“Tackling Illegal and Destructive Trawling in the Mediterranean and beyond” – Event at the 9th World Ocean Conference in Athens
Dr Sylvia Earle (Mission Blue), the well-known and distinguished American oceanographer who at 88 years of age continues her dynamic efforts for the effective protection of the oceans, shared her experience and her anguish as the years pass but the threats to our seas are becoming more and more intense. Anastasia Miliou from the Archipelagos […]
t is not only the dolphins that jump out of the water, but also the impressive, in every respect, bluefin tuna
It is not only the dolphins that jump out of the water, but also the impressive, in every respect, tuna such as the bluefin tuna in the photo recorded today in the central Aegean Sea by the marine mammal researchers of the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation. -The Mediterranean seas are an important breeding ground […]
The Archipelagos Institute in Malaysia completed a working visit to UMT – Universiti Malaysia Terengganu and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia – UKM.
The field research focused on the ecosystems of mangrove forests, coral reefs and seagrass beds in the river delta and islands of the Mersing region in the South China Sea, as well as the landing sites of midwater and coastal fisheries. With Malaysian scientists with whom we have also carried out joint research in Aegean […]
After a week of research and collaboration with Terengganu University in eastern Malaysia, in the South China Sea, mapping protected ecosystems, blue carbon and plastic pollution are the focus of our collaboration.
Threats to marine life are common across the globe, which, although large in size, remains small and vulnerable to the devastating impacts of human activity. Our actions to protect marine life must be both common and effective. The photos are of the research vessel, researchers and crew from the University of Terengganu, with Dr José […]
The action on board the Aegean Explorer continues with the main objective of identifying and mapping protected ecosystems
The action on board the Aegean Explorer continues with the main objective of identifying and mapping protected ecosystems, such as the Poseidonia seagrass meadows and coral habitats, but also the correction of official mapping – where it exists – or the creation of detailed maps from scratch. It should go without saying that it is […]
Planting Underwater Gardens of Posidonia seagrass- a new innovative planting process
An innovative process of planting underwater gardens of Posidonia oceanica seagrass, was just completed in the southeastern Aegean Sea by researchers from Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation after 3 months of preparation. Given the rarity of the phenomenon of seagrass bearing flowers and fruits, this method of planting Posidonia seagrass has been applied only a […]
Confirmation of a Mass Mortality Event within a Pinna nobilis population between 2018 and 2019 in the eastern Aegean Sea, Greece
Tatton, B., LaFrance, E., Smith, D., Ward, E., Miliou, A. Confirmation of a Mass Mortality Event within a Pinna nobilis population between 2018 and 2019 in the eastern Aegean Sea, Greece. 42nd CIESM Congress 2019. Background: Pinna nobilis (L. 1758) is the largest endemic pteriomorphian bivalve in the Mediterranean, its endangered status has historically […]
ClimateFish: A Collaborative Database to Track the Abundance of Selected Coastal Fish Species as Candidate Indicators of Climate Change in the Mediterranean Sea
Azzurro, E., Ballerini, T., Antoniadou, C., Aversa, G.D., Souissi, J.B., Blašković, A., Cappanera, V., Chiappi, M., Cinti, M-F, Colloca, F., Cvitković, I., D’Amen, M., Despalatović, M., Di Franco, A., Dimitriadis, C., Dragičević, B., Fanelli, E., Figuerola, L., Fortibuoni, T., Franzitta, G., Garrabou, J., Geloso, T., Ghanem, R., Gori, A., Hervat, M., Izquierdo-Muñoz, A., Linares, C., […]
Establishing a Protocol for Coastal Elasmobranch Biodiversity Assessments (CEBA)
Mühlenweg, Z., Moran Garcia, M., Macrina, L., Miliou, A. Establishing a Protocol for Coastal Elasmobranch Biodiversity Assessments (CEBA). Sharks International 2022. Introduction Currently, fishing operations are the main sources of information on sharks in Greece. Social media and citizen science have also been tested as a tool to both inform the public and fill gaps […]
Is All Seagrass Habitat Equal? Seasonal, Spatial, and Interspecific Variation in Productivity Dynamics Within Mediterranean Seagrass Habitat
Ward, E., Aldis, C., Wade, T., Miliou, A., Tsimpidis, T., Cameron T. Is All Seagrass Habitat Equal? Seasonal, Spatial, and Interspecific Variation in Productivity Dynamics Within Mediterranean Seagrass Habitat. Frontiers in Marine Science 2022. Abstract: Seagrass meadows’ ability to capture carbon through sequestering autochthonous carbon via photosynthesis means they could represent a potential nature-basedsolution to […]
