Production and Composition of Small-Scale Fisheries Landings in the Eastern Aegean Sea

Miliou, A., Kolle, S., Clarke, J., Demetriou, M. Production and Composition of Small-Scale Fisheries Landings in the Eastern Aegean Sea. Rapport de la Commission Internationale de la Mer Méditerranée (CIESM) 2010.   Abstract: The biomass and species composition of the landings from 7 coastal small scale fisheries vessels were compared over a 5 month period […]

Variation in Microplastics Content Detected in Commercially Important Marine Species of the Eastern Aegean Sea, Greece

Faraggiana, E., Pietroluongo, G., Quintana, B., Dexter, K.G., Moore, H., Miliou, A. Variation in Microplastics Content Detected in Commercially Important Marine Species of the Eastern Aegean Sea, Greece. 6th Conference on Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management 2018.   Summary The increasing abundance of marine plastic debris is a global threat to biodiversity and it represents a concerning […]

Preliminary Assessment of Microplastic Fibre Content in Aegean Sea Epipelagic Fish

Irving, K., Miliou, A., Vasić, M., Sainz, N., Anderson, L. Weatherhead, W. Preliminary Assessment of Microplastic Fibre Content in Aegean Sea Epipelagic Fish. 5th Environmental Conference of Macedonia 2016.   Abstract: Global plastic production grows exponentially, as does the influx of macro and microplastics into the world’s oceans. The Mediterranean is considered one of the […]

Assessment of Microplastic Fibre Contamination in the Eastern Aegean Sea with the Use of Holothurians as Indicator Species.

Miliou, A., Hofer, S., Maridakis, C., Almeida, M., Cox, R. Assessment of microplastic fibre contamination in the eastern Aegean Sea, with the use of Holothurians as indicator species. Commission Internationale de la Mer Méditerranée (CIESM) 2016 Congress.   Abstract: This study assesses the use of Holothurians as an indicator species for the presence of microplastics […]

Pinna nobilis in the Greek seas (NE Mediterranean): on the brink of extinction?

Zotou M., Gkrantounis P., Karadimou E., Tsirintanis K., Sini M., Poursanidis D., Azzolin M., Dailianis T., Kytinou E., Issaris Y., Gerakaris V., Salomidi M., Lardi P., Ramfos A., Akrivos V., Spinos E., Dimitriadis C., Papageorgiou D., Lattos A., Giantsis I.A., Michaelidis B., Vassilopoulou V., Miliou A., Katsanevakis S. Pinna nobilis in the Greek seas (NE […]

New Alien Mediterranean Biodiversity Records

Ragkousis, M., Abdelali, N., Azzurro, E., Badreddine, A., Bariche, M., Bitar, G., Crocetta, F., Denitto, F., Digenis, M., El Zrelli, R., Ergenler, A., Fortič, A., Gerovasileiou, V., Grimes, S., Katsanevakis, S., Koçak, C., Licchelli, C., Loudaros, E., Mastrototaro, F., Mavrič, B., Mavruk, S., Miliou, A., Montesanto, F., Ovalis, P., Pontes, M., Rabaoui, L., Sevi̇ngel, N., […]

The use of storm fragments and biodegradable replanting methods allows for a low-impact habitat restoration method of seagrass meadows, in the eastern Aegean Sea

Ward, E.A., Meek, S.K., Gordon, D.M., Cameron, T.C., Steer, M.D., Smith, D.J., Miliou, A., Tsimpidis, T. The use of storm fragments and biodegradable replanting methods allows for a low-impact habitat restoration method of seagrass meadows, in the eastern Aegean Sea. Conservation Evidence 2020.   Summary: Seagrasses are important marine ecosystems but are vulnerable to physical […]

The importance of Posidonia oceanica meadows to the distribution of Pinna nobilis through habitat suitability modelling

Tatton, B., Gütte, C., Meek, S., Grandjean, T., Miliou, A., Sargeant, S, Steer, M.D. The importance of Posidonia oceanica meadows to the distribution of Pinna nobilis through habitat suitability modelling. 6th Mediterranean Symposium on Marine Vegetation 2019.   Abstract: Pinna nobilis is endemic to the Mediterranean and the region’s largest marine bivalve whose endangered status […]

Adapted Seagrass Watch Protocol to evaluate Posidonia oceanica health, in the Eastern Aegean Sea

Gütte, C., Meek, S., Miliou, A. Adapted Seagrass Watch Protocol to evaluate Posidonia oceanica health, in the Eastern Aegean Sea. Mediterranean Symposia on Marine Key Habitats and Non-Indigenous Species 2019.   Abstract: Seagrass meadows, in particular Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus,1813) play an important role within Mediterranean coastal systems, providing numerous key ecosystem services, while also ensuring […]