Protecting Agathonisi: Research, Overfishing, and the Fight for Survival in the Northern Dodecanese
April 27th 2025 Protecting Agathonisi: Research, Overfishing, and the Fight for Survival in the Northern Dodecanese With the Aegean Explorer and its crew, we are currently focusing on the Northern Dodecanese and the area of Agathonisi island, just before the strong north winds start again in the Aegean. As the sailing vessel Triton is in […]
Dead Marine Mammals on Our Shores: When a Country Refuses to Protect Its ‘Protected Species’
April 25th 2025 Dead Marine Mammals on Our Shores: When a Country Refuses to Protect Its ‘Protected Species’ In just a few days, four rare marine mammals were found dead along the Greek coastline, underscoring a stark and painful truth: in a country that boasts about its marine biodiversity, actual protection for these “protected” species […]
Small-Scale Renewable Energy: A Success Story from the Aegean
April 18th 2025 Small-Scale Renewable Energy: A Success Story from the Aegean In response to the growing interest in small-scale Renewable Energy Sources (RES), we’d like to share our hands-on experience implementing these technologies at the Aegean Marine Life Sanctuary, currently under development on the island of Lipsi. While there are many well-established RES technologies, […]
Mediterranean Monk Seal – A Snapshot from the Open Sea
April 16th 2025 Mediterranean Monk Seal – A Snapshot from the Open Sea The Mediterranean monk seal is a truly unique species—yet in just a few short decades, human impact across the Mediterranean has driven it to the brink, making it one of the most endangered marine mammals in the world. There is, however, a […]
Animals from Marineland: An ‘Ideal’ Sanctuary in Greece, Blocked by Lobbying Interests
April 16th 2025 Animals from Marineland: An ‘Ideal’ Sanctuary in Greece, Blocked by Lobbying Interests The article from Reporterre discusses the uncertain future of Wikie and Keijo, the last two orcas at Marineland Antibes, following France’s 2021 law banning cetacean captivity by 2026. “A sanctuary in Greece has the ‘ideal’ conditions, according to Sea Shepherd, […]
Devaluation of the Islands – Astypalea: an Island that Resists
April 15th 2025 Devaluation of the Islands – Astypalea: an Island that Resists Returning from Astypalea aboard the Triton, with relatively calm seas, our team is now analysing the data collected from the island’s coastal and deep-sea ecosystems. As we process this valuable information, we are also planning our return—this time with a focused marine […]
Le Parisien Highlights France’s Dolphinarium Ban and Ongoing Legal Battle – Focus on Bureaucratic Delays in Greece
March 28th 2025 Le Parisien Highlights France’s Dolphinarium Ban and Ongoing Legal Battle – Focus on Bureaucratic Delays in Greece A recent article in the French newspaper Le Parisien discusses the future of marine mammals housed in French dolphinariums, whose operation has now been banned by law. Environmental organisations in France have taken legal action […]
Coastal Fishers: Our Strongest Allies in Protecting the Marine Environment
March 24 2025 Coastal Fishers: Our Strongest Allies in Protecting the Marine Environment Today, a study conducted by the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, in collaboration with the University of Plymouth (UK), was published in the scientific journal Ocean & Coastal Management. The research draws on our long-standing collaboration with fishing communities in Fourni, Lipsi, […]
Questions to the Former Minister of Environment and Energy
March 19th 2025 Questions to the Former Minister of Environment and Energy, Theodoros Skylakakis Members of Parliament from the Socialist Party PASOK — Manolis Christodoulakis, Manolis Hnarís, and Giorgos Nikitiadis — submitted a formal question in Parliament to former Minister of Environment and Energy, Theodoros Skylakakis, regarding the “unjustified” delay in licensing the Lipsi Marine […]
Η Γαλλία παρεμβαίνει για να ενισχύσει το πρωτοποριακό καταφύγιο των δελφινιών της Ελλάδας
Άρθρο που εκδόθηκε από το διεθνές μέσο Greek Reporter που αναφέρεται σε εξελίξεις που αφορούν το υπό δημιούργια Καταφύγιο Θαλάσσιας Ζωής Αιγαίου, καθώς και το διεθνές ενδιαφέρον για το θέμα από το Υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος της Γαλλίας και από ειδικούς επιστήμονες από το εξωτερικό. Ιδιαίτερη αναφορά γίνεται στην επί 7 χρόνια κωλυσιεργία και στοχευμένη γραφειοκρατική παρεμπόδιση […]
