Bioacoustic Research – invaluable for a better understanding of marine mammal populations
As part of the JJBA Bioacoustics Conference that concluded today in Brest, France, Archipelagos Institute participated by presenting some of the results of its underwater acoustic research on Aegean cetacean populations. This research, which continues to be carried out in collaboration with Brunel University London, concerns the populations of short-beaked common dolphins and bottlenose dolphins […]
Marine Species to know: Rhopilema nomadica
Rhopilema nomadica, is a species of jellyfish that was previously distributed only to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Through the Suez Canal, this species arrived in the waters of the Mediterranean in the 1970s, while in the Greek Seas it was first recorded in 2006. We live in a time where the biodiversity of our […]
Marine species to know: Chrysaora hysoscella
Chrysaora hysoscella jellyfish, also known as the compass jellyfish. It is one of the dozens of jellyfish species that have been living (and coexisting with other species) in the Greek seas for thousands of years. Contact should be avoided because it can cause severe irritation. It is safest to not touch anything at sea that […]
Green Anemone – marine species we need to know about…
On the occasion of various posts on the green anemone, we begin reports on various species with which we may interact. Obviously there’s nothing to worry about. The most important thing of all is correct information and common sense! The Green Anemone (Anemonia viridis) is a small invertebrate animal, which resembles a beautiful flower. It’s […]
Sperm whales in the northern and central Aegean, as we keep up the continuous research in the Greek seas.
The sperm whale is the largest toothed whale in the world, with females measuring 8 – 12 meters and males 16 – 18 meters and weighing 24 and 57 tons respectively. It has a lifespan of fewer than 70 years. The species’ population in the Mediterranean Sea is smaller than 2,500 mature individuals. Distinctive characteristics: […]
Our crews have been coordinating at the port of Fourni
The collaboration between the French organisation UNDER THE POLE, which specialises in scientific diving at depths of more than 100 metres, and the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, aims to find an effective protection for the corals in the deep waters of the Aegean Sea. These ecosystems of fundamental importance and unique beauty were, until […]
Archipelagos Institute environmental education and awareness-raising activities with school groups from all over Greece.
Throughout the winter and spring at Archipelagos Institute, we continue both face-to-face and online environmental education and awareness-raising activities with primary, secondary and high schools from all over Greece. Our goal is, by transferring our experience from field research and the study of Aegean species for 25 years, to contribute to filling the large gap […]
After 2.5 months the same bellows were recorded in the unique marine area between Chios, Ikaria and Samos, above the sea trench that exceeds 1100 meters in depth.
After 2.5 months we recorded the same bellows in the unique marine area between Chios, Ikaria and Samos, above the sea trench that exceeds 1100 meters in depth. The bellows (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest toothfish on the planet with a length of 8-12 m for females and 16-18 m for males and weights of […]
The 35th Conference of the European Cetacean Society on “Marine Mammals and Human Activity: How is sustainable development in coastal areas possible?”
The 35th Conference of the European Cetacean Society (European Cetacean Society) with the general theme “Marine Mammals and Human Activity: How is sustainable development in coastal areas possible?” Some 500 scientists and researchers from all over the world participated in the conference. On behalf of Archipelagos Institute, marine mammal research coordinator Beatriz Tintore participated in […]
Our important focus on the Risso’s dolphin species
One of the most important marine mammal species we are focusing on at the moment is the Risso’s dolphin. They are one of the least studied and relatively unknown species of dolphins living in the Mediterranean, migrating in small groups over deep sea canyons. Archipelagos’ first record of Risso’s dolphin migration in the eastern Aegean […]
