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Presentation of the updated Greek Chondricthyan Checklist
/in News, Sharks and raysAccording 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. On Monday […]
Webinar invitation
/in Event, NewsAs part of the “Know-Participate-Protect the Environment” project, iSea and The Green Tank invite you to a webinar on “Biodiversity: Science and Data” aimed at informing participants about the latest data regarding biodiversity loss. Find more information about the webinar here. The webinar is the second from a series of webinars aiming to empower citizens, especially […]
Invitation to webinar
/in Event, NewsAs part of the “Know-Participate-Protect the Environment” project, iSea and The Green Tank invite you to a webinar on “Climate Change: Science and Data” aimed at informing participants about the latest data regarding climate crisis. Find more information about the webinar here. The webinar is the first from a series of webinars aiming to empower […]
Apply as volunteer in the project “Learn-Participate-Protect the environment”
/in Call to action, NewsIn the context of the project “Learn-Participate-Protect the Environment” we are looking for “mentors” volunteers, with the aim to train them for their collaboration in different tasks depending on their experience and interests. Find more information on the duties and responsibilities of “mentors” volunteers here. To express your interest, fill in the participation form until […]
Yet another protected shark species is portrayed as an “Incredible catch!”
/in News, Sharks and raysUnfortunately, once again, we came across a news report that praises the illegal fishing of a protected sharks species, the Bluntnose Sixgill shark, Hexanchus griseus (SBL), a species protected by Greek law. The phenomenon of fishing Bluntnose Sixgill sharks is very common in Greece. So much so, that we often come across photos of the species […]
Checklist of Chondricthyans in Cyprus
/in News, Sharks and raysChondrichthyans (sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras) play a pivotal role in the marine environment providing stability to coastal and oceanic ecosystem structures and functions. Today, about half of the Mediterranean sharks and batoids are threatened with extinction, mainly due to by-catch. Nevertheless, research on Chondrichthyes, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean, is limited. In the framework […]
New iSea research on sharks and rays in Greece
/in News, Scientific PublicationsOur recent research on elasmobranch fishing and trade in Greece has just been published. Through a systematic study for a year and on a monthly basis, we visited auction markets, landing points, and fishing markets in Northern Greece, for recording the landings of sharks and rays at the species level and for quantifying their illegal […]
Greece joins the Angel Shark Project family
/in News, Sharks and raysIn the past three years, iSea has carried out a series of actions with the main purpose of protecting these species both in the Mediterranean and in Greece. These actions include: iSea’s contribution to the creation of the “Mediterranean Angel Sharks: Regional Action Plan” but also to the “Mediterranean Angel Sharks: SubRegional Action Plan (SubRAP) […]
23 Greek Environmental Organisations call on the Ministry of Rural Development and Food to implement the legislation on the protection of sharks and rays in Greece.
/in News, Sharks and raysAnother unfortunate incident of catching, selling and displaying a Great White Shark, occurred in the Mediterranean, this time in Greece, on the island of Naxos. This incident complements the growing catalogue of illegal fishing of protected sharks and rays in the Mediterranean and in Greece. The Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) is one of the […]
Greece’s Next Top Model production company was fined for violating the environmental legislation in Elafonisos
/in Marine Protected Areas, NewsFollowing the official complaint from 17 Environmental Organisations for the violation of the environmental legislation in Natura 2000 Network areas of Elafonisos, the production company of GNTM was fined, due to the off-road vehicles that appeared moving on sand dunes, which are protected. In addition, the case is currently at the stage of preliminary examination, […]