iSea
Environmental Organisation for the Preservation of the Aquatic Ecosystems
General Electronic Commercial Registry: 139023606000
HeadquartersKritis 12, Thessaloniki, Greece, 54645
+30 2313090696
info@isea.com.gr
Environmental Organisation for the Preservation of the Aquatic Ecosystems
General Electronic Commercial Registry: 139023606000
HeadquartersKritis 12, Thessaloniki, Greece, 54645
+30 2313090696
info@isea.com.gr
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Reforms in the management of alien species
/in NewsA new study with the participation of iSea, led by Cypriot and Greek scientists, proposes major changes in the management of marine alien species in the Mediterranean Sea
NGOs, Universities and activists urge the Tunisian state to protect Great White Sharks
/in NewsTwo unfortunate incidents took place recently in Tunisia, where 2 individuals of Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) were landed and sold in the local markets. The sharks were captured as bycatch. This follows other such incidents reported in 2018, 2015, 2013, 2012 and 2009. Landings of White Sharks contravene the General Fisheries Commission for the […]
Launch of our new project “Updating the Greek National Chondrichthyans Checklist”
/in NewsAt least 63 species of chondrichthyans are found in Greek seas; nevertheless, our knowledge about their exact number and spatial distribution is limited, and thus further research is required to fill the gaps. Robust and up-to-date information is necessary for the development of effective and evidence-based chondrichthyan conservation actions and will ease the creation of […]
Mediterranean Angel Sharks: SubRegional Action Plan in Aegean Sea and Crete
/in NewsThe pictured shark is an angel shark. Angel sharks are flat-bodied bottom-dwelling sharks and their family is considered to be one the most endangered in the world. In the Mediterranean Sea, 3 species of angel sharks exist the Sawback Angelshark, the Smooth back Angelshark, and the Angelshark their Mediterranean population has been classified as Critically Endangered […]
The presence of Tripletail in Greece and Cyprus
/in NewsIn the context of our project Is it Alien to you? Share it!!! in addition to recordings of alien species, we further collect observations of rare Mediterranean species, sent to us by citizen scientists.
New case of illegal shark fishing in Greece
/in NewsAnother case of illegal fishing of a protected species of elasmobranch has come to our attention after a friend of iSea posted an article of viannitika.gr news site in the group Is it Alien to You? Share it!!!. The article (now removed from the website) included photos of a professional fisher from Crete exhibiting a […]
Letter of complaint by iSea for the displaying of a protected Blackchin guitarfish
/in NewsRecently, an incident of illegal fishing of a protected Blackchin guitarfish individual from Chios sent to us by a supporter of iSea. The legal department of the organisation, after contacting the relevant port authority, sent the following letter with a view to triggering all necessary actions that would clarify the case.
Another scientific publication in the context of the project Is it Alien to You?…Share it!!!
/in NewsMany times in the context of Is it Alien to You?…Share it!!! citizen scientists send us their observations of species that are not alien but rare. Yesterday we published a paper that contributes 25 new records of five data-limited species in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. More specifically the species are: Alectis alexandrina Ranzania laevis Dalatias […]
MARINE ECOMED #3 Project Meeting
/in NewsIn the context of MARINE ECOMED Project, the 3rd meeting was conducted on 27 January in IUAV.
New alien species with Atlantic origins recorded for the first time in the Mediterranean
/in NewsNew alien species, native to the western Atlantic, captured by a professional fisherman in Isthmia, Argosaronic Gulf. A friend of the fisher contacted the Is it Alien to you…. Share it!!! team. The individual identified as Chaetodipterus faber (Atlantic spadefish) and the specimen sent to iSea for further study. Today the scientific publication published, which […]