Protecting Spawning Fish: A Shared Responsibility for Healthy Seas
May 23, 2025 Protecting Spawning Fish: A Shared Responsibility for Healthy Seas Reproductive herds of fish – their protection is our responsibility!In recent weeks we have been recording more and more frequently reproductive herds of fish on coastal areas of the Aegean — magnificent images that however remind us of our joint responsibility. It goes without saying: […]
t is not only the dolphins that jump out of the water, but also the impressive, in every respect, bluefin tuna
It is not only the dolphins that jump out of the water, but also the impressive, in every respect, tuna such as the bluefin tuna in the photo recorded today in the central Aegean Sea by the marine mammal researchers of the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation. -The Mediterranean seas are an important breeding ground […]
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 […]
Planting Underwater Gardens of Posidonia seagrass- a new innovative planting process
An innovative process of planting underwater gardens of Posidonia oceanica seagrass, was just completed in the southeastern Aegean Sea by researchers from Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation after 3 months of preparation. Given the rarity of the phenomenon of seagrass bearing flowers and fruits, this method of planting Posidonia seagrass has been applied only a […]
Posidonia Seagrass Fruits Wash up on Our Shores – A Rare Phenomenon
In recent weeks, at many beaches along the coasts of the Aegean Sea, Cyprus and other areas of the Mediterranean, we have observed a very rare phenomenon that occurs only every 5-10 years. Large volumes of Posidonia oceanica fruits and sees are being released following the flowering we recorded last autumn. This event has not […]
Deep-Sea and Seagrass Conservation – Product Report
This product report is part of a project internship and was commissioned by Archipelagos, Institute of Marine Conservation. This product report goes in-depth on the target group, requirements, and design choices of the products made. The first products made are maps for the report on the results of the surveys done last year on the […]
Monitoring the artificial reefs implemented by Archipelagos Institute
My name is Okke Schraa, 3rd-year student of Applied Biology at Aires College of Applied sciences, Almere, Netherlands. I joined the Marine Ecology team of Archipelagos between April and June 2022 to study the artificial reef designs implemented by Archipelagos Marine Life Institute. During my internship, I did underwater snorkel surveys by placing cameras to […]
Collecting samples of Posidonia oceanica and Halophila stipulacea seagrass for DNA analysis
My name is Alexandra Gimblett, and I am currently studying Marine and Freshwater Biology BSc at Aberystwyth University. While on my year in industry I chose to spend six months with Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation collecting samples of Posidonia oceanica and Halophila stipulacea seagrass in order to later perform DNA analysis at my university. […]
The Archipelagos Institute participates at the Microplastics Workshop 2022
At the Microplastics Workshop 2022 which took place a few days ago at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the PhD candidate, Hayley Mcilwraith presented one of our most recent researches on microplastic pollution- a collaboration between Plymouth Marine Lab, the University of East Anglia and Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation. Research on microplastic […]
Understanding fish community structures in shallow coastal habitats
I’m Coral, an undergraduate in Marine Geography at Cardiff University, Wales. I chose to do an on-site internship at Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation as part of my professional placement year. I lived and worked at the Research Bases of “Archipelagos Institute” on the island of Lipsi from September 2021 to May 2022. The main […]
