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Photo: Lionel Pozzoli
A big farewell goes to Vassilis Kouroutos, our Executive Director and Yota Antoniou, Communication Officer who have both taken new directions in their careers and Sifis Lykakis, IT Officer who has been called to do his military service. We look forward to welcoming the new members of the MEDASSET team very soon.
Lily Venizelos
President
Hope you enjoy our 3rd edition and we would love to hear your feedback. Send us your comments or suggestions about what you'd like to read about in our next edition to: medasset@medasset.org. 'Turtle Dives' Editor: Prue Robinson
ZAKYNTHOS NATIONAL MARINE PARK (ZNMP), Greece
At loggerheads!
It's a tragic debacle that may impact the future conservation and management of the most important loggerhead
sea turtle nesting beaches in the entire Mediterranean, inexorably setting a dangerous precedent for management
of the other 27 protected areas in Greece. read
more...
Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife (Bern Convention)
Akamas, Cyprus and Kazanli, Turkey
At the 26th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and
Natural Habitats (Bern Convention) at Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, the cases of the highly endangered
green turtles nesting at Akamas in Cyprus and Kazanli in Turkey were discussed.
read more...
"Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina"
27th Annual Sea Turtle Symposium in South Carolina, USA
The 27th Annual International Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation was a great success, bringing
together nearly one thousand of the world's turtlers under the theme of 'migration'.
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Did you know...
...Sea turtles are one of the longest living groups of animals to have ever existed,
having far outlived the Dinosaurs...
For information on this and other fascinating turtle facts visit the Euroturtle website |
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All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle...
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Turtles in Trouble"
A short animated training DVD for UK tour representatives and one for tourists in the Mediterranean has been produced by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS UK) with MEDASSET's cooperation. read more...
"Small Garbage" "Small Garbage", the small pieces of personal waste, casually discarded on beaches or directly into the sea has devastating effects on the marine environment. read more...
New Publications "Rapid Assessment Survey of important marine turtle and monk seal habitats in the coastal area of Albania, 2005." read more...
- Horizon 2020:A Positive Step Forward for the Mediterranean
- "Mediterranean Marine Turtle Action Plan"
- "Integrated Coastal Zone Management"
- 'Marine Turtle Specialist Group' Burning Issues Assessment
Fundraising News
'Pita Party'
Glamorous models adorned with the latest fashion were a highlight at MEDASSET's traditional Greek New Year "Pita" cake
cutting and tea party in the Grand Balcon of the St George Lycabettus Hotel in Athens on January 29th.
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