From April 5 to 19, 2019, the Octopus Foundation team provided support to archaeologist Fabien Langenegger, underwater archaeologist from OPAN to study the remains of an ancient shipwreck. Over two weeks, the team participated in the excavation and study of remains dated back to the 18th century. This flat-bottomed barge was first discovered from the…
Today, the IUCN announced its support to a pilot project to collect scientific data about the Mediterranean Monk seal: https://www.iucn.org/news/mediterranean/201903/when-artificial-intelligence-spots-monk-seal Two open-source prototypes of monitoring kits were installed in 2018 in Greece, with promising results. In 2019, we plan on installing an improved third prototype. We thank the IUCN for their support, and look forward…
One year and a half after Homerous’ release, the Octopus Foundation went back to Lampedusa last April to assist the turtle rescue center. The goal was to release Hope, a 15kg Caretta caretta. Before setting her free, we glued an Argos GPS tracker to her shell, which allowed to follow her first three months of…