MEDASSET is an international nonprofit organisation working to protect marine and coastal habitats in the Mediterranean, with sea turtles as our flagship species.
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Our team works passionately to help slow down the rate of marine biodiversity loss around the Mediterranean, so that sea turtles and all forms of marine life are no longer threatened with extinction.
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The active involvement of citizens in scientific research is crucial for sufficient data collection. New technologies, like mobile applications, allow citizens to actively participate in environmental research and conservation.
With SEAlly© mobile app, sea lovers can easily record sea turtle and/or shark sightings in the Mediterranean Sea!
Now, the protection of the species is in your hands!
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T-PVS/Files (2021) 62. Update Report. Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Conservation Monitoring in Fethiye and Patara SPAs, Turkey.
Author(s): MEDASSET Date: 13 August 2021 Journal: Presented to the Standing Committee to the Convention on the Conservation of... read more →
September 17, 2021
T-PVS/Files(2021)19. Follow-up of Recommendation No. 9 (1987) of the standing committee on the protection of Caretta Caretta in Laganas bay, Zakynthos (Greece)
Author(s): MEDASSET Date: 13 August 2021 Journal: Presented to the Standing Committee to the Convention on the Conservation of... read more →
September 9, 2021
T-PVS/Files(2021)32. Threats to marine turtles in Thines Kiparissias (Greece)
Author(s): MEDASSET Date: 13 August 2021 Journal: Presented to the Standing Committee to the Convention on the Conservation of... read more →
September 9, 2021
Incidental Catch of Vulnerable Species in Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries: A Review
In the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, the incidental catch of vulnerable species – namely seabirds, sea turtles, elasmobranchs,... read more →
August 6, 2021
MEDASSET asks governments to step up conservation efforts at the Meeting of the SPA/BD Focal Points
MEDASSET, as a Partner of the Mediterranean Action Plan of the UN’s Environment Programme (UNEP/MAP) and of the Action... read more →
June 28, 2021
World Sea Turtle Day marks launch of field surveys in North Aegean and Albanian Coasts
June 16th is dedicated to the importance of sea turtles around the world. MEDASSET pays tribute to these emblematic... read more →
June 17, 2021
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