The 11th General Assembly of the MedPAN network was held on 12 November 2018 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Some 70 members and partners took part in this day, which is an important event in the life of the network.
The WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative is working to safeguard cetaceans and cetacean habitats in the Pelagos Sanctuary and adjacent key habitats through effective management. This new 5-year project includes specific activities on reducing the impact of maritime traffic, including the
On 27 November in Egypt, at COP 14 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, IUCN announced the inclusion of the Côte Bleue Marine Park (PMCB) in the Green List of Protected Areas. This list includes 39 sites around the world,
The 2018 MedPAN Network regional experience -sharing workshop brought together this year nearly 180 marine actors from 22 Mediterranean countries and beyond (United States, Mauritania, Netherlands), mainly MPA managers, fishermen and their representatives as well as NGOs. This three-day event
Following the MedPAN Workshop and FishMPABlue2 conference week in Mallorca, Spain, 19 participants (13 MPAs and 6 project partners) flew to Ibiza on 16 November 2018 for a one-day field exchange visit that focused on measures implemented or planned in
The scientific watches for October and November have been uploaded to this website. Here are the recent publications they highlight: November: Populations of commercial molluscs within a highly biodiverse marine protected area on the Northern Alboran Sea (W Mediterranean): Preferential
Welcome to Mini Marie and Mini Marianne who arrived on 27 august and 19 november respectively. Babies and moms (and daddys of course) are healthy and happy. And thanks to the carefully selected toys and patterns, octopuses, fish and
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. On 21 November at 18:15 local time, MedPAN will host a side event at COP 14 of the Convention on Biological Diversity entitled “Networks of MPA managers to accelerate progress towards Aïchi target 11″. Organised in
The scientific watch for September has been uploaded to this website. Here is what it highlights: Temperature resilience facilitates invasion success of the solitary ascidian Herdmania momus Listening to the unseen: Passive acoustic monitoring reveals the presence of a cryptic
