MEDASSET – Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles is an international nonprofit organisation working to protect marine and coastal habitats in the Mediterranean, with sea turtles as our flagship species.
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Caretta2Zakynthos: Second Survey for Marine Debris in Zakynthos
As part of the Caretta2Zakynthos project, implemented by MEDASSET and funded by WWF Greece, the second survey for marine... read more →
October 7, 2024
MEDASSET at the 3rd Open Agora of the SNFCC Green Weekend
A weekend event full of knowledge and environmental awareness was held with great success at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation... read more →
September 23, 2024
My Name is Blue: Award-Winning Documentary Now Available in Multiple Languages
The internationally renowned and award-winning documentary "My Name is Blue", is now available in Albanian, Turkish, and French. The... read more →
August 30, 2024
LIFE MareNatura Project Video
The 1st video in the framework of the LIFE MareNatura project produced by by MEDASSET – Mediterranean Association to... read more →
August 2, 2024
Over 30 years of monitoring and implementing the Bern Convention’s recommendations for the protection of Mediterranean sea turtles
Authors: Nikolaos Simantiris, PhD – Project Officer at MEDASSET, Konstantina Andreanidou – Programmes & Policy Officer at MEDASSET, George... read more →
July 22, 2024
Press Release: LIFE MareNatura – The largest marine biodiversity project implemented in Greece
To mitigate the threats affecting nine of the most threatened EU species of marine mammals, marine turtles and seabirds... read more →
June 26, 2024
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