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 […]
Sharks experts gather in Naples
How can the scientific community support national ministries in improving the protection of sharks and rays? This question was at the heart of a recent workshop held in Naples, coordinated by Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, CNR-IRBIM, University of Palermo, University of Padua, and WWF Italy, and promoted as part of three projects: LIFE Prometheus, LIFE […]
Mare Dentro a Brindisi
We were thrilled to take part in the second edition of “Mare Dentro” at the new headquarters of the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Brindisi! The LIFE European Sharks project, with Antonio Terlizzi and Simona Clò, led an engaging discussion on the sustainable consumption of sharks and rays. A diverse and attentive audience — from […]
a guide to (not) eating sharks and rays
Have you ever eaten a shark?You probably have — even without realizing it. Smoothhound, spiny dogfish, blue shark: these are common names at the fish market, but they’re all sharks. And what about skates and rays? They’re close relatives. Long part of Italian culinary tradition, today many of these species are at risk of extinction. Why? […]
Three (or four!) LIFE projects together
Three #LIFEprojects – Strong Sea LIFE , eLIFE and LIFE European Sharks (4, considering Clean Sea LIFE, which is still making waves) working hard to safeguard the Mediterranean Sea, with support from the EU Commission’s LIFE programme! Some real networking was going on here, during the afternoon session of the Livorno event on sharks and […]
Squali a Livorno – che evento!
Mercoledì 15 maggio l’Acquario di Livorno ha organizzato una giornata fantastica su squali e razze nell’ambito di #BluLivorno, la Biennale del mare. E’ passato a salutare anche il Sindaco di Livorno, Luca Salvetti, e l’Assessora alla Cultura Angela Rafanelli. Ne ha parlato anche la Repubblica. Dopo un intervento molto interessante su quanto lo squalo della Groenlandia ci […]
training Croatian fishery inspectors
The “Conference for the fishing inspectors” is an annual event organized by the Croatian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. This closed event is intended specifically for those involved in inspections at sea: officials from the Ministry of Fisheries, as well as from the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who are […]
Squali a Livorno
Mercoledì 15 maggio l’Acquario di Livorno organizza e ospita una giornata dedicata all’interazione sostenibile con squali e razze nell’ambito di #BluLivorno, la Biennale del mare. Mattina: focus sul palombo. I partner LIFE European Sharks – Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Acquario di Livorno, Università di Firenze, MedSharks – raccontano come questa specie sia a rischio, in […]
