sharks | Challenging Habitat

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Marine Eco(system)in the Strait of Gibraltar

At the beginning of this year, Pelican of London cruises the Western Mediterranean Sea. I take this as a prompt to share some insights into the marine (eco)system of this region and its state of conservation. For millennia… Read More

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Posted on March 3, 2026 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, climate change, conservation, empowerment, Environment, nature, ocean, pollution, sail training, sailing, Science

ACCOBAMS, Africa, Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Alboran Sea, AMOC, aquaculture, Atlantic Meridian Overturning Circulation, bathimetry, BBaba Dioum, biodiversity, bottlenose dolphin, bottom trawling, Camarinal Sill, Cetaceans, current, density, dynamite fishing, European Ocean Pact, European Oceans Pact, Fin whale, Gaia First, Gibraltar, habitat loss, IMMA, impact, IUCN, IUCN Red List, KBA, Level of Onset of Biological Effects, LOBE, Mare Nostrum, marine food web, marine traffic, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic Area, Morocco, Natura 2000, noise, Ocean Advocacy, ocean education, ocean literacy, Ocean Stewardship, overfishing, primary productivity, Ramsar, rays, salinity, sharks, shipping, skates, SPA, Spain, Strait of Gibraltar, STROG, underwater noise, urban development

Voyage of Discovery

Growing (up) is all about exploring and once more, sail training on board the tall ship Pelican of London proved to be an excellent vehicle for both, exploring self and the world and finding out how we deal… Read More

Citizen Science (not just) for Yachties!

Sometimes it takes a little bit of lateral thinking ….

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Posted on April 22, 2025 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

learning, nature, ocean, planet, sailing, Science, Sustainability, volunteering

Citizen Science, City To Sea, clouds, Dolphins, EU Citizen Science, Happywhale, marine conservation society, marine litter, Marine Mammals, Microplastics, NASA GLOBE Observer, Ocean Conservation Trust, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, sea birds, seagrass, Seawatch Foundation, Secchi Disk Foundation, Shark Trust, sharks, Whales

Female Whale Shark, Seychelles. (c) . Oliver Roux 2003. Reproduced under CC license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/

Atlantic Mantas, Rays & Sharks

The International Commission for the Conservation for Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) will meet in Cyprus next week. If you want to know why that’s important for sharks, mantas and rays read on…

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Posted on November 9, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, conservation, Environment, nature, ocean

apex predator, Atlantic Ocean, Big Shark Pledge, conservation, ICCAT, manta, marine-life, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, ray, Seas Your Future, shark, Shark League, Shark Trust UK, sharks

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