Pelagie Islands MPA

Five MPAs work together for the protection of sea turtles in western Mediterranean

The project COMING (Coordinated monitoring and management of sea turtle nesting activity in the western Mediterranean through MPA), led by the CT BETA from Fundació Universitària Balmes (UVic-UCC), has made significant advancements this summer. Five Spanish and Italian MPAs (MPA

Code of Conduct for responsible tourism to protect the sandbar shark Carcharhinus plumbeus

In the framework of the Small Project « MPAs and endangered sharks in the Mediterranean: a pilot project in the Pelagie Islands MPA », the research group of Marine Ecology and Conservation (Dept. of Earth and Marine Science, University of Palermo) carried

Coordinated monitoring and management of sea turtle nesting activity in the western Mediterranean through MPA

Project beneficiary: Uvic-UCC (Fundació Universitària Balmes) – Spain Partners: Universitat de Barcelona; Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn MPAs: MPA Costes del Maresme (Spain); MPA Delta de l’Ebre (Spain); MPA Costa degli Infreschi e della Masseta (Italy); MPA Santa Maria di Castellabate

MPAs and endangered sharks in the Mediterranean: a pilot project in the Pelagie Islands MPA

Project leader: University of Palermo – Italy MPA: Pelagie Islands MPA Theme: Increasing MPAs’ contribution to the territory of sandbar sharks by supporting the sustainable development of socio-economic activities, particularly tourism. Background: The sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) is an endangered