Awareness Material: The Mediterranean Monk Seal

Awareness Material: The Mediterranean Monk Seal

The following awareness material was produced as part of the “Monk seal conservation in the Eastern Mediterranean” project aimed at improving knowledge of possible conflict between fishermen and the monk seal in the Republic of...
Commercial Fisheries Elasmobranch Advisories

Commercial Fisheries Elasmobranch Advisories

Under the framework of the CERECON project, Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre and SPOT, in collaboration with the Shark Trust have developed Commercial Fisheries Advisories for professional fishermen operating within the Republic of Cyprus. These are...
Vulnerable Species Field Identification Guide

Vulnerable Species Field Identification Guide

This field identification guide was developed under the framework of the Cyprus Bycatch Project (phase I) and it shows some of the most common vulnerable species including elasmobranchs, turtles, cetaceans and seabirds that are often bycaught and interact with...
Cyprus Bycatch Project phase I – Technical Report

Cyprus Bycatch Project phase I – Technical Report

This technical report summarises the results of the Cyprus Bycatch Project (phase I). The report shows the results of the incidental captures of vulnerable species including elasmobranchs, turtles, cetaceans, seabirds and benthic organisms (e.g. corals, sponges), that...
Cyprus Bycatch Project Phase II

Cyprus Bycatch Project Phase II

Cyprus Bycatch Project Phase II Project title: Understanding multi-taxa bycatch of vulnerable species and testing mitigation – a collaborative approach in Cyprus (Phase II) OAP: M4/M5 – Reducing fishing impacts and pressures on marine habitats and species Strategies:...