Accession of iSea in the RIMMEL Observation Network of…

We are proud to announce the accession of iSea into the RIMMEL (River and Marine floating macro litter Monitoring and Modelling of Environmental Loading)  Observation Network of the Joint Research Centre.

The RIMMEL is a JRC (Joint Research Centre) Exploratory Research Project, which started in November 2015 and will last 24 months. This project aiming to assess the quantity of Read more “Accession of iSea in the RIMMEL Observation Network of the Joint Research Centre”

Statement on recent incidents on fishing and marketing sharks…

After several recent and widely published incidents concerning the fishing of several protected shark species, which sadly advertise abusive and embarrassing behaviours, iSea would like to provide some important information on these magnificent species, that constitute unique and irreplaceable elements of the Mediterranean marine ecosystems.

Sharks and rays have been present on earth for nearly half a billion years, with more than 1,250 extant species. They belong to Chondrichthyes, a class of animals whose bones Read more “Statement on recent incidents on fishing and marketing sharks and rays in Greece”