Letter to the competent Greek ministries and authorities regarding…
Following our recent scientific publication and the consequent press release, iSea and the University of Patras sent a letter to the Ministries of Environment and Energy, of Rural Development and Food and to the Bureau of Fisheries Control for bringing into their attention the issue of illegal fishing and trade of sharks and rays in Greece. Read more “Letter to the competent Greek ministries and authorities regarding the illegal fishing and trade of elasmobranchs”

The events held under the Fishing For Litter project in Kavala and Thessaloniki have been completed.

a collaborator the organisation ethelon and the participation of the Environmental Team of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Β.Α.Τ. – Bio Auth Team, Hikers Thessaloniki, Origen.gr, the team «Tην πόλη μου ΕΓΩ την φτιάχνω όμορφη. ΚΑΙ ΤΗ ΖΩΗ ΜΟΥ!!» and «νοια-ΖΩ- μαι για την πόλη μου και για τους άλλους» and also with local residents, we carried out a coastal cleanup in the Nautical Club of Thessaloniki and collected 440 kg of litter.
During recent years, exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons have been permitted to oil companies in the Ionian and Cretan seas. This region coincides largely with the western and southern Greek Trench, which is a habitat of global ecological significance for marine biodiversity.
Α new global study on the public attitude towards cetaceans (dolphins and whales) has just been published. The aim of the research was to study the perceptions as well as the impact of culture and history on the way the public perceives cetaceans, with a particular emphasis on the comparison between countries that continue whaling and dolphin hunting and those against those practises.
Aiming at raising awareness against plastic debris and microplastics in the Greek seas, in the context of 
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