Delphis 1998
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SUNDAY JULY 19 : WITH THE MEETING OF THE CETACES

(Nice matin of july 21, 1998)

 

 

For its third year of existence, the Delphis operation will have been a great success, more than thousand yachtmen engaging 300 boats launched out in this operation of great scale for the census and the protection of the marine mammals to the Western Mediterranean and in particular in the basin Corso-Liguro-Of Provence.

This demonstration have for goal to make some scientific analysis scientifiques by some neophyte with some average hardware rudimentary often offered by some company and prepare by some voluntary such as disc in plastic to observe the turbidity of water (the transparency), nylon stocking nylon assemble on framework and rope to take the plankton in the fund of a about fifty de meter, bottle fill of different product reactive for some taking away, strip for observation visual; such be the hardware that each apprentice chemist have must embark the D-day j, i.e. the 19 July last under control of a weather lenient by the association RIMMO organizing, direct by its president founder Michael Riddell.

This was the case, the sea be a lake this day there and the participant can carry out with good their mission according to a square of 4 mile establish beforehand.

For boats fishing with large, with hour say, they last, between twelve and fourteen hour, stop and make what them be ask in specify their position GPS.

For boats fishing with large, with hour say, they last, between twelve and fourteen hour, stop and make what them be ask in specify their position GPS.

The " blue White " has, to him, as of 11h30, cross some dolphins come to play in the wake of the swell caused by the engine. The a little restive latter, however did not approach the boat too much. With 16h30, a first whale made surface to about thirty meters then probed immediately.

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For this year still, Port-Frejus have hold the record of ship participating, since 39 boat himself be spring in this opération.

In order to attain this, a meeting preliminary be organize and present by Michael Riddell and the evening of 19 July with 21 hour, a aperitif be offer on the terrace of harbour office to celebrate this splendid day and so that each one can transmit with other its desire to more see the sea himself transform in a immense dustbin.

And still cheer with RIMMO which fights with unequal weapons in this universally official company and politicking which has more the money worry than to become planet.  



Results of Delphis 98

 

Organized locally by

The Friendly one of the Fisherman-Yachtmen of Port-Fréjus

under the Patronage of R.I.M.M.O

 



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