Akdeniz Koruma Derneği

Akdeniz Koruma Derneği (known in English as the Mediterranean Conservation Society) is a Turkish marine conservation organization.[1][2]

The Society has been involved in the establishment of marine protected areas in Gökova,[3][4] and monitoring of endangered Mediterranean monk seals.[2] In 2013 and 2017, president Zafer Kizilkaya was granted a Whitley Award in recognition of the organization's contribution to conservation.[3]

References
  1. "Environmental hero brings back fish to a barren Turkish sea". Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  2. "Continuing the fight to protect the ocean - World Ocean Initiative". ocean.economist.com. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  3. Fitch, Chris. "Turkish delight: restoring Mediterranean marine life - Geographical Magazine". geographical.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  4. "The most over-fished sea in the world - World Ocean Initiative". ocean.economist.com. Retrieved 2021-04-20.


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