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The Mediterranean monk seal, once widespread, is now critically endangered and mostly found in remote caves. A new study highlights how citizen science and eDNA monitoring—using the BioBlitz method—are helping conservationists track and protect this elusive species.
Polarquest and its newly created Fleet4Science partners with the Environmental Science Department of Milano-Bicocca University to collect data for the BioBlitz campaign, created to monitor endangered monk seal populations through eDNA collection in the Mediterranean.
From March 31 to April 6, 2025, track your plastic use and help collect crucial data to combat pollution. Plastic waste is a global crisis—let’s take action together! Polarquest is participating to raise awareness about plastic’s impact, especially in polar regions.
Italian AISE’s article on Paola Catapano’s April conference tour in Norway to present the Polarquest 2018 expedition.
Fotografie, documenti e filmati inediti sull’avventura HEIMEN-SUCAI sono stati riportati alla luce in un filmato realizzato da Christian Cinetto di Polarquest. Il documentario crea un ponte tra passato e presente, affiancando le immagini storiche a quelle della spedizione Polarquest2018, in un viaggio visivo che mostra come, anche a un secolo di distanza, l’Artico resti una frontiera di scoperta.
Paola Catapano and Gianluca Casagrande Speak at the Conference on Engineer Albertini’s Great Journey in search of the missing crew of Airship Italia in 1929 at the Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan.
A conversation with Stefano Aliani, PolarQuest scientist, about the Plastic Treaty convention in Busan to combat global plastic pollution, about problems related to microplastics and about future research plans on board of PolarQuest sailing boats.
A conversation with Elias Meier about the eDNA data collection during the PolarQuest2021 expedition and on the scientific results, which led to a publication in 2023.
Paola Catapano discusses environmental sustainability and microplastic sampling from the Polarquest2018 expedition at the BiotechPop Festival, engaging students and teachers.