Safety procedures
If you spot a marine animal, adopt the following safety procedures:
- call 1 1 2 and contact the Coast Guard by radio (distress frequency VHF channel 16) providing the requested information, including: place where the animal was sighted, distance from the coast/shore, species identification (turtles, cetaceans, sharks, birds, pinnipeds, etc.), number of specimens and presumed characteristics (length, weight), condition (alive, dead, decomposed, carcass, skeleton), presence of wounds, presence of tags, etc.;
- if possible, do not leave the place of sighting and wait until rescue/removal personnel arrive;
- take photographs/make videos to be shared with rescue/removal personnel;
- if you spot cetaceans that are alive, keep a distance of at least 100 metres from them;
- follow the rescuers’ instructions.
