I spent my last years researching cetaceans in the waters off Ischia. I spent those days collecting data on the behavior and ecology of animals that had been living here for much longer than I have, animals that maybe were born here too. Every time a cetacean is found dead, sadness engulfs me.
On the 20th of October 2010 at 8.30 am the Ischia Coast Guard signaled the presence of a massive cetacean in the channel of Procida, close to the Scoglio of San Martino. The fisherman Gioacchino Esposito had alerted the Marina short before and we were given his number since he was still there, guarding the carcass. The local association “Amici del Remo” offered to use their fast tender so that we could be on the spot at 9.30 am to investigate the conditions of the animal.