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…
For several decades, the French marine biologist Patrick Louisy (Peau Bleue association) has been studying the Syngnathidae in the étang de Thau (Hérault, France). His scientific research on this family of fish which includes seahorses and pipefishes, led him to discover that the genetic line of seahorses from the étang de Thau is unique. It…
Dear friends, Dear visitors, Dear explorers of the underwater world, A little message of hope to celebrate the New Year 2021! For two days now, one of our monitoring systems installed in Greece has been sending us images that seem surreal. Day and night, eight to eleven Mediterranean monk seals come together to share moments…