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An online meeting was held on 4 November 2021 among Albanian experts and officials, within the framework of the project “Conservation of marine turtles in the Mediterranean Region”. Important sea turtle populations feed and overwinter in Albania’s coastal waters, while in 2018 the first officially confirmed hatched nest was... read more →
Oct
20
In the framework of the MedBycatch project we have created a series of comic strips to attempt to tell the story of bycatch in a humoristic way. Some times humor and the smart use of language conveys the message in a more direct and engaging way. That's what we... read more →
Oct
06
As the last sea turtle nests are about to hatch along the Mediterranean coastline, a tribute to those working on the beaches seems only fair. Hatchlings do have their guardian angels in those who carry out beach patrols, monitor nests, run conservation programs, coordinate volunteers, report violations and do... read more →
Oct
05
Presenting one of the longest coastlines, which supports the livelihood of one of the largest fishing fleets within the Mediterranean, Turkey is one of the targeted countries of the MedBycatch project for a reason. With the National Observer team and the data collection programme, in collaboration with local fishers,... read more →
Aug
06
In the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, the incidental catch of vulnerable species – namely seabirds, sea turtles, elasmobranchs, marine mammals and corals and sponges– is one of the main threats to marine biodiversity and one of the several challenges for the industrial, semi-industrial and small-scale fisheries. Typically, data... read more →