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 […]
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 […]
World Oceans Day
Today is World Ocean Day, a good reason to remember that we have only explored 5% of our world’s ocean. This means that 95% of our ocean is still unknown. Therefore we risk causing the extinction of many thousands of species before we even discover that they exist. Each one of us has not only […]
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: […]
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 […]
“Triton” with its eyes on the Aegean and Mediterranean seas!
Tritonas is the new three-masted sailing vessel that will dynamically contribute to the Archipelagos Institute’s action for the protection of the seas, replacing the small sailing vessels. After a long and intensive process of total refurbishment by the Archipelagos Institute’s technical team, it is now almost ready to sail long distances in the Greek seas […]
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 […]
An adult Mediterranean seal was spotted yesterday on the West side of Samos, on an uncrowded beach
After being informed by local residents, researchers from the Archipelagos Institute specialising in marine mammals went to the site and observed from a distance the behaviour of the seal, which stayed on the shore for several hours and returned to the sea in the evening. It is estimated that it was found there during the […]
The now rare so-called “common” dolphins in the Aegean Sea
“…. “For many years we have been recording from our boats and studying the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis), which contrary to its name is not common at all. Its population has almost disappeared from the rest of the Mediterranean, and in the eastern Mediterranean it is classified as ‘endangered’,” says Ms Miliou. Since 2001, Archipelagos […]
