The present study focuses on the Mediterranean Sea migration crisis and investigates the effectiveness of search and rescue (SAR) operations alongside measures to reduce the number of deaths of migrants at sea. It also describes the stakeholders involved in SAR activities. The paper first...

We study the causal connection between trade and development using one of the earliest massive trade expansions: the first systematic crossing of open seas in the Mediterranean during the time of the Phoenicians. We construct a measure of connectedness along the shores of the sea. This...

Biogeochemical marine models aim to replicate the chemical and low-trophic levels conditions of marine ecosystems. There are many types of such models, depending on complexity, specific aims and formulations. All of them are but rough approximation of the real ecosystems with many shortcomings...

We study the causal connection between trade and development using one of the earliest massive trade expansions: the first systematic crossing of open seas in the Mediterranean during the time of the Phoenicians. We construct a measure of connectedness along the shores of the sea. This...

Over the past years, public attention has gradually turned to the experiences of migrants along the precarious Mediterranean routes to Europe. A large number of migrants continue to risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea on the way to Europe, often enduring long and perilous journeys. A...

We theoretically study the rescue of destitute migrants seeking to reach Europe on boats across the Mediterranean Sea. To this end, we first construct a discrete-time Markov chain (DTMC) model of a stylized rescue process. Second, we specify the one-step transition probabilities of the DTMC....

This study aims to provide policy makers with an assessment of the feasibility, added value and available options for promoting cooperation between institutions providing education and training for marine and maritime professions. An overall 355 educational and training institutes have been...

This article addresses one of the main threats for the marine ecosystem: Ocean Acidification. Caused by anthropogenic CO2 emissions, it affects the whole marine ecosystem. To cope with it and lower its negative socio-economic effects, it is necessary to adopt a comprehensive adaptation strategy...

The SEACOAST project of the Water Resources Unit (H01) of the Institute of Environment and Sustainability (IES) has aimed during 2015 to monitor, model and assess the environmental status of the marine and coastal waters of European seas. The SEACOAST project assists in implementing the...

Israel's energy sector : features, policies and challenges -- Israel's natural gas discoveries : evolution of the regulatory framework for resource -- Governance -- Economic implications for Israel -- Strategic implications for the Mediterranean Region -- Conclusion -- Glossary.

Occupant au début du XXIe siècle moins de 250 000 actifs pour l'ensemble du bassin méditerranéen, les activités halieutiques ont marqué l'histoire des sociétés littorales depusi l'Antiquité, conférant aux rivages de la mer Intérieure une identité spécifique. Ces activités ont connu...

Aesthetic view is one of the ecosystem services of the Mediterranean Sea which can be estimated using price differences in the hotel market. Hotels situated on the Mediterranean Sea charge higher prices for a room with a sea view than for a room without it. The value of this view in 10 major...

In accordance with the ToR the STECF reviewed the report of its EWG 11-12 which provides advice on Mediteranean stocks and fisheries, informs about the state of the art regarding the development of specific computer software to facilitate consistent evaluation of commercial and scientific...

The EWG 11-05 met in Ponza Island (Italy), 23-27 May 2011 to carry on STECF's mandate for assessing Mediterranean stocks and provide fisheries management. The meeting was chaired by A. Abella and attended by seventeen experts, including four STECF members and two JRC experts. The major ToRs...

We theoretically study the rescue of destitute migrants seeking to reach Europe on boats across the Mediterranean Sea. To this end, we first construct a discrete-time Markov chain (DTMC) model of a stylized rescue process. Second, we specify the one-step transition probabilities of the DTMC....

Every year between 100,000 and 120,000 migrants attempt to irregularly cross the Mediterranean to reach European shores in hope of political asylum or just a better life. In this working paper Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen and Tanja Aalberts take on the complicated politics and law of "rescue at...

This research presents an estimation of wave energy potential in Sicily (Italy) carried out using both buoy wave measurements from Rete Ondametrica Nazionale (RON), the Italian Government wave buoy network, and wave parameter data by ERA-INTERIM, a recent meteorological reanalysis project of the...