Fishing
Environment
Greece ‘First in Europe’ to Ban Bottom Trawling in All Marine Protected Areas
Greece will ban bottom trawling in all of its marine protected areas by 2030, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday, making the the country the first in Europe to announce such a ban.
Speaking at the Our Ocean...
Animals
Dolphin Rescued Off Kalymnos Island By Greek Fishermen
A baby dolphin trapped in fishing nets off Kalymnos island in the Dodekanese was rescued by local fishermen.
Europe
Fisherman Has Caught World’s Biggest Goldfish in France
A British fisherman has astounded fellow anglers around the world by catching the world's biggest "goldfish" at a fishery in France.
Details of the man's matchless catch of a nearly seventy pound gigantic goldfish, possibly the world's largest, is currently...
Animals
Blue Sharks Swim Alongside Fishing Boats in Greece
Blue sharks are not aggressive and rarely ever bite humans.
Greece
The Death of the Kaiki, Greece’s Traditional Fishing Boat
About 13,000 kaiki boats have been destroyed since 1994, after an EU directive called for the demolition of the wooden fishing boats.
Environment
Greek Climate Activist Named Europe’s "Young Champion of the Earth" by UN
Lefteris Arapakis, a 26-year old Greek climate activist and entrepreneur, was named "Young Champion of the Earth" for Europe by the United Nations on December 11.
A graduate of the Athens University of Economics and Business, in 2017 Arapakis co-founded...
Greece
Turkish Fishing Trawlers Spotted Off Mykonos
At least three Turkish trawlers were spotted fishing just a couple of nautical miles off the coast of Mykonos, in the central Aegean, on Sunday.
A camera belonging to Mykonoslive.tv caught the Turkish vessels fishing off the cosmopolitan Agrari Beach.
Reports...
Animals
Lockdown Helps Remarkable Recovery of Fish Stocks in Greek Seas
Greek scientists say that the fish population in the Aegean and Ionian Seas has shown a remarkable recovery perhaps not seen for a quarter of a century, due to the coronavirus lockdown and the restrictions imposed on fishing.
Although the...
Greece
Deputy Mayor on Crete Receives €5000 Fine for Violating Fishing Ban
A deputy mayor from the Greek island of Crete will forever remember the boat trip he took with a few friends on Holy Monday because of the heavy fine he received afterward for violating the coronavirus curfew.
It all began...
Greece
Coronavirus Lockdown: Greece Bans Swimming, Fishing, Water Sports
Authorities in Greece have banned swimming, fishing and water sports as the country toughens up its already severe restrictions of movement to combat the spread of coronavirus.
According to public broadcaster ERT, the Ministry of Shipping and Islands Policy has...