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The person behind the conversation
Bio & achievements
Dr Renaud de Stephanis is president and coordinator of CIRCE. His work with cetaceans in the Strait of Gibraltar provides the background to a conversation about field observation, acoustics and Iberian orca interactions with boats.
- President and coordinator of CIRCE
- Field research on cetaceans in the Strait of Gibraltar
Meet the guest
Renaud de Stephanis
Why are Iberian orcas interacting with boats?
Renaud de Stephanis separates evidence from speculation about Iberian orcas, rudders, acoustics and coexistence.
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Orcas and boat rudders
Why are Iberian orcas focusing on boat rudders? Renaud de Stephanis separates evidence from speculation and explains what fieldwork, behaviour, acoustics and coexistence can and cannot tell us.
In this full Orca Group Series conversation with Nick Long, Renaud discusses years of field observations, the attributed game hypothesis, rudder interactions, bluefin tuna hunting, passive acoustics and SofiaNet, satellite tagging, individual resilience and the limits of current evidence. The programme does not present a universal or proven motive and does not replace current official mariner guidance.