Protecting Spawning Fish: A Shared Responsibility for Healthy Seas
May 23, 2025 Protecting Spawning Fish: A Shared Responsibility for Healthy Seas Reproductive herds of fish – their protection is our responsibility!In recent weeks we have been recording more and more frequently reproductive herds of fish on coastal areas of the Aegean — magnificent images that however remind us of our joint responsibility. It goes without saying: […]
Strong Southern Winds in the Aegean, but Life Beneath the Surface Carries On
March 13th 2025 Strong Southern Winds in the Aegean, but Life Beneath the Surface Carries On Despite today’s intense southern winds sweeping across the Aegean, life in the deeper waters continues undisturbed. In the marine region around Fournoi, a close collaboration between the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, its scientific partners, local fishers, and the […]
Archipelagos Institute Participates in Greek Parliamentary Committee Discussion on Lionfish Population Control
February 19th 2025 Archipelagos Institute Participates in Greek Parliamentary Committee Discussion on Lionfish Population Control The Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation recently took part in a session of the Greek Parliament’s Subcommittee on Water Resources, under the Special Standing Committee on Environmental Protection. The session focused on strategies for managing the population of lionfish (Pterois […]
Winter Research Expedition in the North Aegean with a Focus on Lemnos
November 27th 2024 Winter Research Expedition in the North Aegean with a Focus on Lemnos The winter research expedition of the Archipelagos Institute continues on in the North Aegean and the Thracian Sea up to the waters near the Athos Peninsula, despite the difficult weather conditions of the last few weeks. Our starting point is […]
Archipelagos’ research mission in the North Aegean and the Thracian Sea now continues on in the Limnos sea
November 22nd 2024 Archipelagos’ research mission in the North Aegean and the Thracian Sea now continues on in the Limnos sea. Limnos is a special island with a wealth of marine life that holds global environmental importance due to its geographical location and the geomorphology of the surrounding seas. The boats Triton and Naftilos are […]
The tourist season in the Aegean and its effects on the sea
November 2nd 2024 By planting underwater Posidonia seagrass gardens, we are trying to heal the wounds left in the sea due to the tourist season and the tens of thousands of yachts. It is an unequal struggle, with the wounds, instead of diminishing, becoming more intense every year. Some people’s holidays and the fact that […]
The Mediterranean Sea is changing due to human intervention and climate change and so are the species that live in it.
July 25th 2024 The Mediterranean Sea is changing due to human intervention and climate change and so are the species that live in it. This is mainly due to human induced factors such as overfishing and the desertification of many marine areas, but also due to the opening and widening of the Suez Canal, through […]
The continuous effort to plant underwater Posidonia gardens in the Aegean Islands.
July 17th 2024 The great effort to plant underwater Posidonia gardens continues intensively and will be extended to other areas of the Aegean Islands throughout the autumn. This is a challenging endeavor to reverse the systematic destruction and deforestation of seagrass meadows that occurs in the Greek seas and the Mediterranean. During the summer months […]
Marine Species to know: Rhopilema nomadica
Rhopilema nomadica, is a species of jellyfish that was previously distributed only to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Through the Suez Canal, this species arrived in the waters of the Mediterranean in the 1970s, while in the Greek Seas it was first recorded in 2006. We live in a time where the biodiversity of our […]
Marine species to know: Chrysaora hysoscella
Chrysaora hysoscella jellyfish, also known as the compass jellyfish. It is one of the dozens of jellyfish species that have been living (and coexisting with other species) in the Greek seas for thousands of years. Contact should be avoided because it can cause severe irritation. It is safest to not touch anything at sea that […]
