On Board the Marviva Med: Expedition Diary
Last days in Italy
Author: Ana de la Torriente
Date: August 29, 2008
We don’t have many days left in Italy, because we plan to be back in the Balearic Islands at the end of the month, in Palma de Mallorca. So, we decide to continue working with the ROV, documenting the seamounts west of the Aeolian Islands, facing the northwest coast of Sicily and head slowly towards the Balearic coasts.
Read More...August 25, 2008
Author: Carlos Minguell
Date: August 25, 2008
After the ROV took up all the hours in the water for a few days, on Saturday the 23rd, we divers submerged again with the intention of documenting the "Secca del Capo" bottom. This is a seamount located at a considerable distance from the coast between the islands of Salina and Panarea.
The mound rises from hundreds of meters deep up to just 6 meters from the surface. This makes it (at least in theory) a suitable place for finding abundant fauna, especially large and pelagic fish.
Read More...Capo de Santa María di Leuca
Author: Ana de la Torriente
Date: August 22, 2008
We set sail from Brindisi toward the south of Capo de Santa Maria di Leuca, in the Ionian Sea. This is an area where deep sea coral reefs dominated by Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata have been described. Several scientific campaigns have recorded colonies of these species from depths of 110 to 470 meters. At these depths, 30 different species of sponges have been recorded in association with these deep-sea coral.
Read More...August 20, 2008
Author: Thierry Lannoy
Date: August 20, 2008
We arrived at the Bari coast, at the port of Brindisi on August 15. In most European countries, this date is reserved for spending a few days at the beach and enjoying its charm... All of us are attracted by the sea for several reasons: because the deep blue sea is calling us, it both pleases and attracts us. Even though its resources may seem inexhaustible to us because they are invisible to most of our eyes - and even for those who work in the sea - this does not reflect the reality. It is tragic, crude and cruel.
Read More...His name is ROVERTO and he has bought a chalet
Author: Carlos Pérez
Date: August 15, 2008
Hello readers, under the optimistic assumption that there are any.
We are in Brindisi, Italy. A quizzical port located in a city of some 90,000 inhabitants who, truth be told, do not make much noise. Gorka says that he has seen on Google that Brindisi means “deer horns”,… we won't delve into that matter.
Read More...Interview to María José Cornax August 11, 2008
Author: Concha Martínez
Date: August 11, 2008
María José Cornax is twenty-seven years old. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Science, and she has worked at Oceana for almost three years. She has led several campaigns to eradicate illegal fishing with drift nets in the Mediterranean. This has made her an expert on the topic.
Why did you choose to study marine science?
Read More...Island of Patmos
Author: Concha Martínez
Date: August 9, 2008
Yesterday we anchored off the Greek island of Patmos. It is a small island, but from the ship it looks like your typical postcard of a Greek holiday to us. There are several craft of different sizes anchored like us.
Read More...Interview to Patricia Lastra
Author: Concha Martínez
Date: August 8, 2008
Taking advantage of a few moments of sailing time, Patricia Lastra, one of Oceana's scientists aboard the Marviva Med, has agreed to a short interview in which she tells us about her work.
Patricia is a thirty year old Sevillian who has been working with Oceana's crew since may. Here, she is one of the organization's scientific experts and she participates in planning and conducting larval sampling in the main red tuna spawning grounds to evaluate the protection of these essential habitats.
Read More...Ctenophore soup and fishermen at dawn
Author: Concha Martínez
Date: August 6, 2008
We continued in the Aegean Sea. The weather is great. The wind has died down and the sea is quite calm. This allows us to continue with our campaign plan without major changes.
Yesterday, at dusk, Patricia Lastra, the marine scientist who is who is working on the red tuna habitat conservation campaign in the Mediterranean, took several samples with the icthyoplankton net at different stations to the West of the island of Samothracia (Greece).
Read More...In Greek waters
Author: Concha Martínez
Date: August 4, 2008
As I had already told Keith, on July 30, the Marviva Med was arriving in the port of Athens and the little changes in the Oceana's crew that were planned for that port were made. In Athens, we said goodbye to Alberto Iglesias, one of the safety divers, as well as Keith Ellenbogen, the onboard underwater photographer since the campaign began on the Marviva Med in late May.
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