SEAlly

SEAlly© has been created by MEDASSET-Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles and iSea. in the framework of the Green Fund funded project “Fishers, Sea turtles & Sharks: Alliance for Survival”, and has been updated in the framework of the continuation of the project, “Alliance for Survival II”.

The project aims to study and mitigate the impacts of bycatch and ghostfishing on sea turtle and shark populations in Greece, through awareness, capacity building, and cooperation with stakeholders in the fisheries sector. A key aspect of the project is the active involvement and engagement of citizens on the basis of Citizen Science, as well as the use of innovative technology tools. In this context, SEAlly© was developed, through which fishers, port authorities, divers, and all sea lovers are able to record sea turtle and/or shark sightings in the Mediterranean Sea and thus provide valuable primary data.

SEAlly© is the first mobile application, which allows multi-taxa recording and in particular species of which abundance is not well known. Both sea turtles and sharks have a long lifespan, slow growth rates, and migrate large distances. Thus, data collection through this application will increase scientific knowledge about sea turtles, sharks, and batoids.

The project “Fishers, Sea turtles and Sharks: Alliance for Survival» was funded under the financial programme of the Green Fund “Natural Environment and Innovative Actions”, Strand “Natural Environment Management Actions”, Measure “Innovative Actions with Citizens”, Budget: €49.690, Beneficiary: MEDASSET, Partner: iSea

The project “Alliance for Survival II” is funded under the financial programme of the Green Fund “Natural Environment and Innovative Actions “, Strand “Natural Environment Management Actions 2020”, Measure “Innovative Actions with Citizens”, Budget: 49.670 €. Beneficiary: iSea. Partners:  MEDASSET HELLAS, Department of Animal Production, Fisheries and Aquaculture of the University of Patras.

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