Assessing and protecting marine biodiversity (Jubilee Shoals, SBAA Akrotiri, Cyprus)

Project Title: Assessing and protecting marine biodiversity (Jubilee Shoals, SBAA Akrotiri, Cyprus)

Aim: To produce the necessary information to manage and protect the remarkable marine habitats of the shoals.

Goals:

To assess the thriving biological communities in four marine habitats at Jubilee Shoals (SBAA Akrotiri) in Cyprus: sea meadows, rocky reefs, submerged caves, and coralligenous assemblages
To study the geomorphology of the cave system
Determine the seasonal variability of selected environmental parameters
To assess and characterize the human activities on the habitats of the shoals
To promote awareness and engagement of stakeholders to support conservation actions to mitigate the human footprint
To contribute to capacity building by the training and education of students

Duration: April 2023- March 2024

Location: Cyprus, Western Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri

Funded by: the UK Government through Darwin Plus Local Project Reference: DPL00041

Coordinating partner: Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre

Direct partners:, Akrotiri Environmental Education Centre (AEEC)