Category: Ieranto Bay
Posted on January 25, 2021
Report of the Summer Season 2020
Project M.A.R.E. presents the report of the summer season activities in Ieranto Bay. In this report, you can find a great overview of what has been done, understand what role our project plays in the protection and monitoring …
Updated on August 28, 2020
The Bay of Ieranto in July 2020: A Review of the Month
As some of you may already know, the M.A.R.E. 2020 project started late this year, in July to be exact. As soon we, volunteers, arrived in Italy, we immediately rushed to the magnificent Bay of Ieranto and started …
Updated on August 27, 2017
Ieranto boat report: what has been happening in July
Ieranto Bay is a protected area of great importance to the marine park. After a full July’s work in Ieranto, we are proud to present some of the results of our labours for that month in the Bay. …
Updated on August 16, 2017
Mid Project Report: State of Affairs.
Italian: Arriving in a foreign country where they speak a totally different language from what you are used to can be intimidating to most people. However, us M.A.R.E. volunteers took it in our stride, and after 1 month …
Posted on August 7, 2017
DUEproject initiative
The project M.A.R.E. joined the MAREA Outdoors Association to work with the DUEproject (http://dueproject.org) initiative, which involves all sea enthusiasts. The aim is to survey and record key marine species to help determine the health status of the …
Posted on August 7, 2017
Garbage in the sea: Ieranto Bay.
The main task in project MARE is to maintain and monitor Ieranto bay. This includes a diverse range of tasks which includes cleaning the sea and the beaches. With changing winds and currents the amount of garbage in …
Updated on November 20, 2020
Algae and Posidonia lesson!
Some time ago we told you about our First Approach to Algae and Aquatic Plants. Project M.A.R.E. volunteers and some students from Sant’Anna Institute of Sorrento learnt about these organisms trough theoretical lessons, snorkeling and laboratory experience. Now, are the …
Updated on November 28, 2016
Monitoring of Sponges in Ieranto
Now that summer days in Ieranto feel so far away, we go back to the beautiful bay to monitor different species of animals. The first day we will study sponges. We are really excited about returning to this …
Updated on October 3, 2016
BluTeam in Action
The first days of September the Marine Protected Area of Punta Campanellawas committed to the second edition of “Bluteam in Action”, where biologists, divers, photographers and academics have monitored and studied the protected marine waters for 24 consecutive …
Updated on October 18, 2016
A sad day in the middle of summer
Thursday 25th of August – this day will be remembered in future years for the fire that raged in our holy Ieranto bay, on Mount San Costanzo, through the pine forest, on the ridge to Punta Campanella and …
