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On Monday, July 24, 2023, the announcement event of the results of the program "BLUEL: Fluid escapes from the seabed and their connection to seismic activity and the global climate" was held. The project was funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation and it is the result of the collaboration among Oceanus-Lab, the Seismology Laboratory of the Geology Department of the University of Patras, Greece and the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology of Italy, with the support of Patras Port Authority.  Deputy Mayor of Patras N. Aspragathos, Deputy Regional Governor of...

On June 7, 2023 the interview of Dr. George Papatheodorou - Ηead of Oceanus-Lab with thebest.gr, on the subject of marine litter in the Gulf of Patras, was released.   What is the situation in the Gulf of Patras in relation to marine litter? The systematic investigations carried out by the Laboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography of the Department of Geology of the University of Patras showed that plastic (56%) was the dominant material, followed by metal (17%) and glass (10%). Beverage and soft drink packaging makes up 32% of waste, general packaging waste 28% and food packaging...

The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), named after Alfred Wegener, the great climatologist, geologist, meteorologist, and polar researcher, was founded in 1980 and is based in Bremerhaven, Germany. The institute conducts research in the Antarctic, the Arctic and the seas and coastal regions of the temperate latitudes and consists of three major divisions, the Geosciences, Biosciences and Climate Sciences. Maintenance of RV Polarstern after its return from Antarctica. Nick Giannopoulos, graduate of the Department of Geology and current postgraduate student in the...

On April 30, 2023, an interview of Dr. George Papatheodorou head of Oceanus-Lab, regarding marine litter, the pockmarks field of the port of Patras, Posidonia oceanica meadows and marine geoarchaeology, was broadcasted on Ionian Channel, in Natasa Tragousti's Stories of the Earth show. At the beginning, the pockmarks field of the port of Patras, a unique geosite for the Mediterranean, was discussed. This is the only pockmarks field in the world, which has been certified to be activated before, during and after seismic activity. The laboratory has set up an underwater observatory and studies...

The new article of Oceanus-Lab, entitled "Exploring shallow lagoons with USV mapping technology - Autonomous and uncrewed mapping of the unique ecosystem of Gialova Lagoon", has just been published in Hydro International Magazine. Image courtesy of Hydro International.   The paper presents one of the few international USV-based surveys of the bottom of a very shallow lagoon.   Congratulations to the authors and especially to M. Papakonstantinou, as this article is part of her excellent MSc thesis! The contribution of N. Mavrommatis (Intelligent Machines P.C.) was very important.   Take...

The first volume of the special issue entitled "Advanced Technologies for Maritime and Underwater Archaeology" of the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (IF: 2.744) has been completed, along with a short editorial  by the guest editors, one of whom is the head of Oceanus-Lab, Dr George Papatheodorou.      In the aforementioned volume, work by our laboratory, dedicated to the wrecks of Methoni, which were studied and mapped with marine geophysical methods, is presented. A piece of excellent work, by P. Gkionis, in the context of his PhD thesis.            The publishing date of...

By Alexandra Noti. The inhabitation of the coastal zone by humans has been a tipping point in history for their societal, economic, and cultural evolution. Silled semi-enclosed coastal basins have widely provided evidence for sea level and climate change in the past. Such research has helped us to understand how the environment evolved throughout time and enabled us to predict future changes and which regions will be at higher risk. According to research conducted by Oceanus lab and partners, the post-last glacial sea level rise affected the coastal geomorphological and environmental conditions...