Coordinating beneficiary
LIFE CONCEPTU MARIS
In defense of the giants
of the Mediterranean Sea
The project
Abandoned fishing gear, maritime traffic, plastic pollution. The negative effects caused by human activities on cetaceans and sea turtles are increasingly evident. It has therefore become urgent to know better the distribution of the most widespread species in order to develop efficacy strategies.
News
The scientists of the LIFE Conceptu Maris project, with the help of volunteers, collected a lot of data on the species present in the Mediterranean, between June and August 2023…
Until midnight on September 24th, those who photograph the beauty of our sea can participate in the second edition of “Deep blue" photo contest...
In the last ten years we have witnessed the diffusion of increasingly refined smartphone applications for doing citizen science activities. The aim is certainly to involve enthusiasts, but also people…
Citizen science
Be a part of cetacean and sea turtle monitoring!
Get on board on the ferries together with Conceptu Maris researchers (16 routes available throughout the Mediterranean Sea) and make a concrete contribution to the protection and conservation of these species.
FIND OUT HOW HERE
The species to be protected
In the Mediterranean Sea, you can observe 8 species of cetaceans and 3 of sea turtles on a regular basis. Spotting mammals such as striped dolphins and bottlenose dolphins in the open sea is not difficult, but to see a leatherback turtle you have to be very lucky.
Involved areas
The project is initially conducted in a large area of the southern Tyrrhenian Sea. The procedures are then also replicated in the Adriatic and Eastern Ionian Sea, in the Pelagos Sanctuary and in the Spanish corridor for the migration of cetaceans, north of the Balearic Islands.
Associated beneficiaries
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