After two years of prototype improvement and conclusive field testing, the Octopus Foundation team is proud to present the first version of the step-by-step manual to build your very own open source, autonomous and connected monitoring system. This kit was initially developed to study the elusive and rare Mediterranean Monk Seal. The objective is to…
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As suspected, 2020 was going to be a year like none other. We were nevertheless surprised by the intensity of our Greek field mission, where we planned to perfect our open source systems to monitor the Mediterranean monk seal. The adventure began with the Covid-19 crisis, which de facto postponed the field mission initially scheduled…
We recently made the decision to stop feeding our social media accounts. This is primarily because of an obvious lack of transparency. When posting on Facebook, for example, we are given statistics that cannot be readily verified. We must believe a corporation that gradually and deliberately decreased our reach over the years. How do…
After three years of work on our autonomous and open source prototypes to monitor the Mediterranean monk seal, the Octopus Foundation team has the immense privilege of presenting the first results of this extraordinary project. We will refrain from coming to any biological conclusions about the behavior of this endangered marine mammal, since we are…
On Thursday September 17, 2020, the Greek Ionian Islands were struck by a phenomenal storm. This cyclone, named “Ianos”, is the latest of a long list of low pressure systems that usually build in autumn when masses of cold air circulate over the summer-heated Mediterranean Sea. While violent storms are not that rare, their intensity…
Dear friends, the Octopus Foundation team has the immense privilege of announcing the birth of a baby Mediterranean monk seal in the early morning of November 2nd, 2020. This happy event took place in one of the caves that we remotely monitor with our open source systems. Our cameras installed in different sites are perfectly…