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Last day of the mission, relaxed atmosphere, bags packed, wetsuits drying in the sun and tired but delighted smiles.

As an onboard naturalist, I was lucky enough to take part in the incredible Mission to Greece with Monaco Explorations.

The living infinite. Here in Alonissos, aboard the expedition Greece, I see it everywhere, with my own eyes or in the single eye of my camera.

We move forward, sticking to the walls, single file, to make ourselves as inconspicuous as possible. Until, at the far end, we see two small eyes shining in the darkness. There they are, on the pebbles. A female, accompanied by the young she had just given birth to a few days earlier.

Auriane Pertuisot, marine projects officer at the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, has been coordinating a coalition of donors dedicated to protecting the Mediterranean monk seal since 2019: the Monk Seal Alliance. Along with The MedFund, MedPAN and SPA/RAC, the Monk Seal Alliance is one of the Monaco Explorations partners who contributed to the design of the exhibition “Time for Action: Mediterranean Marine Areas”, inaugurated in Barcelona on April 9, 2024 for the 2nd meeting of the Decade of the Ocean.