The Heracles building was the scene yesterday afternoon of the broadcast of an international documentary promoted by Consultora Trafalgar, a company in the Blue Core ecosystem, and focused on the conservation of the Iberian orca.
The work, narrated by José Coronado and produced by Sea Shepherd France, addresses from a scientific perspective the interactions between the orcas of the Strait of Gibraltar and human activity.
Yesterday afternoon, the Free Trade Zone of Cádiz hosted the screening of “ESPARTES: Chronicles of the Iberian Orca”, a feature-length documentary produced by Sea Shepherd France and narrated by actor José Coronado that offers a rigorous and scientific look at one of the most unique and endangered orca populations in the world.
The activity, promoted by Trafalgar Environmental Consultant, a company integrated into the Blue Core ecosystem, took place in the Heracles building in the Free Trade Zone and, after the screening, a discussion took place with Marc Nieto, co-director of the work and member of Sea Shepherd France, with whom the attendees were able to interact.
Directed by Marc Nieto and Thomas Le Coz, the documentary explores the situation of the Iberian orcas that inhabit the Gulf of Cádiz and the Strait of Gibraltar, a population considered critically endangered and that has aroused growing international interest in recent years due to the interactions recorded between these animals and the vessels that navigate the Atlantic coast.
Far from sensationalist approaches, the production addresses this phenomenon from a scientific and informative perspective, relying on the experience of international specialists such as Ingrid Visser, a renowned expert on wild killer whales, and Alfredo López, a biologist specialized in Iberian cetaceans.
Through unpublished images shot at sea, “ESPARTES” invites the viewer to delve deeper into the ecological reality of the Strait of Gibraltar and the historical relationship between humans, the orca and the bluefin tuna, raising a reflection on marine conservation, biodiversity and the need to move towards sustainable coexistence with large marine predators.
The initiative is part of the actions promoted by Blue Core to promote knowledge of the marine environment, scientific dissemination and awareness about the challenges and opportunities associated with the Blue Economy, promoting a greater connection between citizenship, sustainability and ocean conservation.
The Blue Core project is 85% financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) within the Pluriregional Operational Program of Spain 2021-2027, within the framework of priority P1A of the Nurseries 4.0 High Technology Incubators Program, intended to promote a digital and intelligent transition.