≋AEGEANGUARDREPORT A SIGHTING ↗
OFFICIAL AEGEANGUARD APPLICATION / UNIFIED VERSION 19.2

The sea is changing.
Document what matters.

Identify unfamiliar marine species. Explore published biodiversity records. Document an encounter with defensible evidence. Contribute responsibly to a real marine reporting network.

REPORT A MARINE ENCOUNTER ↗EXPLORE THE OCEAN ATLAS
SCOPE / MEDITERRANEANSOURCE / GBIF OCCURRENCESREPORTS / EXISTING AEGEANGUARD NETWORKSTANDARD / EXPLICIT UNCERTAINTY
01 / UNITED RESEARCH WORKFLOW

One platform. From sighting to science.

An integrated field workflow with transparent evidence provenance and no fabricated public activity. The Atlas is contextual data; submissions belong to the reporting platform.

CAPTURE · PRESERVE · REVIEW
01 / CAPTURE ↗
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Record a sighting

Submit observations to the existing multi-user backend; keep privacy and consent controls.

OPEN FIELD REPORTER →
02 / PRESERVE ↗
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Evidence Passport

Fingerprint the original photo, review metadata and export privacy-aware research candidates.

OPEN EVIDENCE STUDIO →
03 / EXPLORE ↗
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Ocean Hazard Atlas

Investigate source-linked historical Mediterranean biodiversity occurrences with transparent filters.

EXPLORE DOCUMENTED RECORDS →
04 / IDENTIFY ↗
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Smart species ID

Interpret visible traits without mistaking guidance for independent expert verification.

OPEN SMART ID →
05 / COLLABORATE ↗
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Marine community

Share observations, discuss submissions and use the existing community account.

OPEN THE NETWORK →
06 / ANALYZE ↗
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Research laboratory

Explore scientific export and analysis tools without conflating external datasets and local reports.

OPEN RESEARCH LAB →
NEW / COASTAL RESEARCH OPERATIONS

Coastal Survey Missions.

Run actual timed shoreline monitoring, preserve local encounter notes, record sampling effort and export candidate Darwin Core observations — with privacy controls and explicit consent before any real submission.

OPEN SURVEY MISSIONS ↗
02 / THE SOURCE-LINKED ATLAS

Explore marine hazard records.

Source-attributed published occurrences, not current hazard alerts. Filter species and encounter categories; inspect original records before drawing conclusions.

GBIF · EXTERNAL DATA
Retrieving GBIF occurrences…Loading source records
Colored dots represent published biodiversity records. Not AegeanGuard-verified reports.© OpenStreetMap contributors · GBIF source records
Plotted sample—Limited source window
Event dates—Share carrying a date
GBIF metadata flags—Records with issues
Taxa represented—Within current filters
RESEARCH / OBSERVATION BIAS

What the reference data can—and cannot—tell us.

A transparent breakdown of the currently loaded GBIF sample. Compare date coverage and source metadata, not species prevalence or population trends.

DATED OCCURRENCE DISTRIBUTION —
INTERPRETATION STANDARD

Records are not animals counted.

Occurrences may represent repeated sampling, uneven effort, different datasets and records with varying identification quality. This sample cannot estimate density, abundance, invasion speed or injury risk.

External originGBIFSampling strategyUp to 100 / speciesTemporal supportChecking…InterpretationDescriptive only
Methodological note. A source record does not guarantee independent species verification or ecological representativeness. Sampling is capped and uneven. Absence of nearby points is not evidence of absence or safety; these data must not be used for emergency decisions.
03 / PHOTOGRAPHIC FIELD GUIDE

Know the species. Respect the sea.

A curated entry point to marine encounter hazards. Photo attributions link to external Wikimedia file pages, subject to source availability and license terms.

04 / ACCOUNTABLE FIELD RESEARCH

Make every observation stronger.

Use the Evidence Passport Studio to assess metadata completeness, fingerprint your original photo, protect sensitive positions and prepare a research-oriented candidate record. Then open the real reporting form to contribute to the existing platform.

EVIDENCE PASSPORT STUDIO ↗OPEN FIELD REPORTER
  • Source transparency and explicit uncertainty
  • Local first, privacy-aware photo hashing
  • Research metadata for ecological observations
  • Accountable separation of proposed and expert-reviewed identification
  • Existing network reports and expert review preserved
04 / PRACTICAL MARINE SAFETY

Observe safely. Report responsibly.

A scientific record should never come at the expense of personal safety. Know the distinction between dangerous consumption, venomous spines and stinging tentacles.

PREVENTION / NOT EMERGENCY DIAGNOSIS
01 / TOXIC CONSUMPTION

Do not eat unfamiliar pufferfish.

Some pufferfish, including Lagocephalus sceleratus, pose potentially serious poisoning risks. Do not attempt to identify edibility using a photo or this app.

Greek public-health reference ↗
02 / VENOMOUS SPINES

Never handle a suspected hazardous catch.

Maintain distance from lionfish, weever fish, scorpionfish and other spiny species. Avoid handling live, dead or unidentified specimens without appropriate training.

Open AegeanGuard Safety Center ↗
03 / STINGING ORGANISMS

Keep clear of tentacles.

Do not touch jellyfish, washed-up animals or detached tentacles. If you are injured or suspect poisoning, seek appropriate professional medical assistance promptly.

Document an encounter safely ↗
Safety notice: This platform provides marine reference information, not medical diagnosis, treatment, emergency response or a real-time coastal hazard alert. A source-linked occurrence does not mean the species is currently at that precise location.