Dolphins vs fishers: both are the losers in the Mediterranean seas off Morocco: On the Moroccan Mediterranean coast, hundreds of boats equipped with large nets, called purse seines, go out six days a week to fish for small pelagic fish (coastal or oceanic fish). In the last two decades, seine fishing has become more difficult …
Greece’s record rainfall and flash floods are part of a trend – across the Mediterranean, the weather is becoming more dangerous: Recent images of the devastating flash floods caused by Storm Daniel in Greece hit close to home literally and figuratively. As a Greek who has completed a PhD and worked for the past eight …
The Mediterranean has experienced record sea temperatures this summer: this could devastate marine life: Mediterranean coral reefs support diverse ecosystems, their loss would be catastrophic. Damsea/Shutterstock The ocean sustains all life on our planet. It provides food to eat and oxygen to breathe, while playing a key role in moderating our climate. But marine life …
Check out this Bikini Beach image: It’s the Mediterranean in the Baltic today! Image by Let Ideas Compete Taken on the island of Nåttarö (I’ve seen it spelled Nåtarö, too), south of Nynäshamn, which is south of Stockholm. It’s about a 1.5 hour train/bus ride from Stockholm. Then the ferry ride is about 25 minutes. …
The Nordic diet: fans claim it rivals its Mediterranean counterpart for health benefits – here’s what we know: Fatty fish, such as salmon, are a staple of the Nordic diet. Christin Klose/ Shutterstock Every month there seems to be a new diet doing the rounds online. One of the latest is the Nordic diet, which …
How to understand the fresh tensions between Greece and Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean: Turkey and Greece – two Nato allies – are at odds with one another in the eastern Mediterranean. The tension has escalated as a result of provocative displays on both sides. Greece’s latest move has been to conduct a four-day naval …
Turkey-Greece conflict in eastern Mediterranean is less about gas than vaccuum left by Trump: Turkey's Oruç Reis vessel has been carrying out seismic work in contested waters. EPA The worsening stand-off in the eastern Mediterranean, frequently described as a gas conflict, has been gaining momentum. Yet it is a strange time to be fighting over …
Black lives are being lost in the Mediterranean – but the world remains silent: A black baby was born on a boat on the Mediterranean Sea in late June. Its mother was trying to escape from Libya, together with 92 men and women. Help was on the way, with the Italian rescue vessel Mare Jonio …
Méchoui Mediterranean Grill Nights – a Africa interest event taking place on 2019-09-26 19:00:00 in United States Join us on our terrace for our Méchoui Mediterranean Grill Nights! 7 PM – 9:30 PMEvery Thursday, September 19th – October 17th per person The term Mechoui (translated in Arabic as "grilled" or "roasted") refers to the method …
Migration in the Mediterranean: why it’s time to put European leaders on trial: Members of the NGO 'SOS Mediterranee' during the rescue of more than 250 migrants on a wooden boat off the Libyan coast. EPA-EFE/Christophe Petit Tesson In June this year two lawyers filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court (ICC) naming European …
Sea-Watch 3 captain arrested: EU complicit in criminalising search and rescue in the Mediterranean: Carola Rakete, captain of the Sea-Watch 3, was arrested on June 29 for docking the search and rescue vessel in Italy without permission. This is the latest confrontation in a longer battle launched by the Italian government against non-governmental organisations who …
Athletics: Mediterranean Marathon – a Sport interest event taking place on 2016-10-12 00:00:00 in Spain The towns of Castelldefels, Gavà and Sitges in the province of Barcelona are the site of this annual race which is run for most of the way along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. The idea is to enjoy a …