| General info | |
| Project title | Monk Seal Conservation in Eastern Mediterranean |
| Project acronym | MONKSEALS |
| Begin date | 2019-08-01 |
| End date | 2021-10-31 |
| Location | |
| Geographic coverage | Eastern Mediterranean, coastal waters from Antalya to Antakya |
| Description | |
| Abstract | The project aims to improve the knowledge of the population of the Mediterranean monk seal at the eastern Mediterranean, monitoring their populations, contributing to the identification of critical habitat and creating or impulse conservation actions that would mitigate the negative interactions between fishermen and the species. Including bycatch and predation of fishing nets.
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| Coordinator | |
| Coordinating organisation | Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University
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| Country of Coordinator | Turkey |
| Contact name | Meltem Ok |
| Title | Dr. |
| Contact organisation | Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University
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| Phone | +903245212150 |
| Email | meltemok@ims.metu.edu.tr |
| Edmerp metadata | |
| Edmerp id | 13684 |
| Collating centre | Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University
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| Latest update | 2023-01-11 |
