Jan 16, 2021 | Completed, Research
Know thy enemy: Behavioural study approach to manage and reduce invasive lionfish populations in the Eastern Mediterranean Rationale: Biological marine invasions affect not only coastal, shallow habitats but also deep-water communities. It is crucial to increase...
Jan 15, 2021 | Completed, Research
PROTecting MEDiterranean EAst (PROTOMEDEA) Aim: To design a Marine Protected Area (MPA) network, taking into account the protection of ecological characteristics and Essential Fish Habitats (EFH), significant areas for fisheries, as well as their socio-economic...
Jan 15, 2021 | Completed, Research
CERECON (Cyprus Elasmobranch Research andConservation Network) Aim: To understand the biology and ecology of threatened and data deficient elasmobranch species as well as understand their trade and the perception of stakeholders on the importance of elasmobranchs and...
Jan 14, 2021 | Completed, Research
CYCLAMEN Aim: CYprus Cold-corals Levantine SeA, Eastern MEditerraneaN, The study of cold water coral communities around Cyprus. Objectives: Within the framework of the two-year project, CYCLAMEN will conduct a detailed study of cold coral (also known as deep water...
Jan 14, 2021 | Completed, Research
POSBEMED2 What are they really, the so-called “phytzia” (as locals call them) present at many beaches of Cyprus? In fact, they are not phykia (algae in Greek), and for sure they are not waste! They are actually leaves of the endemic to Mediterranean, marine plant,...
