Mar-Pina Project

Pinna (Pinna nobilis) Conservation and Monitoring Project in the Sea of Marmara (MAR-PİNA)

Project Objective:

The primary goal of this project is to determine the distribution areas and stock of Pinna nobilis, whose only surviving population in the world is located in the Sea of Marmara. The project also aims to monitor pathogens causing mass mortality in Pinna nobilis, develop conservation strategies, and establish monitoring procedures.

Project Duration:

2 (two) years

Main Activities of the Project:

1.Stock assessment through diving surveys

2.Creating distribution maps of Pinna nobilis

3.Monitoring pathogens causing mass mortality in Pinna nobilis

4.Developing conservation strategies

5.Establishing monitoring procedures

Project Supporters:

•Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, Directorate General for Nature Conservation and National Parks

•Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University

•Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

•Istanbul University