{"id":61023,"date":"2025-09-18T21:16:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/blog\/the-iberian-orca\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T21:40:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:40:13","slug":"iberian-orca-in-the-strait-of-gibraltar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/en\/blog\/iberian-orca-in-the-strait-of-gibraltar\/","title":{"rendered":"The Iberian Orca in the Strait of Gibraltar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A summer in Tarifa: from working in a pizzeria to going out to sea.<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>My life has always been an adventure, and it&#8217;s hard to say how and why I ended up visiting some places and working in others. Since <strong>2017, I&#8217;ve been working as a seasonal pizza chef<\/strong> in a small Austrian village nestled in the mountains where people come for one reason only: <em>to ski<\/em>. Two years ago, a Spanish guy from Tarifa joined my team, and as often happens, colleagues end up becoming <strong>lifelong friends<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has been one of my greatest blessings: making <strong>international friendships<\/strong>. When I lived in Australia, I attended college where I met people from all over the world, with whom I&#8217;m still in touch. I remember my birthday party at Bondi Beach: over 30 guests from at least 20 different countries.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/tonnare-spagnole-tarifa-pesca-tonno-683x1024.webp\" alt=\"Spanish tuna fishing in Tarifa\" class=\"wp-image-61000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-tarifa-pesca-tonno-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-tarifa-pesca-tonno-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-tarifa-pesca-tonno-480x719.webp 480w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-tarifa-pesca-tonno.webp 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Back in Austria, last winter, Alberto (the Spanish guy) and I were having coffee in a cabin overlooking the Alps. I asked him, &#8220;<em>Do you have any contacts for pizzerias in Tarifa? I don&#8217;t have any plans for summer 2025 yet.&#8221;<\/em><br\/>The idea of \u200b\u200bspending a few months in Andalusia, in a seaside town famous for its <strong>wind and surfing<\/strong>, really appealed to me. Alberto passed me the contact information of Luciano, an Italian who owns a <strong>Neapolitan pizzeria in Tarifa<\/strong>. I contacted him, and within half an hour, I had the job confirmed.   <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Strait of Gibraltar, the meeting point between Europe and Africa<\/h2>\n\n<p>As luck would have it, Alberto&#8217;s uncle was the <strong>captain of a Turmares boat<\/strong>, the organization that conducts whale watching in the <strong>Strait of Gibraltar<\/strong>. I arrived in Tarifa on July 20th, settled into my home and work, and Alberto immediately introduced me to his uncle Pedro. A few days later, I was already at sea for my first whale watching trip.  <\/p>\n\n<p>It was then that I started researching the presence of the <strong>Iberian orca in the Strait of Gibraltar<\/strong>. <em>\u201cHow absurd,\u201d I thought. \u201cOrcas in the Mediterranean! That could be a unique story worth documenting.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common dolphins and pilot whales: the first sightings<\/h2>\n\n<p>The last sightings of orcas had been just a few days before my arrival, which gave me hope. During our first trips, we saw numerous pods of <strong>common dolphins<\/strong> swimming in schools against the backdrop of the African coast: a breathtaking natural spectacle. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/delfino-comune-gruppo-mare-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Common dolphin sea group\" class=\"wp-image-61006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/delfino-comune-gruppo-mare-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/delfino-comune-gruppo-mare-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/delfino-comune-gruppo-mare-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/delfino-comune-gruppo-mare-980x653.webp 980w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/delfino-comune-gruppo-mare-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/delfino-comune-gruppo-mare.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>The thought of being there, suspended between Europe and Africa, documenting <strong>cetaceans free in the open sea<\/strong>, thrilled me immensely. For over a month and a half, however, there were no orcas: only dolphins of various species and <strong>pilot whales<\/strong> (here called <em>Calder\u00f3n Com\u00fan<\/em>). <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/balene-pilota-mare-gibilterra-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Pilot whales in Gibraltar Sea\" class=\"wp-image-61004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/balene-pilota-mare-gibilterra-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/balene-pilota-mare-gibilterra-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/balene-pilota-mare-gibilterra-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/balene-pilota-mare-gibilterra-980x653.webp 980w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/balene-pilota-mare-gibilterra-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/balene-pilota-mare-gibilterra.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The rare Iberian killer whales: characteristics and curiosities<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>In the meantime, I have become passionate about gathering information on the <strong>Iberian orcas<\/strong>, a subpopulation of just thirty individuals, eight of which are semi-resident in the Strait.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/orche-iberiche-interna-barca-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Iberian orcas inside the boat\" class=\"wp-image-60992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orche-iberiche-interna-barca-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orche-iberiche-interna-barca-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orche-iberiche-interna-barca-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orche-iberiche-interna-barca-980x653.webp 980w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orche-iberiche-interna-barca-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orche-iberiche-interna-barca.