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 […]
Microplastic Pollution Research
The goal of our research at Archipelagos’ microplastic laboratory is to identify the primary sources of plastic pollution and to quantify the extent of the contamination. Our researchers conduct thorough analyses to assess the abundance of microplastic fibers and fragments in various species and habitats in the Greek seas. Sample species are collected from all […]
Assessment of microplastic accumulation on Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows
I’m Imogen, a 22-year-old New Zealand intern currently in the Microplastic and Marine Mammal Team at Archipelagos on Lipsi Island. I am currently completing my masters in Evolutionary Biology via the MEME programme, with the intention to study conservation genetics in combination with field work. While my current study is officially based at Ludwig Maximilian […]
Comparison of Microplastic Accumulation in Native and Invasive Sea Urchins of the Aegean Sea
There are many problems facing the Mediterranean Sea. We have all heard of the issues with overfishing, warming water temperatures, invasive species, and plastic pollution. But how much do we know? And what is being done about it? Archipelagos is a Greek non-profit organisation founded in 1998, focused on conservation and research in the Aegean […]
Alarming Extent of Plastic Pollution in the Greek Seas
Fragments and fibres of plastic waste exposed to the environment are already ubiquitous to all levels of the ecosystems and food chains of the Greek seas. This is according to the results of multi-level research conducted by the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation. Idyllic Tourist Destination or Open Landfill? At a time when the Greek […]
Our plastic footprint in our seas
Two images of our plastic footprint in our seas: – A turtle attempting to swim among plastic debris washed into the sea after the first rainfall. – A rubbish bin which could be situated almost anywhere in Greece. This is an image which should insult all civilians who see this every day, but the power […]
Dolphins’ interactions with fish farms & assess the marine litter in the Aegean Sea
My name is Caroline and I come from France, where I study agronomy and environmental science. After a study semester in the Netherlands to learn more about the aquaculture and marine resources management, I came to Archipelagos, until the summer, to be part of the Marine Mammal Team. I am working on two separate projects. […]
Sea4All Online Educational Platform on Marine Pollution
A workgroup meeting for the Sea4all project was completed on the 21st of November at the Foundation for Research and Technology, Crete with the participation of Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation. Sea4all project aims to help building a stronger environmental consciousness to students in school age and to the school teachers and educators through the […]
Funded PhD Opportunity on “Development of Ecological Solutions for the Fight against Plastic Pollution”
Presenting a funded PhD opportunity with Marine Laboratory of the University of Plymouth and the University of East Anglia (UEA), in partnership with the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, Greece on the “Development of Ecological Solutions to Plastic Pollution” Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation is proud to announce its collaboration with ARIES Partnership, presenting the […]
The experimental net for the cleaning of surface waters from plastic
The experimental net for the cleaning of surface waters from plastic The experimental net for the cleaning of surface waters from plastic debris that has been designed by Archipelagos’ researchers with the support of OceanCare is a very useful tool to limit our plastic footprint in the marine environment. It was designed after multiple experiments and […]
