Unfortunately, it seems that the initial incident of the two Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) that were stranded in the NW of Corfu will end in mass strandings. Yesterday (20/02/2022), two individuals were found in Arilla beach and Agios Gordios, while this morning, another larger individual was stranded in Agios Gordios as well with it’s survival chances being ambivalent. Read more
Angel sharks are among the most threatened species of sharks globally. In the Mediterranean Sea, three species are present; Squatina aculeata, Squatina oculata, and Squatina squatina, all listed as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to the steep decline of their populations as a result of their overexploitation by fisheries.
New published work highlights the importance of Citizen Science in monitoring the spread of invasive species in the Mediterranean Sea.
This study focuses on 5 non-indigenous species (the annelid Branchiomma luctuosum, the shrimp Saron marmoratus and the fish Lutjanus argentimaculatus, Oxyurichthys petersii, and specimens of the group of Abudefduf saxatilis/vaigiensis/troschelii) and one neo-native species (Seriola fasciata) in Greece and Cyprus.
The work comes to revise and update their known distribution in the invaded areas, thus contributing to the study of largescale and well-defined distributional patterns of alien species spreading in the Mediterranean Sea. Read more
Common statement of 15 environmental organizations occasioned by Ziphius cavirostris incident.
Ο ζιφιός εμφανίστηκε για να μας υπενθυμίσει ότι για ακόμα μια φορά βλέπουμε το δέντρο και χάνουμε το δάσος!
As part of the “Know-Participate-Protect the Environment” project, iSea and The Green Tank invite you to a webinar on “Platic pollution: Science and Data” aimed at informing participants about the latest data regarding marine pollution from plastic litter. Read more
According to the new and updated Greek Chondrichthyans Checklist, which was developed and published by iSea in collaboration with the IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group/ Mediterranean Regional Group and Greek researchers, the Greek waters host a biodiversity of 61 chondrichthyan species (1 chimera, 34 sharks and 26 batoids) with confirmed presence. Read more
As part of the “Know-Participate-Protect the Environment” project, iSea and The Green Tank invite you to a webinar on “Biodiversity: Science and Data” aimed at informing participants about the latest data regarding biodiversity loss. Read more
As part of the “Know-Participate-Protect the Environment” project, iSea and The Green Tank invite you to a webinar on “Climate Change: Science and Data” aimed at informing participants about the latest data regarding climate crisis.
Find more information about the webinar here.