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Vasilis Gerovasileiou

@vgerovasileiou.bsky.social
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Marine scientist | associate prof. at Ionian University | co-editor-in-chief in Mediterranean Marine Science | interested in benthic biodiversity with emphasis on dark habitats & sponges

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INVASIONS IONIO @invasions-ionio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🌊 INVASIONS surveyed 16 ports & marinas, covering 160 RAS points and filtering >2000 L of seawater for eDNA. Taxonomic work continues: 58 taxa already identified among Hydrozoa (7), Bryozoa (25) & Amphipoda (26). invasions.envi.ionio.gr/en/news/1/ #INVASIONS #MarineBiodiversity #Non-Indigenous
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INVASIONS - First INVASIONS Field Survey Completed Across 16 Ports and Marinas of the Greek Ionian Sea
From 4 to 24 April 2026, the INVASIONS team carried out an extensive field campaign across 16 ports and marinas of the Greek Ionian Sea. - cc@ionio.gr
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INVASIONS IONIO @invasions-ionio.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The official INVASIONS project website is now online 🌊 Available in English and Greek, it features the project’s objectives, research activities, team and latest news, with regular updates on project outcomes. Explore: invasions.envi.ionio.gr #INVASIONS #MarineBiodiversity #NIS #IonianSea
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INVASIONS - The Official INVASIONS Project Website Is Now Online
Launched in June 2026, the official bilingual INVASIONS website provides a central point of access to information about the project, its scientific background, objectives, research team, activities an...
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Vasilis Gerovasileiou @vgerovasileiou.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🌊🧽 From science to policy! 🛡️ 6 sponge taxa (4 species & 2 genera) added to Annex II of the Barcelona Convention SPA/BD Protocol — strengthening their protection across the Mediterranean! Happy to have coordinated this effort within @sponbiodiv.bsky.social WP5. 🔬→📜→🛡️ tinyurl.com/38xjeuk7 #Sponges
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Mediterranean sponge species receive strengthened protection under the Barcelona Convention – SponBIODIV
The SponBIODIV consortium leads the first addition of sponge species into the Barcelona Convention
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Vasilis Gerovasileiou @vgerovasileiou.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
🌊🧽 A milestone for Mediterranean sponge conservation! For the first time, 24 Mediterranean #sponge species were assessed for the IUCN Red List in the frame of @sponbiodiv.bsky.social : 🔴4 EN | 🟠1 VU | 🟡2 NT | 🟢5 LC | ❓12 DD. 👉 tinyurl.com/39k4r57c #SponBIODIV #IUCNRedList
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First Mediterranean IUCN Red List assessments completed for sponge species – SponBIODIV
Mediterranean sponge conservation has reached an important milestone with the completion of the first regional IUCN Red List assessments for Mediterranean sponge species
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CaRe-GR project @care-gr.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🌊 CaRe-GR fieldwork continues! Our latest surveys explored marine caves in Chalkidiki. One more step towards Greece's first national marine cave assessment! 🇬🇷🪸 #CaReGR #MarineCaves #MarineScience @vgerovasileiou.bsky.social
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CaRe-GR project @care-gr.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🌊 Fieldwork continues for the #CaRe-GR project! Our team recently completed underwater surveys in Pelion, collecting valuable data on marine caves and reefs to support the monitoring and conservation of Greece’s unique underwater #biodiversity. 🧪🌍🌐 @vgerovasileiou.bsky.social
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INVASIONS IONIO @invasions-ionio.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
🌊 Fieldwork has begun for the INVASIONS project. From 6–24 April, we are surveying ports and marinas across western Greece for marine non-indigenous species using RAS, biofouling sampling and eDNA. Funded by HFRI (Project Code: 23574). #INVASIONS #Fieldwork #eDNA
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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
New observations of fascinating rock #sponges 🤩, in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea! A short note from our Greek partners highlight some of the threats rock sponges face, such as #plastic liter in the deep-sea 🙁 @biodiversa.eu link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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