RESEARCH
Find out about on-going and past research projects
On Going Projects
Environmental education and raising awareness about pollinators and beneficial insects
Environmental education and raising awareness about pollinators andbeneficial insectsProject Title: Environmental education and raising awareness about pollinators andbeneficial insects Context: Insects are important because of their diversity, ecological role, and...
Chasing Ghosts:Managing abandoned fishing gear in SBA Akrotiri, Cyprus
Chasing Ghosts:Managing abandoned fishing gear in SBA Akrotiri, CyprusProject Title: Chasing Ghosts: Managing abandoned fishing gear in SBA Akrotiri, Cyprus Aim: To produce the indispensable information for the management of this pervasive type of litter in the...
MedONwheels: protecting the Mediterranean Sea through education, awareness and engagement
MedONwheels: protecting the Mediterranean Sea through education, awareness and engagement Vision: The project’s vision is to instill in the new generation a sense of responsibility for conserving the marine environment, by creating knowledgeable, passionate, and...
Monk Seal Protection in the Eastern Mediterranean: PHASE III
Monk Seal Protection in the Eastern Mediterranean: PHASE III Brief Summary: First study on the physical disturbance and noise pollution caused by touristic activities affecting monk seals as well as on the interactions between monk seals and open-sea fish farming...
Mediterranean Angel Sharks: Regional Action Plan Phase 2: Implementation
Mediterranean Angel Sharks: Regional Action Plan Phase 2: ImplementationProject Title: Mediterranean Angel Sharks: Regional Action Plan Phase 2: Implementation Intro: Angel sharks are a group of sharks in the genus Squatina of the family Squatinidae. They are benthic...
Assessing and protecting marine biodiversity (Jubilee Shoals, SBAA Akrotiri, Cyprus)
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...
Impact of Terrestrial-used Pesticides on the Marine Environment
Impact of Terrestrial-used Pesticides on the Marine EnvironmentProject Title: Impact of Terrestrial-used Pesticides on the Marine Environment Funding: Impact of Terrestrial-used Pesticides on the Marine Environment (PestSeaCides) Project is funded by the European...
Species richness and biological invasions of Chalcid wasps in Akrotiri Peninsula
Species richness and biological invasions of Chalcidwasps in Akrotiri PeninsulaProject Title: DPLUS202: Species richness and biological invasions of Chalcidwasps in Akrotiri Peninsula Aim: Chalcid wasps are one of the most diverse insect groups, covering a variety...
Understanding on the factors affecting Eleonora’s falcon’ (Falco eleonorae) forage in Akrotiri peninsula in Cyprus
Understanding on the factors affecting Eleonora’s falcon’ (Falco eleonorae) forage in Akrotiri peninsula in CyprusProject Title: Understanding on the factors affecting Eleonora’s falcon’ (Falco eleonorae) forage in Akrotiri peninsula in Cyprus. Aim: This project aims...
Capacity building for the surveillance of native and non-native ticks and tick-borne diseases at the SBAs (Tick Alert)
Capacity building for the surveillance of native and non-native ticks and tick-borne diseases at the SBAs (Tick Alert)Project Title: DPlus198: Capacity building for the surveillance of native and non-native ticks and tick-borne diseases at the SBAs (Tick Alert). Aim:...
Completed Projects
Raising public awareness on invasive non-native species and providing accessible, user-friendly online resources through the CyDAS
Raising public awareness on invasive non-native speciesand providing accessible, user-friendly online resources through the CyDASProject Title: DPLUS124: Raising public awareness on invasive non-native speciesand providing accessible, user-friendly online resources...
Assisted recruitment of the critically endangered fan mussel Pinna nobilis in Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean)
Assisted recruitment of the critically endangered fan mussel Pinna nobilis in Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean)Project Title: Assisted recruitment of the critically endangered fan mussel Pinna nobilis in Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean) Introduction: Pinna nobilis is an...
Cyprus Bycatch Project Phase II
Cyprus Bycatch Project Phase IIProject 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:...
Cyprus Bycatch Project Phase I
CYPRUS BYCATCH PROJECT PHASE IAim: Understanding multi-taxa ‘bycatch’ of vulnerable species and testing mitigation measures Objectives: This project will focus on Cyprus, an important part of the already prioritised regions on two separate fishing gears: gillnets and...
Enhancing Participation of Stakeholders in the Kakoskali Marine Protected Area
Enhancing Participation of Stakeholders in the Kakoskali Marine Protected AreaAim: To re-engage fishermen, as well as other stakeholders, in consultations of the already proposed Kakoskali MPA. The continuation of the consultations will provide both short and long...
Know thy enemy: Behavioural study approach to manage and reduce invasive lionfish populations in the Eastern Mediterranean
Know thy enemy: Behavioural study approach to manage and reduce invasive lionfish populations in the Eastern MediterraneanRationale: Biological marine invasions affect not only coastal, shallow habitats but also deep-water communities. It is crucial to increase...
PROTOMEDEA
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...
CERECON (Cyprus Elasmobranch Research and Conservation Network)
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...
CYCLAMEN
CYCLAMENAim: 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...
POSBEMED2
POSBEMED2What 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,...