Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Marine-Life-at-Elba-Island-27MDHU28Z3R.htmlConceptually similarResearch Dive at Elba IslandGP1SU5V5Completed★★★★Research Dive at Elba IslandGP1SU5VECompleted★★★★Defending Our Oceans Italian Ship Tour Banner at Elba IslandGP1SU5UICompleted★★★★★Mucilage on Marine Organisms at Elba Island in ItalyGP1SU5UXCompleted★★★★Mucilage on Marine Organisms at Elba Island in ItalyGP1SU5UZCompleted★★★★Marine Life and Diver in Elba IslandGP1SU5V3Completed★★★★★Marine Life at Elba Island in ItalyGP1SU5UMCompleted★★★★Defending Our Oceans Italian Ship Tour Banner at Elba IslandGP1SU5URCompleted★★★★★Scenic View of Elba IslandGP1SU5VFCompleted★★★★View AllGP1SU5V2Marine Life at Elba IslandMarine life observed during dive at Elba Island. As part of the Defending Our Oceans Tour, Greenpeace Italy placed a temperature monitoring station at Elba island, in the area of the Pelagos Sanctuary, and worked in partnership with the University of Genova to study the impact of climate change on underwater coastal biodiversity. First project results' indicate raising temperature are killing iconic underwater organisms as protected pen shell Pinna nobilis and colonies of the sea-fan gorgonia (Paramuricea clavata) and favouring unusual mucilage events that cover completely the substrate, suffocating organisms.Locations:Elba Island-Europe-Italy-Tuscany-Tyrrhenian SeaDate:21 Jun, 2020Credit:© Lorenzo Moscia / GreenpeaceMaximum size:6720px X 4480pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Day-Diving-Fish-KWCI (GPI)-Nature-Oceans (campaign title)-One person-Underwater shotsShoot:Hot Sea Water Project - Defending Our Oceans Italian Ship Tour 2020 - Elba IslandAs part of the Defending Our Oceans Tour and the "Progetto Mare Caldo" (Hot Sea Water Project), Greenpeace Italy placed a temperature monitoring station at Elba island, in the area of the Pelagos Sanctuary, and worked in partnership with the University of Genova to study the impact of climate change on underwater coastal biodiversity. First project results' indicate raising temperature are killing iconic underwater organisms as protected pen shell Pinna nobilis and colonies of the sea-fan gorgonia (Paramuricea clavata) and favouring unusual mucilage events that cover completely the substrate, suffocating organisms.Related Collections:Homepage slideshowDefending Our Oceans - Italian Ship Tour 2020 (Photos & Videos)