The Tethys Research Institute, founded in 1986, is a non-profit NGO dedicated to the preservation of the marine environment.
It focuses on marine animals and particularly on cetaceans inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea, and aims at protecting its biodiversity by promoting the adoption of a precautionary approach for the management of natural resources.
Public awareness and conservation activities, coupled with education and capacity building, find their strength in the Tethys' internationally recognised scientific background. The activities conducted by Tethys - inspired by compelling scientific evidence - seek to prevent the decline of marine species and to encourage a sustainable use of the marine environment, particularly where habitat degradation makes it necessary.
Largely composed of dynamic marine biologists, the Tethys Research Institute has involved in its campaigns thousands of people from all over the world, and has developed a network that - despite a surprisingly low budget - is constantly growing.
Contact:
Venice Dolphin Project / Tethys Research Institute c/o Thetis SpA Castello 2737/f, I-30122 Venezia, Italy tel. + 39 (41) 2406340 e-mail: venicedp@tin.it Tethys Research Institute: http://www.tethys.org Venice Dolphin Project: http://space.tin.it/scienza/gbearzi