🔬 Yesterday our team presented 'Conservation strategies for elasmobranchs', discussing three vital projects: Life Elife, SAFE-Guitarfish, and Prometheus Life to postgraduate students of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Cyprus #Sharks #Guitarfish 🌊

Last week, with iSea and DFMR Cyprus, we organized ' #Shark and #Ray Identification Workshops for National Authorities of Cyprus' as part of elife_project. These workshops engaged officers and fisheries inspectors in identifying and protecting #Elasmobranchs . 🦈

Thank you everyone for your contribution for the workshop organised by iSea & Marine and Environmental Research (MER) Lab on #Shark & #Ray proper identification provided to the fisheries inspectors of the Dep. of Fisheries and Marine Research in #Cyprus !

Key features to identify individuals of the genus #Dasyatis and practical identification of specimens for the fisheries inspectors of the Dep. of Fisheries and Marine Research, #Cyprus , within the workshop organised by iSea & Marine and Environmental Research (MER) Lab on Shark & Ray proper identification!

Second day of #Shark & #Ray identification workshops for the fisheries inspectors of the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, #Cyprus ,organized by MER & iSea within the framework of elife_project LIFE Programme

Monica Barone, General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean explaining key characteristics for #shark & #ray identification to the fisheries inspectors of the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Cyprus, within the workshop organised by iSea & Marine and Environmental Research (MER) Lab on Shark & Ray proper identification!

New #Publication in the journal Ecology and Evolution
Led by Giacomo Bernardi and using RAD seq genomic markers, we've dissected the lionfish population structure within the Mediterranean Sea. Read more: merresearch.com/wp-content/upl…

iSea providing identification guidelines for #angelsharks to the monitoring officers of Department of Fisheries and Marine Research and the Department of Environment, Cyprus, within the workshop organised by iSea & Marine and Environmental Research (MER) Lab focused on Shark & Ray proper identification.

#Elasmobranch identification workshop for monitoring officers of the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research of Cyprus.

Monica Barone from Food and Agriculture Organization, presenting identification keys for #Rajidae to the monitoring officers of Department of Fisheries and Marine Research & the Department of Environment, Cyprus, within the workshop organised by iSea & Marine and Environmental Research (MER) Lab focused on Shark & Ray proper identification

🦈 Last Friday, Feb 23rd, we hosted with iSea and DFMR an online 'Shark & Ray Identification Workshop for National Authorities in Cyprus' as part of the LIFE Programme elife_project

🔍With insights from experts, we focused on species ID, management measures, and enforcement

The two lobes that make up the tail of sharks are asymmetrical, with the upper lobe generally more developed than the lower. Species that live close to the bottom have a much smaller lower lobe or none at all.
algoWatt Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Area Marina Tavolara Legambiente Onlus IRBIM CNR Marine and Environmental Research (MER) Lab

The dorsal fins help the shark to stay on course and prevent it from capsizing while swimming. The pair of pelvic fins on the shark's ventral surface also has a stabilizing function.
algoWatt Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Area Marina Tavolara Legambiente Onlus Acquario di Genova IRBIM CNR Marine and Environmental Research (MER) Lab

📺 Last week, we had the opportunity to discuss the elasmobranch conservation efforts implemented in Cyprus on the TV show ‘Spiti sti Fysi’ and present the actions implemented within the framework of the LIFE Programme elife_project.

Full TV show here: tv.rik.cy/show/spiti-ste…

Our recent publication highlights the critical role that coordinated removals could play in controlling lionfish from priority sites of the Mediterranean Sea while increasing public engagement and environmental awareness.
Check out the publication here:
doi.org/10.1002/aqc.41…

Ioannis Giovos will share the insights from iSea’s work on #angelshark #conservation in #Greece during Shark Conservation Fund's Small Grant Info Session #Webinar .

RSVP now: [email protected]

Our latest collaborative scientific publication, ‘One Hundred Priority Questions for Advancing Seagrass Conservation in Europe’, has just been published in the scientific journal ‘Plants People Planet’!
Check out the publication here:

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10…

Promising results from our partners in Italy...

Successful completion of two projects to design and create nine eco-diving routes in Limassol, Larnaca, and Ammochostos 🌍🌊

Read more about the projects here: 👇
Limassol: merresearch.com/portfolio/prov…
Larnaca-Famagusta: merresearch.com/portfolio/prov…

🦈 #sharks play a crucial role in maintaining marine ecosystems. To protect them, the elife_project was initiated. 🌐 Discover more about the project in our video (youtube.com/watch?v=lhHAuT… - Greek version)
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn LIFE Programme Acquario di Genova @irbmcnr