Giovanni (Ivan) Annona – Research Assistant Ivan is a Marine Biologist with a PhD in Model Organism Research for Biomedical Applications from the University of Naples Federico II, in collaboration with the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (SZN) in Naples, Italy. Applying an
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When a longline is lost or abandoned at sea, its lines and hooks can continue catching fish, turtles, seabirds and other marine animals, even though no one is operating it. It can also become entangled in seabed habitats or pose a risk
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Marta Veny – Postdoctoral Researcher Marta is a physical oceanographer and postdoctoral researcher at the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA, UIB-CSIC). She holds a PhD in Oceanography and Global Change from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where her
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Just cruising. 🐢
This week, the LIFE OASIS team in Malta is at sea carrying out fieldwork and scientific surveys in collaboration with the University of Valencia. But behind the science, there is also a team spending their days working together at sea. So we
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Eva Horcajo Berná – Research Technician Eva Horcajo Berná is a marine biologist with a BSc in Biology from the University of Alicante and an MSc in Marine Sciences from the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). Her professional experience includes working on sea
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Our partners at the University of Pisa have been working with local fishers in Portopalo di Capo Passero and Marzamemi as part of LIFE OASIS. Awareness materials were displayed in local harbours, sharing information on sea turtle rescue, lost fishing gear and
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Mar Izquierdo – Marine Scientist Mar Izquierdo is a marine scientist, currently working as a technician for the LIFE OASIS Project and as a PhD candidate researching threats to marine vertebrates, with a particular focus on marine turtles and cetaceans. For the
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Nature Trust – FEE Malta has deployed two anchored Fish Aggregating Devices (aFADs), equipped with a Satlink buoy, together with a local fisher. Weekly sea surveys will now begin to monitor them and document the «oasis effect». The fisher also visited NTM’s
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Javier Menéndez – PhD Student Biologist holding two master’s degrees in Biodiversity & Conservation and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Currently, he is pursuing a PhD at the University of Valencia (Spain). As an early-career researcher, he has been involved in international projects
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