The Life PROMETHEUS live interviews with shark experts

The Life PROMETHEUS live interviews with shark experts started with invited experts from Greece and Cyprus.

Two “Shark Talks” were already held, in Greek, and broadcasted live through Instagram with the aim to inform the public on different shark and ray aspects in the Mediterranean.

The first “Shark Talk” entitled “From Science to Action: Safeguarding Sharks and Rays in Greece” was organised by iSea and hosted Ioannis Giovos, Vice Chair of the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group for the Mediterranean and President of the European Elasmobranch Association. The interview provided insights about sharks and rays in Greece, their conservation status, according to their recent assessment for the Greek Red List, and the path to their effective conservation.

You can find it recorded here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNY7IjF9r0Y

The second “Shark Talk” entitled “Sharks and rays in Cyprus: How Citizen Science filled important knowledge gaps and the case of guitarfishes” was organized by Marine & Environmental Research (MER) Lab and hosted Christina Michail, marine biologist and Citizen Science Project Manager for sharks and rays in Cyprus. The interview provided insights about the shark and ray species of the island, the contribution of Citizen Science in filling important knowledge gaps, and the study of guitarfish in Cyprus.

You can find it recorded here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtxuC9DQYGQ

All interviews are conducted in the native language of Life PROMETEUS partners in order to enable everyone get involved in a live discussion with experts!

The upcoming “Shark talks” will host:

• Johann Mourier, Junior Professor at University of Montpellier and marine behavioral ecologist with a special interest in sharks,
• Monica Barone, Fisheries Resources Consultant at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Shark Specialist, passionate about species identification and expert in management and conservation measures and

Enric Massutí, a Research Professor at the Spanish Oceanographic Institute in the Balearic Islands, with more than 25 years of expertise in research.