We are a group of people who are true friends of the sea, oceanographers, marine biologists and technicians! We created the Institute of Marine Research and Education – “Oceanides” based in Kalymnos, in the south Aegean but our interest and our actions expand to the global ocean!

Through scientific research and team actions, our team’s goals are to monitor and protect marine life, to propose conservation actions to restore marine ecosystems, to create and share ocean data, information and knowledge.

With the main focus on scientific research and joint actions, our team aims to manage environmental problems and raise awareness to the local and general society in matters of great importance. The pressures faced by aquatic ecosystems not only endanger the health of the seas but also the very survival of humans.

Our mission is to advance science, expertise and innovation. Through various local actions we want to contribute to the protection and conservation of the global Ocean.

• Monitor and protect marine life.
• Propose measures for conservation and restoration of marine ecosystems.
• Create and share ocean data, information and knowledge.
• Sustainably use marine resources to the benefit of the society.