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>These cetaceans, known as <strong>killer whales<\/strong> for their <em>hunting skills<\/em>, can also be <strong>cunning and opportunistic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/orche-iberiche-alba-stretto-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Iberian orcas alba strait\" class=\"wp-image-61010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orche-iberiche-alba-stretto-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orche-iberiche-alba-stretto-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orche-iberiche-alba-stretto-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orche-iberiche-alba-stretto-980x653.webp 980w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orche-iberiche-alba-stretto-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orche-iberiche-alba-stretto.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/orche-iberiche-caccia-tonni-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Iberian orcas hunt tuna\" class=\"wp-image-61012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orche-iberiche-caccia-tonni-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orche-iberiche-caccia-tonni-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orche-iberiche-caccia-tonni-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orche-iberiche-caccia-tonni-980x653.webp 980w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orche-iberiche-caccia-tonni-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orche-iberiche-caccia-tonni.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bluefin tuna fishing and Spanish tuna traps<\/h2>\n\n<p>The waters of the Strait are famous for fishing <strong>bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)<\/strong>, a key economic resource for both Spain and Morocco. Every afternoon, the coasts fill with <strong>traditional tuna traps<\/strong> and fishing boats. <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/tonnare-spagnole-barche-morocco-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Spanish tuna boats Morocco\" class=\"wp-image-60994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-barche-morocco-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-barche-morocco-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-barche-morocco-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-barche-morocco-980x653.webp 980w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-barche-morocco-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-barche-morocco.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/tonnare-spagnole-viso-mare-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Spanish tuna fisheries facing the sea\" class=\"wp-image-61002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-viso-mare-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-viso-mare-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-viso-mare-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-viso-mare-980x653.webp 980w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-viso-mare-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-viso-mare.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Orcas and fishermen: a surprising encounter in the Strait<\/h2>\n\n<p>The killer whales have learned that <strong>bluefin tuna fishing boats<\/strong> represent an easy source of food for them. They often approach and feed on the tired tuna, attached to the fishermen&#8217;s lines. Some report only recovering the tuna&#8217;s heads; the rest has already been eaten by the killer whales.  <\/p>\n\n<p>For me it was an exciting encounter, which combined <strong>nature photography, travel and adventure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/orca-vicino-barca-stretto-gibilterra-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Orca near boat Strait of Gibraltar\" class=\"wp-image-61008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orca-vicino-barca-stretto-gibilterra-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orca-vicino-barca-stretto-gibilterra-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orca-vicino-barca-stretto-gibilterra-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orca-vicino-barca-stretto-gibilterra-980x653.webp 980w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orca-vicino-barca-stretto-gibilterra-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/orca-vicino-barca-stretto-gibilterra.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/tonnare-spagnole-reti-tonno-rosso-683x1024.webp\" alt=\"Spanish tuna nets for bluefin tuna\" class=\"wp-image-60998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-reti-tonno-rosso-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-reti-tonno-rosso-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-reti-tonno-rosso-480x720.webp 480w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-reti-tonno-rosso.webp 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/tonnare-spagnole-operazioni-pescatore-683x1024.webp\" alt=\"Spanish tuna fishing operations fisherman\" class=\"wp-image-60996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-operazioni-pescatore-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-operazioni-pescatore-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-operazioni-pescatore-480x719.webp 480w, https:\/\/dev.danieledellosa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tonnare-spagnole-operazioni-pescatore.webp 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Traveling and Documenting: Emotions of a Phototraveler<\/h2>\n\n<p>This experience in the <strong>Strait of Gibraltar<\/strong>, among orcas, dolphins, and bluefin tuna, will remain one of the most intense of my life as a photojournalist. A memory that combines <strong>friendships born by chance, sea voyages, and close encounters with wild nature<\/strong>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A summer in Tarifa: from working in a pizzeria to going out to sea. My life has always been an adventure, and it&#8217;s hard to say how and why I ended up visiting some places and working in others. 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