Observatory

Kerkennah Observatory

Track changes across the archipelago without fabricating data: start from the archives, identify current sources, date observations and make under-documented areas visible.

Watercolour illustration of a Kerkennah shoreline observed by a naturalist, with lagoon, birds and seagrass — Editorial illustration of field observation. Future indicators must point to a source, date and method.

Cross-check sources

Current references to follow

SPA/RAC · 2026Ecological monitoring and the future marine and coastal protected area of the northern Kerkennah islets FFEM · Plast’ÎlePlastic pollution reduction and management project listed as ongoing through the end of 2026 UNESCO · CharfiyaOfficial reference on charfiya fishing, inscribed in 2020 on the Intangible Cultural Heritage list

Initial corpus

Coastline

How are the coastline, uses and most exposed areas changing?

4 linked archives Numeric indicators: sources required

Initial corpus

Posidonia

What do we know about seagrass beds, their ecological role and documented pressures?

4 linked archives Numeric indicators: sources required

Initial corpus

Traditional fishing

Which practices, boats and resources are documented over time?

4 linked archives Numeric indicators: sources required

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Waste

Which types of waste and which reduction or clean-up initiatives are documented?

4 linked archives Numeric indicators: sources required

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Water

What reliable information can be consolidated on access, uses and water-related constraints?

4 linked archives Numeric indicators: sources required

Initial corpus

Biodiversity

Which species, habitats and changes already have a usable documentary corpus?

4 linked archives Numeric indicators: sources required