Announcements

A creative action for healthy seas.   HELMEPA invites students in Gymnasium and Lyceum (Grades A, B, C) to get inspired and create their own piece of art for the protection and health of the seas (painting, photography, collage, slogan) on the theme: “If I were Poseidon for a day?”   Two artworks will be awarded: ✅One Lyceum student’s artwork will ‘dress’ HELMEPA’s new thermos, including the artist’s full name. ✅One Gymnasium student’s artwork will ‘dress’ HELMEPA’s new multi

New chapter for global marine environmental protection: Africa’s first MEPA and the 8th national MEPA worldwide, The Nigerian Marine Environment Protection Association ( NIMEPA ) has been launched. Founded in Greece in 1982, HELMEPA was the first MEPA. Today, the MEPA Movement continues to grow, strengthening international cooperation for healthy and sustainable seas. Through INTERMEPA , the umbrella network hosted at HELMEPA HQ in Athens , NIMEPA joins a global network prom

HELMEPA MARITIME TRAINING CENTER for Pollution Prevention, Safety at Sea and Environmental Awareness 2026 REFRESHER TRAINING PROGRAM | From our members for our members WEBINAR 19 February 2026 | 10:00 - 11:00 EET AGENDA 10.00 - 10.30 Climate Change Impacts on Shipping 10.30 - 11.00 Weather Routing Optimization

The Board of Directors of the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA) convenes online the 41st Annual General Assembly, on Thursday, 16 November 2023 at 14:00 hrs and invites its Members who have settled their annual fees to take part in order to discuss and decide upon the following issues of the Agenda. Agenda   Approval of the Activities’ Report of the Board of Directors Approval of the Auditors’ Report and Balance Sheet for the year 2022 Release of th

As HELMEPA is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its founding, we invited Primary School students to get inspired from our iconic Seagull and the timeless message "NO garbage, NO plastics in our seas and on our coasts" and create drawings with the theme: “Our seagull. The seagull of HELMEPA”   Entries should be submitted in one of the following three categories by Friday, March 11th :   Kindergartens & Special Education Schools 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd Grade 4 th , 5 th , 6 th