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News ENThe LIFE Conceptu Maris photo contest, 2025 edition
8 June 2025

The LIFE Conceptu Maris photo contest, 2025 edition

You have until September 22, 2025 to send images for the fourth edition of the LIFE Conceptu Maris photo contest.
News ENDistribution models and training: the new LIFE Conceptu Maris Deliverables
9 May 2025

Distribution models and training: the new LIFE Conceptu Maris Deliverables

The Documents section of the LIFE Conceptu Maris website has been updated with new content. Deliverable C1.2 – Report on identified indicators to evaluate the conservation status of CEPTU species…
News ENNew Deliverable on data collection published
3 April 2025

New Deliverable on data collection published

The Deliverable E2.2 of LIFE Conceptu Maris is now online: Data acquisition on CEPTU species, marine litter, maritime traffic, and eDNA samples in the WMED and ADRION Regions.
News ENCitizen science: applications stop but not the activities
12 February 2025

Citizen science: applications stop but not the activities

After two years of offshore monitoring, the Citizen Science activities of LIFE Conceptu Maris are drawing to a close. For the time being, new applications will no longer be possible,…
News ENThe Citizen Science numbers
5 December 2024

The Citizen Science numbers

The citizen science activities of LIFE Conceptu Maris were presented by ISPRA and AMPCC during the CommOCEAN 2024 conference on 26-27 November 2024 in Málaga, Spain, hosted by the Spanish…
News ENConservation strategies: meeting on board
28 October 2024

Conservation strategies: meeting on board

Two days packed with presentations, hands-on activities and debates marked the 22-23 October 2024 outing along the Civitavecchia-Barcelona route on Grimaldi Lines’ Cruise Roma ferry.
News ENDeep blue 2024 – The winning shots!
4 October 2024

Deep blue 2024 – The winning shots!

Our jury has announced the winners of the photo contest “Deep Blue: Whales, Dolphins and Turtles in the Open Sea”, linked to the LIFE Conceptu Maris project, 2024 edition.
News ENUncategorizedThe latest training courses
7 August 2024

The latest training courses

Life Conceptu Maris activities also include training for the bridge personnel of ferries of the ferry companies involved in the project to reduce the risk of collisions with cetaceans.
News ENUncategorizedA great recognition
3 June 2024

A great recognition

LIFE Conceptu Maris won the second prize, the “Classic Blue”, as part of the Make EU Blue Awards 2024, promoted by the EU4Ocean coalition.
News ENUncategorizedThe LIFE Conceptu Maris photo contest, 2024 edition
20 May 2024

The LIFE Conceptu Maris photo contest, 2024 edition

You have until September 22, 2024 to send images for the third edition of the LIFE Conceptu Maris photo contest.
News ENUncategorizedConceptu Maris at the ECS conference
2 May 2024

Conceptu Maris at the ECS conference

The 35th edition of the ECS, European Cetacean Society conference was held in Catania from 10 to 12 April 2024, an event of great importance for LIFE Conceptu Maris. The…
News ENUncategorizedData to share
16 April 2024

Data to share

One of Conceptu Maris' strengths is the use of commercial ferries as observation platforms and research laboratories. This topic and the various projects active in the central and western Mediterranean…
News ENUncategorizedLIFE Conceptu Maris researchers meet at the European Cetacean Society Conference in Catania
5 April 2024

LIFE Conceptu Maris researchers meet at the European Cetacean Society Conference in Catania

This year too, the appointment for Conceptu Maris is renewed with the European Cetacean Society Conference, which for the 35th edition will be held in Catania, Sicily, on 10-12 April…
News ENConceptu Maris first documentary
5 March 2024

Conceptu Maris first documentary

The first version of the LIFE Conceptu Maris project documentary LIFE20 NAT/IT/001371 was published on the official website and on the Youtube channel. Produced by Triton Research, with the financial…
News ENUncategorizedCitizen Science 2024
5 February 2024

Citizen Science 2024

In questi giorni ricomincia ufficialmente la campagna di Citizen Science 2024 di LIFE Conceptu Maris, grazie a cui i cittadini più sensibili alle tematiche affrontate dal progetto, dopo aver frequentato…
News ENA Shared Database
22 December 2023

A Shared Database

From November 22nd to November 24th, 2023, representatives from Life Conceptu Maris partners and members of the Advisory Board gathered at the ISPRA headquarters in Rome to discuss further improvements…
News ENDeep blue 2023 – The winning shots!
3 October 2023

Deep blue 2023 – The winning shots!

