The corals of the Aegean – A battle for their protection
Watch this short documentary featuring stunning images of the Aegean’s coralligenous habitats. It presents a 15-year scientific effort to locate and map them in the depths of the mesophotic zone (70–150 meters), aiming to raise awareness of and protect these unique ecosystems. A persistent collective effort in collaboration with fishers, the Municipality of Fourni, and […]
Book Presentation at the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens
At the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) in Athens, the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation presented Coralographies: the 7,500-year-old Coral Animalesque, a book by David Brooks inspired by two decades of research and conservation work dedicated to protecting the coralligenous ecosystems of the Aegean Sea. A Greek edition of the book will be released […]
Documentary on ‘The Mediterranean’s Hidden Coral’
“The Mediterranean’s Hidden Coral” – Watch the full documentary below (duration: 28 minutes), by China Global Television Network (CGTN). In the first collaboration between the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation and the CGTN television network, this documentary – which has already begun airing internationally – highlights a lesser-known, but extremely important aspect of Greece: the […]
Black Coral Forest at a Depth of 96 Meters
The black coral Anthipathella subpinnata is one of the oldest animal species surviving in the world’s seas. With a growth rate of less than one millimetre per year, some of its “forests” are more than 4,000 years old. These remarkable underwater animal forests are not only beautiful—they are vital to marine life. Many species, including […]
4 years of collaboration with University Malaysia Terengganu!
A very interesting and highly valuable collaboration for marine research has been ongoing for the past four years between Terengganu University in Malaysia and the Archipelagos Institute. This autumn, Terengganu University students Mohamad Amirul Bin Jamaluddin and Muhammad Aidil Haikal bin Biamin received a scholarship from Archipelagos Institute and are actively participating in research at […]
International School of the Sea
International School of the Sea: one of the most important – and most challenging initiatives of the Archipelagos Institute To achieve our environmental protection goals, we are currently collaborating with people of diverse specialties from 32 countries around the world. We are scattered either at sea on our research vessels, or on field missions in […]
Ημέρα Αφιερωμένη στην Τοπική Οικολογική Γνώση στο νησί των Φούρνων
Το Σάββατο στους Φούρνους Κορσεών, η μέρα αφιερώθηκε στην Τοπική Οικολογική Γνώση και στο αποτέλεσμα που μπορεί να φέρει η ανιδιοτελής και ειλικρινής συνεργασία, όταν βασίζεται στον πραγματικό σεβασμό σε κάθε τόπο. Η Τοπική Οικολογική Γνώση, δηλαδή η συσσωρευμένη εμπειρική γνώση των τοπικών κοινωνιών για το φυσικό τους περιβάλλον, περιγράφηκε σχετικά πρόσφατα από την επιστημονική […]
Day Dedicated to Local Ecological Knowledge in Fourni
On Saturday in Fourni island, our crew dedicated the day to Local Ecological Knowledge and to results that can be achieved through long-term sincere collaboration founded on genuine respect for each place and its people. Local Ecological Knowledge, the accumulated experiential knowledge that local communities hold about their natural environment,was only relatively recently described by […]
Image from 95 meters depth
The destructive impact of humans is evident even in the deeper waters of the Aegean where some of the most productive ecosystems of our seas still survive. Removing abandoned nets has become a new “greenwashing” trend. However, in many cases the process of removing them can be significantly destructive for the species living on reefs […]
Εικόνα από τα 95 μέτρα βάθος
Εικόνα από τα 95 μέτρα βάθος …εκεί που από τύχη ακόμα επιβιώνουν κάποια από τα πιο παραγωγικά οικοσυστήματα των θαλασσών μας, η καταστροφική επίδραση του ανθρώπου είναι έντονη, σχεδόν σε όλη την έκταση των ελληνικών θαλασσών. Όμως, η αφαίρεση των εγκαταλελειμμένων διχτυών – μια πρακτική που τείνει να εξελιχθεί σε νέα μόδα «green washing» – […]
