Evdilos Primary School of Ikaria on the Research Vessel Triton
Evdilos Primary School of Ikaria on the Research Vessel Triton While on a short break from our work in the area of the Ikaria Trench, the crew of the Research Vessel Triton made a stop at the port of Evdilos and we had the pleasure of welcoming 110 students from the Evdilos Primary School of […]
Learning with the Tides: An Island’s Gift to the Next Generation
May 26, 2025 Learning with the Tides: An Island’s Gift to the Next Generation. The children inaugurate the new conference center of the Archipelagos Institute! Based in northern Samos, this new center aspires to become a point of reference for informing the residents of the Aegean—especially students. It is housed in a building complex that […]
Protecting Agathonisi: Research, Overfishing, and the Fight for Survival in the Northern Dodecanese
April 27th 2025 Protecting Agathonisi: Research, Overfishing, and the Fight for Survival in the Northern Dodecanese With the Aegean Explorer and its crew, we are currently focusing on the Northern Dodecanese and the area of Agathonisi island, just before the strong north winds start again in the Aegean. As the sailing vessel Triton is in […]
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 […]
Experiences After Work at Archipelagos
Hi, I’m Ella and I completed a 6-week internship on the terrestrial conservation team. During my time with Archipelagos, I initiated a project monitoring the ferret populations. Beyond my main project, I also had the opportunity to join boat surveys monitoring the marine mammal populations, getting the opportunity to learn and understand their work. I […]
Discovering the Fascinating Marine World of the Aegean Sea – A webinar for young people of all ages!
The Consulate General of Greece in Boston, in collaboration with the Institute of Eastern Mediterranean Studies at Emmanuel College and with the Archipelagos – Institute of Marine Conservation will bring the Aegean Sea to the USA on the 29th of May at 11:00 Boston (EDT)/ 18:00 Athens (EEST). In the webinar you will experience impressive audiovisual material from the biodiversity of […]
Limiting the environmental footprint caused to our seas by our daily habits: Collaboration between the Archipelagos Institute and KORRES
When we talk about protecting the environment and combating pollution, our mind usually goes to causes and causers that are difficult for us as citizens to influence, such as industrial pollution. Frequently do not think about the large environmental footprint caused by our daily consumption habits, i.e. the personal hygiene products, cosmetics and cleaning products […]
Students Take Action
Adapting to the special conditions of the time, the Archipelagos Institute continues an action which has been going on for 24 years, online, during which it offers non-profit lessons and activities of environmental education in schools. The aim was and is to inform and prepare the new inhabitants of the islands about the problems that […]
Online Classes for the Protection of the Aegean for Nursery School Students from Kalymnos island
Out of all the students who have taken part in the environmental education lessons from Archipelagos Institute over the past 22 years, the most interesting and challenging questions are posed from the youngest students – a fact that fills us with hope, but also with great responsibility. What is certain, however, is that having followed […]
Creation of a Guide for Identification of the Aegean Sea Fish Species of the Littoral Zone
Katja Wolff, a Swiss-Greek intern from Paros island, Greece, who during her gap year worked on creating a fish ID guide based on the fish species she had been recording while on her visual-census surveys. For the creation of this guide she used photos she had collected along with some of her very own illustrations […]
