abundance of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in Canary waters between March and May is usually accompanied by one of its natural predators....whales!!!!. This time of year its nor unusual to find these whales off the coast of the Canary islands. Yesterday...
Calcareous seaweed has become well know for its shape that resembles popcorn and in abundance on the Canary island of El Hierro due to an expoliation place on the beach. As published on Monday in Spanish newspapers El País, visitors are taking about ten kilos a month...
There seems to be an exceptional swarm of butterflies on the island at the moment. The Canary Islands are home to around 600 species (including moths) and more than a quarter of these are not found anywhere else in the world! The Monarch butterfly is...
A video emerged 2 days ago from Conocer Lanzarote of a Blue Whale seen off the coast of Puerto del Carmen on 28th September. People enjoying the sunshine on the local beach of Playa Grande could see the whale which was approximately half a mile away from the coast. It...