know your stingrays
This poster provides the key to identifying the most common species in Italy. You can download it from the Download page, along with other information sheets that will be added over time, in English, French and Italian There are two species that you report most often, both protected: the common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) and the […]
the “ghost” stingray
The white stingray reappears in the Canalone of Capo Mulini, and on Shark Awareness Day it seems to call for the protection of crucial areas for the reproduction and survival of its endangered and protected species. A rare white stingray was spotted last Friday on the volcanic seabed of Capo Mulini, in Acireale (Catania). This […]
Angel shark day!
Our partner Parc naturel marin du Cap Corse et de l’Agriate working to increase awareness of angel sharks in Corsica, the last refuge of this outstanding – and critically endangered – shark in the Mediterranean Sea
the fisherman who loves sharks
In Maratea, there is a fisherman who is friends with sharks. During a fishing trip, Manuel Chiappetta showed what it means to fish with respect: under the watchful eyes of children, he released two stingrays—a protected species that gathers in this area to reproduce—and a small nursehound shark that had ended up in the fisherman’s […]
MareinFest: sharks
A wonderful evening to raise awareness about sharks and rays at #MareInFest in Portici. Prof. Antonio Terlizzi of the Anton Dohrn Zoological Station, head of LIFE European Sharks, spoke to adults and children alike about the challenges facing our seas: from the fate of every piece of plastic that ends up in the sea, to […]
Mobula mystery on National TV, Tg2
The mystery surrounding the spinetail devil rays (Mobula mobular) washging up on the Italian, French and Spanish coasts remains unsolved. Watch this report on Italian National TV RAI Tg2. would like to thank all the Spanish, Italian and French professionals – citizens and the coast Cuard, veterinarians and biologists – who are mobilizing and working […]
Mediterranean mantas in distress
Forty strandings, or attempted stradings, of Mobula mobular – also called spinetail devil ray or Mediterranean manta – in one month alone in Spain, France and Italy. Five more cases in just the past weekend alone, three of which in Italy. The causes are still unknown, but experts are working on it. If you see a […]
a world coalition for sharks
LIFE European Sharks is part of a global coalition of governments, organizations, and experts working to stop the extinction of sharks and rays! The coalition, launched today at the United Nations Ocean Conference, includes the governments of France, Spain, Malta, Australia, Panama, Ecuador, as well as international conventions such as the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist […]
A Mobula rescued near Rome
An intense rescue operation yesterday enabled a mobula ray, a protected species, to be returned to the sea after it became trapped in a bend in the new port of Fiumicino, which is still under construction. The animal, over two metres wide, had become stranded yesterday morning in an area of the port from which, […]
poster of protected sharks and rays!
The poster of protected and regulated species in Italy is now online! Download it, print it and hang it where it can be useful: at your association’s headquarters, at school, at the diving centre, at the port, at the fish market… Send us a picture: we always love to see where our work ends up! And if […]
