Ecolocaliza

Investigación en cetáceos y educación marina

Publicaciones científicas

Publicaciones internacionales

Olaya-Ponzone, L.; Espada Ruíz, R.; Martín Moreno, E.; García-Gómez, J.C. (2026) Spatio-Temporal Patterns and Limited Co-Occurrence Among Dolphin Species in the Bay of Algeciras–Gibraltar. . Journal of Marine Science and Engineering.  14, 1044. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse14111044

Olaya-Ponzone, L., Espada, R., Martín, E., & García-Gómez, J. C. (2025). Mixed-species dolphin groups in a submarine canyon-associated coastal ecosystem under anthropogenic pressure. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2025.104585.

Espada, R., Olaya-Ponzone, L., Martín-Moreno, E., Gil-Vera, P., Fernández, I. A., Patón Domínguez, D., & García-Gómez, J. C. (2025).Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) migration in the Strait of Gibraltar: Evaluating maritime traffic threats and conservation measures.
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 13(11), 2156. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13112156

Olaya-Ponzone, L., Espada, R., Martín, E., & García-Gómez, J. C. (2025). Photo-Identification Catalogue of Delphinus delphis in the Western Mediterranean: Conservation implications. Environments, 12, 406. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments12110406

Olaya-Ponzone, L., Espada Ruiz, R., Martín Moreno, E., Patón Domínguez, D., & García-Gómez, J. C. (2025). Effects of vessels on common dolphin activity patterns in a critical area for the species: Conservation implications. Marine Environmental Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107081

Scuderi, A., Campana, I., Gregoretti, M., Martín-Moreno, E., García Sanabria, J., & Arcangeli, A. (2024). Tying up loose ends together: Cetaceans, maritime traffic and spatial management tools in the Strait of Gibraltar. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 34(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.4066

Espada, R., Camacho-Sánchez, A., Olaya-Ponzone, L., Martín-Moreno, E., Patón, D., & García-Gómez, J. C. (2024). Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) historical sightings and strandings, ship strikes, breeding areas and other threats in the Mediterranean Sea: A review (1624–2023).Environments, 11(6), 104. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments11060104

Olaya-Ponzone, L., Espada Ruiz, R., Patón Domínguez, D., Martín-Moreno, E., Cárdenas Marcial, I., Serradilla Santiago, J., & García-Gómez, J. C. (2023).Sport fishing and vessel pressure on the endangered cetacean Delphinus delphis: Towards an international agreement of micro-sanctuary for its conservation.Journal of Environmental Management, 325, 116546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116546

Esteban, R., López, A., de los Ríos, A. G., Ferreira, M., Martinho, F., Méndez-Fernandeza, P., Andréu, E., García-Gómez, J. C., Olaya-Ponzone, L., Espada-Ruiz, R., Gil-Vera, F. J., Bernal, C. M., García-Bellido Capdevila, E., Sequeira, M., & Martínez-Cedeira, J. A. (2022). Killer whales of the Strait of Gibraltar: An endangered subpopulation showing disruptive behavior. Marine Mammal Science, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12947

Olaya-Ponzone, L., Espada Ruiz, R., Martín-Moreno, E., Cárdenas Marcial, I., & García-Gómez, J. C. (2020). Injuries, healing and management of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in human-impacted waters in the south Iberian Peninsula. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 100(2), 315–325. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315420000090

Espada Ruiz, R., Olaya-Ponzone, L., Haasova, I., Martín-Moreno, E., & García-Gómez, J. C. (2019). Hybridization in the wild between Tursiops truncatus (Montagu 1821) and Delphinus delphis (Linnaeus 1758). PLOS ONE, 14(4), e0215020.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215020

Fotografia de un hibrido entre delfin mular y delfin comun

Espada Ruiz, R., Olaya-Ponzone, L., & García-Gómez, J. C. (2018). Humpback whale in the Bay of Algeciras and a mini-review of this species in the Mediterranean. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 24, 156–164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2018.08.010

Fotografia de una ballena jorobada o yubarta en la bahia de Algeciras

Publicaciones nacionales

  • Olaya-Ponzone, L., Espada Ruiz, R., Martín-Moreno, E., Patón Domínguez, D., & García-Gómez, J. C. (2023). Delfines de la bahía de Algeciras, pautas metodológicas de foto-identificación y tipología de lesiones antropogénicas. Almoraima. Revista de Estudios Campogibraltareños, 58, 219-231. Link.
  • Espada Ruiz, R., Martín-Moreno, E., Haasova, L., Olaya-Ponzono, L., & García-Gómez, J. C. (2018). Presencia permanente del delfín común en la bahía de Algeciras: Hacia un plan de gestión, vigilancia y conservación de la especie. Almoraima. Revista de Estudios Campogibraltareños, 49, 185–196. Link.