Our jury has decided the winners of the photo contest "Deep blue: whales, dolphins and turtles in the open sea", linked to the LIFE Conceptu Maris project, 2023 edition.
News ENA special summer for cetaceans and sea turtles
18 September 2023

A special summer for cetaceans and sea turtles

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…
media-enNews ENA day of monitoring in the Pelagos Sanctuary, between Italy and Corsica
15 September 2023

A day of monitoring in the Pelagos Sanctuary, between Italy and Corsica

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.
News ENThe 2023 LIFE Conceptu Maris photo contest kicks off
15 July 2023

The 2023 LIFE Conceptu Maris photo contest kicks off

Until midnight on September 24th, those who photograph the beauty of our sea can participate in the second edition of “Deep blue" photo contest...
News ENNew applications for citizen science
6 July 2023

New applications for citizen science

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…
media-enNews ENTraining course
26 May 2023

Training course

In the "Media" section, some interesting interactive videos are now available, made in four languages by the CIMA Foundation, the International Center for Environmental Monitoring, to explain which species of…
News ENUncategorizedGo in the Pelagos Sanctuary
16 May 2023

Go in the Pelagos Sanctuary

On 23 May in Genoa, the start of LIFE Conceptu Maris activities is celebrated in the waters of the Pelagos Sanctuary, one of the areas with the highest density of…
News ENMeeting in Spain
13 April 2023

Meeting in Spain

European researchers take stock on monitoring of cetaceans. The sessions of the 34th conference of the ECS, the European Cetacean Society, begin on Monday 17th April in Galicia, in the North…
News ENA survey against collision
31 March 2023

A survey against collision

Reducing the risk of cetaceans and turtles collisions with ships. One of the objectives of the Conceptu Maris project is to propose effective solutions to improve the conservation status of…
News ENGet on board with the researchers!
25 January 2023

Get on board with the researchers!

Conceptu Maris' citizen science campaign has officially begun, an important activity that will already allow nature-loving citizens to make a concrete contribution to the protection and conservation of cetaceans and…
News ENA “common” language
14 December 2022

A “common” language

The first protocol on how to collect and interpet data has been developed by researchers In recent weeks, the researchers participating in LIFE Conceptu Maris have reached an important step…
News ENConceptu Maris at the Science Festival
20 October 2022

Conceptu Maris at the Science Festival

Conceptu Maris at the Science Festival. On 23 October in Genoa the cetaceans and sea turtles of the Mediterranean are the protagonists.
News ENDeep blue 2022 – The winning shots!
5 October 2022

Deep blue 2022 – The winning shots!

Our jury has decreed the winners of the photo contest "Deep blue: whales, dolphins and turtles in the offshore", linked to the LIFE Conceptu Maris project.
News ENConceptu Maris’ first public event in Rome
4 October 2022

Conceptu Maris’ first public event in Rome

The first public presentation of Life Conceptu Maris will take place on 13 and 14 October 2022, at the Industrie Fluviali multifunctional space in Rome.
News ENConceptu Maris first multidisciplinary monitoring starts
3 October 2022

Conceptu Maris first multidisciplinary monitoring starts

Multidisciplinary monitoring will start this week, Tuesday 4th October 2022, within the LIFE Conceptu Maris project, coordinated by ISPRA, which provides the joint presence of entities such as the Anton…
News ENThe LIFE Conceptu Maris photo contest kicks off
28 July 2022

The LIFE Conceptu Maris photo contest kicks off

An acrobatic dolphin dancing in front of the bow of a boat, a sea turtle in distress...
News ENJune 8, 2022: World Oceans Day
8 June 2022

June 8, 2022: World Oceans Day

The oceans cover almost 3/4 of the earth's surface, they contain 97% of the planet's water.
News ENScience done by citizens
9 May 2022

Science done by citizens

La citizen science è quell’insieme di pratiche che coinvolgono i cittadini nella raccolta...
News ENSensors under the hulls
19 April 2022

Sensors under the hulls

The environment is an incredibly complex “universe”, where all kinds of organisms