In August of 2021, Hollie London published her Master Thesis at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. Titled “Predicting Mediterranean Monk Seal Cave Occupancy in the Central Ionian Isles, Greece – The Application of Open-Source Hardware and Artificial Intelligence to Conservation“, the 169 pages-long paper based its analysis on data collected in 2019 by the…
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“Athena” is the name of the violent storm that is currently pounding the Greek Ionian Islands. Southern winds reaching force Beaufort 10 are forecasted for today October 7th, 2021. The inhabitants have all found shelter in their homes and the boats are secured in the different ports and anchorages of the area for the next…
On the 19th of February 2022, the European TV channel ARTE programed the documentary “The odyssey of the Monk Seal”. This film was shot over four years by Thomas Delorme and the Octopus Foundation, and was available on arte.tv and Youtube until November of 2022. We are currently waiting for the 2nd broadcast. To deeper…
The operational team of the Octopus Foundation continues to explore the Swiss lakes. After the three archaeological missions carried out in Lake Neuchâtel between 2019 and 2020 to study three wrecks in danger, we are back in Switzerland, more precisely in Geneva. And the purpose of this first mission in Lake Geneva is to initiate…
“Underwater archaeologists dive on prehistoric sites”, is the title of the article published on the 24th of March, 2022, in the Swiss daily newspaper Tribune de Genève. Accompanied by photos above and under water, the article describes the activities of the Octopus Foundation team in support of Geneva’s Archaeology Service. The French version can be…
Alexandra Richard of Radio Télévision Suisse takes us to the waters of Lake Geneva in the company of archaeologists from the Geneva cantonal service and divers from the Octopus Foundation who explore the remains of prehistoric habitation: the pile dwellings. This mission aims to study these UNESCO World Heritage sites. Click here to listen to…