Participación en congresos

Congresos internacionales

  • Preliminary assessment of the risk of small-vessel traffic approaching fin whales in a Special Area of Conservation in the Strait of Gibraltar (Spain). Martín Moreno et al. European Cetacean Society (ECS). 2026. Dundee, Escocia.
  • Macth the whale. Monitoring fin whale (Balaenoptera pysalus) migration between the Western Mediterranean Sea and the Strait of Gibratar . Espada et al. European Cetacean Society (ECS). 2025. Azores. -Link-
  • Advances in the photoidentification catalogue of common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) in the Bay of Algeciras, Southern Spain. Olaya Ponzone Liliana, Espada Ruíz Rocío, Martín Moreno Estefanía & García Gómez José Carlos. European Cetacean Society (ECS). 2025. Azores.
  • Combining citizen science and land-based surveys as a tool for research cetaceans and sustainable use of the marine resources in a special area of conservation. Martín Moreno E., Espada Ruiz, R., Olaya-Ponzone, L., Patón, D. & García-Gómez, J.C. European Cetacean Society (ECS). 2023. O Grove. Galicia. –Link–
  • Advances in the knowledge of the Mediterranean-Atlantic migration of the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) in the Iberian Mediterranean corridor. Data collection, migration periods and swimming speeds. Rocío Espada Ruiz, Blanca Feliu-Tena, Beatriu Tort Castro, Estefanía Martín Moreno, Liliana Olaya-Ponzone, Daniel Patón, Eduardo J. Belda, Iris Anfruns,, Alejandro Onrubia, Eduard Degollada & José Carlos García-Gómez. European Cetacean Society (ECS). 2023. O Grove. Galicia. –Link–
  • Photoidentification of the Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) in the Bay ofAlgeciras (Southern Spain). Preliminary study. Olaya -Ponzone, L., Espada Ruíz, E., Martín Moreno, E., Cardenas, I., Patón, D. & García-Gómez, J.C. European Cetacean Society (ECS). 2023. O Grove. Galicia. –Link–
  • Land-bases surveys and citizen science to monitor the migration of fin whales and other cetaceans through an special area of conservation in the eastern Strait of Gibraltar. Espada, R., Olaya-Ponzone, L., Martín, Patón, D. & García-Gómez, J.C. The 2nd International Symposium on Water, Ecology and Environment. (ISWEE). 2021.
  • The common dolphin in the Bay of Algeciras. Natural and anthropogenic threats. Protection area proposal for its conservation in the area. Olaya-Ponzone L, Espada Ruiz R, Martín Moreno E, Patón Dominguez, D, García-Gómez JC. The 2nd International Symposium on Water, Ecology and Environment. (ISWEE). 2021.
  • A new cetacean monitoring programme along fixed transect using ferries as platforms in the Strait of Gibraltar. Rocío Espada Ruiz et al. Ecolocaliza, Spain. MMIRC, Gibraltar. University of Seville, Spain. University of Cádiz, Spain. Balearía, Spain. World Marine Mammal Conference, (WMMC). 2019. Barcelona. 
  • Seasonal patterns of the presence of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and photo ID in the South of Iberian Peninsula. Estefanía Martín Moreno et al. Ecolocaliza, Spain. MMIRC, Gibraltar. Laboratory of Marine Biology, University of Seville, Spain. Dolphin Adventure, Gibraltar. World Marine Mammal Conference, (WMMC). 2019. Barcelona. 
  • Marine activities causing harassment to common, striped, bottlenose dolphins in the waters between Gibraltar and Algeciras. Rocío Espada Ruiz et al. MMIRC, Gibraltar. Dolphin Adventure, Gibraltar. University of Sevilla, Spain. University of Cádiz, Spain. European Cetacean Society (ECS). 2018. 32nd Annual Conference, Italy.
  • Interaction of common, striped and bottlenose dolphins with marine debris in the waters between Algeciras and Gibraltar. Luisa Haasova et al. MMIRC, Gibraltar.Dolphin Adventure, Gibraltar. University of Sevilla, Spain. University of Cádiz, Spain. European Cetacean Society (ECS). 2018. 32nd Annual Conference, Italy.
  • Collaborating towards the management of mysticeti in the Waters between Algeciras and Gibraltar. Alessia Scuderi et al. University of Cádiz, Spain, Dolphin Adventure, Gibraltar. University of Sevilla, Spain. MMIRC, Marine Mammal Information, Research and Conservation, Gibraltar. University of Aveiro, Portugal. European Cetacean Society(ECS). 31st Annual Conference Denmark.

Congresos nacionales

  • Monitoreo desde tierra de rorcuales comunes en su migración hacia el Atlántico y la importancia de la Ciencia Ciudadana. Rocío Espada Ruz, Estefanía Martín Moreno, Liliana Olaya-Ponzone, Carolina Segovia Smith, María del Carmen Benítez Sody, y José Carlos García- Gómez. Sociedad Gaditana de Historia Natural (SGHN). 2025. La Línea, España.
  • Primer reporte de interacción interespecífica entre delfines mulares (Tursiops truncatus) y delfines listados (Stenella coeruleoalba) en el estrecho de Gibraltar. Iris Anfruns Fernández, Alba ArasaFarletel, Sofía Trujillo Diazgranados, Francisco Gil Vera, Estefanía Martín Moreno, Rocío Espada Ruíz. Sociedad Española de Cetáceos (SEC). 2024. Barcelona, España.
  • Atando cabos: uso de hábitat de los cetáceos, tráfico marítimo y medidas de conservación espacial en el Estrecho de Gibraltar usando los ferris como plataforma de oportunidad. Alessia Scuderia, Ilaria Campana, Martina Gregorietti, Martín Moreno Estefanía, Javier García Sanabria y Antonella Arcangeli. Sociedad Española de Cetáceos (SEC). 2022. Ibiza, España.
  • Interrelación atípica entre una hembra de delfín mular Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) y delfines comunes y listados en la bahía de Algeciras. Rocío Espada Ruiz et al. Dolphin Adventure, Gibraltar. University of Seville, Spain. Sociedad Española de Cetáceos (SEC). 2016. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España.
  • Laceraciones en Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 en la bahía de Algeciras. Observaciones preliminares. Liliana Olaya Ponzone et al. Dolphin Adventure, Gibraltar. University of Seville, Spain. Sociedad Española de Cetáceos (SEC). 2016, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. España
  • Insólita presencia de la ballena jorobada Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) en la bahía de Algeciras. Luisa Haasova et al. Dolphin Adventure, Gibraltar. University of Seville, Spain. Sociedad Española de Cetáceos (SEC). 2016. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. España.

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