Letter of complaint by iSea for the displaying of a protected Blackchin guitarfish

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Recently, an incident of illegal fishing of a protected Blackchin guitarfish individual from Chios sent to us by a supporter of iSea. The legal department of the organisation, after contacting the relevant port authority, sent the following letter with a view to triggering all necessary actions that would clarify the case.

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Another scientific publication in the context of the project Is it Alien to You?…Share it!!!

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Many times in the context of Is it Alien to You?…Share it!!! citizen scientists send us their observations of species that are not alien but rare. Yesterday we published a paper that contributes 25 new records of five data-limited species in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. More specifically the species are:

  • Alectis alexandrina
  • Ranzania laevis
  • Dalatias licha
  • Lophotus lacepede
  • Sudis hyalina

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