A participatory observatory to report endangered marine species off the coast of Sète

Les diables de mer font partie des espèces menacées. – Pierre Léo Paul

La Méditerranée, avec ses paysages idylliques d’eaux azur, ne manque jamais de nous émerveiller mais des animaux doivent être particulièrement protégés comme le rappelle le CPIE dans sa chronique.

In our French waters, off the coast of Sète, live the blue shark, the most fished shark in the world for its fins, the devil shark, a cousin species of the manta ray, or the stingray, a coastal species of sandy bottoms. Like more than 50% of sharks and rays in the Mediterranean, these species are threatened with extinction. None are protected. Yet they are essential to the health of our seas and oceans!

Participatory Observatory

The Ailerons association is dedicated to their protection, through awareness-raising actions and scientific research work intended to better understand the state of the populations and their way of life. A simple reflex to be useful to marine ecosystems Vacationers, boaters, sea users: you can be the eyes of scientists and help preserve these fragile species. The Elasmed participatory observatory collects your observations of rays, sharks and chimeras in the French Mediterranean. Led by Ailerons and run in collaboration with many organizations, Elasmed brings together more than 4,000 citizen observation data from fishermen, divers and boaters, and brings together nearly 10 countries in the Mediterranean basin.

A contact to report

The data collected made it possible, in 2023, to publish the first Atlas of Chondrichthyans in Metropolitan France, in collaboration with the National Museum of Natural History. Submit your observation online in a few minutes. A simple way to combine leisure and ecology, and to become an ambassador for marine species!

Submit your precious observation online on our site or by email to contacts@asso-ailerons.fr! I subscribe to read the rest