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The world is facing an uncertain and unstable political crisis. Nevertheless, there is also little doubt that climate change and continued loss of biodiversity remain two of the most pressing issues facing current and future generations.
Honorable Prime Minister,
Honorable Ministers,
Unfortunately, it seems that the initial incident of the two Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) that were stranded in the NW of Corfu will end in mass strandings. Yesterday (20/02/2022), two individuals were found in Arilla beach and Agios Gordios, while this morning, another larger individual was stranded in Agios Gordios as well with it’s survival chances being ambivalent. Read more “Mass strandings of Cuvier’s beaked whale in Corfu islan”
Angel sharks are among the most threatened species of sharks globally. In the Mediterranean Sea, three species are present; Squatina aculeata, Squatina oculata, and Squatina squatina, all listed as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to the steep decline of their populations as a result of their overexploitation by fisheries.
Read more “New publication about angel sharks in the Aegean”
New published work highlights the importance of Citizen Science in monitoring the spread of invasive species in the Mediterranean Sea.
This study focuses on 5 non-indigenous species (the annelid Branchiomma luctuosum, the shrimp Saron marmoratus and the fish Lutjanus argentimaculatus, Oxyurichthys petersii, and specimens of the group of Abudefduf saxatilis/vaigiensis/troschelii) and one neo-native species (Seriola fasciata) in Greece and Cyprus.
The work comes to revise and update their known distribution in the invaded areas, thus contributing to the study of largescale and well-defined distributional patterns of alien species spreading in the Mediterranean Sea. Read more “New published work highlights the importance of Citizen Science in monitoring the spread of invasive species in the Mediterranean Sea.”
Common statement of 15 environmental organizations occasioned by Ziphius cavirostris incident.Read more “The protection of wildlife and greek sealife on the foreground!”
Ο ζιφιός εμφανίστηκε για να μας υπενθυμίσει ότι για ακόμα μια φορά βλέπουμε το δέντρο και χάνουμε το δάσος!
As part of the “Know-Participate-Protect the Environment” project, iSea and The Green Tank invite you to a webinar on “Platic pollution: Science and Data” aimed at informing participants about the latest data regarding marine pollution from plastic litter. Read more “Webinar invitation”
According to the new and updated Greek Chondrichthyans Checklist, which was developed and published by iSea in collaboration with the IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group/ Mediterranean Regional Group and Greek researchers, the Greek waters host a biodiversity of 61 chondrichthyan species (1 chimera, 34 sharks and 26 batoids) with confirmed presence. Read more “Presentation of the updated Greek Chondricthyan Checklist”