Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Scenic-View-of-Elba-Island-27MDHU25252.htmlConceptually similarMarine Life at Elba Island in ItalyGP1SU5UMCompleted★★★★Marine Life at Elba Island in ItalyGP1SU5UHCompleted★★★★★Marine Life at Elba Island in ItalyGP1SU5V7Completed★★★★Marine Life at Elba Island in ItalyGP1SU5VJCompleted★★★★★★★Marine Life at Elba Island in ItalyGP1SU5UJCompleted★★★★★Marine Life at Elba Island in ItalyGP1SU5ULCompleted★★★★Marine Life at Elba Island in ItalyGP1SU5UNCompleted★★★★Marine Life and Diver in Elba IslandGP1SU5V3Completed★★★★★Sea Grass and Marine Life at Elba Island in ItalyGP1SU5VICompleted★★★★View AllGP1SU5VFScenic View of Elba IslandAs 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 / GreenpeaceLatitude:42°49'45.44"NMaximum size:5433px X 3053pxLongitude10°19'53.88"EKeywords:Aerial view-Climate (campaign title)-Coastal features-Day-Islands-KWCI (GPI)-Lighthouses-Oceans (campaign title)-Outdoors-Rocks-ScenicShoot: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:Defending Our Oceans - Italian Ship Tour 2020 (Photos & Videos)