Octopus: Threatened by overexploitation
October 3rd 2024 Octopus: Threatened by overexploitation The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is one of the most fished cephalopod species in the world. In recent years their exploitation is on the rise. Unsustainable fishing practices occur during important spawning seasons and target undersized octopus. Due to continued overfishing, recovery of their populations is very slow. […]
The Green Turtle in the Southeastern Aegean
September 17th 2024 The Green Turtle in the Southeastern Aegean During our marine surveys monitoring the increased impacts of human activity, we are overjoyed to encounter Green turtles feeding within the Posidonia seagrass meadows. The Green Turtle is one of the largest species of marine turtle, feeding solely on plants. They can live for up […]
The devastating effects of uncontrolled trawling – a fishing practice that has contributed greatly to overfishing and the emptying of seas across the Mediterranean.
September 4th 2024 In the Aegean Sea with a film crew of French Television, we explain and document in real time the problems of the fisheries sector. Our focus is the devastating effects of uncontrolled trawling – a fishing practice that has contributed greatly to overfishing and the emptying of seas across the Mediterranean. Greece, […]
Uncontrolled and intensive anchoring and its effect on the seagrass meadows in the Greek seas
August 28th 2024 Uncontrolled and intensive anchoring: – destroys the Posidonia seagrass meadows. – destroys the natural carbon stores that have accumulated over decades or centuries within the Posidonia rhizomes. In other words, we are tolerating the destruction of our most important natural ally, which we need to combat the effects of climate change, as […]
The Atlantic Triton’s Trumpet (Charonia variegata) with its impressive shell is threatened by illegal fishing.
August 12 2024 The Atlantic Triton’s Trumpet (Charonia variegata) with its impressive shell is threatened by illegal fishing. It is a legally protected species in Greece, the EU and internationally, due to the intensive fishing it has been subjected to in the past years, but also because of its important role as a regulator in […]
The Mediterranean Sea is changing due to human intervention and climate change and so are the species that live in it.
July 25th 2024 The Mediterranean Sea is changing due to human intervention and climate change and so are the species that live in it. This is mainly due to human induced factors such as overfishing and the desertification of many marine areas, but also due to the opening and widening of the Suez Canal, through […]
Striped dolphins in the northern Aegean; Archipelagos’ cetacean monitoring surveys continue.
July 19th 2024 Striped dolphins in the northern Aegean; Archipelagos’ cetacean monitoring surveys continue this season with an emphasis on the effects of human-caused disturbance on population distribution. As we are now in the middle of the summer and there are many more people out at sea in boats. We must remember that if we […]
The continuous effort to plant underwater Posidonia gardens in the Aegean Islands.
July 17th 2024 The great effort to plant underwater Posidonia gardens continues intensively and will be extended to other areas of the Aegean Islands throughout the autumn. This is a challenging endeavor to reverse the systematic destruction and deforestation of seagrass meadows that occurs in the Greek seas and the Mediterranean. During the summer months […]
Deliberate killing of a dolphin in the NE Aegean Sea
Another incident involving the intentional killing of a dolphin was located by the Archipelagos Institute on the NW coast of Samos. In this particular area, where significant populations of 4 dolphin species live and where strong sea currents are active, it is not uncommon to find dead marine mammals ashore- incidents which we do not […]
Archipelagos Institute participated in the conference “Climate Resilience and Local Society”, in Alexandroupolis on the initiative of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou
We live in a time when climate change is gradually shaping a new reality, but at the same time it is often a very convenient cover for all the things we are not doing: forest fire prevention, inadequate planning of response strategies, corresponding mismanagement of the seas that results in their emptying with the spread […]
