🚤 Last week, the University of Valencia and Alnitak completed a three-day sea turtle tagging survey around Mallorca. They encountered seven sea turtles, all too small for satellite tags, but still collected valuable data and documented both natural and marine litter oasis
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Chiara Agabiti – Research Fellow Chiara is a marine biologist interested in marine animal behaviour and sea turtle biology. During her PhD, she focused on sea turtle behaviour and distribution, collaborating with sea turtle rescue centres and using innovative technologies such as
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Jesús Tomás – Senior Lecturer, PhD Jesús has been involved in national and European projects on sea turtle and cetacean conservation since 1995. He has worked with six of the world’s seven sea turtle species, focusing on their ecology, migration, conservation, and
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Vittoria Fiandino – PhD student Her research path began with a Master’s thesis in Marine Biology and Ecology, carried out in collaboration with fishers from the Aeolian Islands. She later worked in a rescue centre for sea turtles and as a fisheries
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Every year, more woven polypropylene (raffia) bags are found drifting at sea. These bags can entangle sea turtles and other marine wildlife, while also posing a risk to navigation and sustainable fisheries. If you encounter an entangled sea turtle, do not cut
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Antonia Scicluna – Fisheries Scientist With a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree specializing in local artisanal fisheries, Antonia’s understanding of Malta’s fishing communities extends beyond academia. Living in Marsaxlokk, Malta’s main fishing village, and with a background in environmental volunteering and activism, she
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Our partner Filicudi Wildlife Conservation has deployed innovative fishing gear equipped with scientific monitoring devices as part of the LIFE OASIS project. This work will contribute to improving our understanding of sea turtle ecology while supporting collaborative solutions for marine conservation and
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Our home port for the 2026 LIFE OASIS survey is Marsaxlokk, a beautiful fishing village in Malta.
We have spent 10 days at sea in Malta aboard R/V Onda, conducting the 2026 LIFE OASIS survey. Our captain is Jacky, who first joined us as a volunteer during the LIFE Migrate project in 2013. Now she is our skipper, the
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After five days at sea as part of the 2026 LIFE OASIS survey in Malta, today we joined Vince Attard and the sea turtle rescue team from Nature Trust Malta to release four turtles back into the Mediterranean. Now healthy again, they
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