Line of action:

Marine ecosystems

Status:

En ejecución

Location:

Almeria (Andalusia)

Execution date:

2022

Duration:

24/05/2022 - 31/12/2025

Total budget:

€273,921.64

Amount of aid from the Biodiversity Foundation:

€260,225.55 (95%)

The care and rescue, by a stranding network, is of great importance both at the level of on-site care on the beach, and for their subsequent admission to the recovery center of the animals that are stranded alive and thus increase their survival rate. In addition, strandings of marine animals are one of the main sources of scientific information, they assume an important role in the scientific field, intervening in research, monitoring and care. Through complementary evidence and analyses such as necropsies, it has been possible to determine the causes of death related to anthropogenic or natural activities.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: The project plans to improve the care and rescue of strandings of turtles and marine mammals on the coast of Almeria, as well as to work on the training of the technical personnel who participate in this activity.
RED-Med also contemplates the awareness of coastal communities and society.

The project will make it possible to determine the causes of death related to anthropogenic or natural activities and to formulate proposals that mitigate the impact of anthropic activities on these animals.
Finally, RED-Med seeks to increase environmental awareness and dissemination, so that society adopts responsible behaviour in the face of these events.

• COMMUNICATION: To act as a forum for the dissemination of information on its lines of action, sensitization, awareness, participation of society and teaching of good practices.
• RESEARCH: Coordination and reception of stranding notices. Collection of biometric data, necropsies, collection of samples, analysis of environmental or anthropogenic factors that may have caused the stranding. Annual map with the incidence of strandings of cetaceans and sea turtles with coordinates.
• MANAGEMENT: Rescue and primary care by the stranding network and subsequent recovery of live animals at the Equinac recovery centre and their subsequent reintroduction to the

marine environment.

• COOPERATION: Participate in the MEDGHOST FAD network and contribute data to contribute to the risk management of marine litter and ghost fishing in order to develop a regional Action Plan. Participate jointly within the agreement signed with Carbopesca
• VOLUNTEERING AND CITIZEN SCIENCE: Training of the stranding network for data collection. Responsible declaration of volunteers. Sensitization of coastal communities with an awareness program aimed at schools, institutions and companies interested in participating. Annual beach and seabed cleaning.