Fisherman
Animals
Stork and Fisherman Unite for 13 Consecutive Years in Amazing Friendship
A longstanding friendship between a stork and a fisherman in Turkey blossomed once again as the majestic bird returned for its thirteenth consecutive year of migration, gracefully resting upon the fisherman’s boat.
For 13 years, the stork named Yaren, settles...
Animals
The Biggest Fish Caught in Greece in Recent Memory
A gigantic tuna fish weighing more than 400 kilos (880 pounds) was caught by a fisherman in Greece on Monday in what has been described as "the catch of the decade."
The three-meter (10 foot) long fish was caught off...
Environment
UN Honors Young Activist Trying to Make Greece’s Fishing Industry “Greener”
The UN Environment Program (UNEP) awarded last week the honorary title of Ambassador for the Mediterranean Coast for 2021-22 to Lefteris Arapakis, a young activist who is fighting to save the fishing industry in Greece.
Awarded as part of UNEP’s...
Celebrities
Justin Bieber’s New Friendship with a 79-Year-Old Greek Fisherman
Justin Bieber who is vacationing around Greece with his wife Hailey made a new friend: a 79-year-old fisherman in the island of Milos.
Diaspora
The Greek Fisherman in Iceland who Never Forgot his Native Land
George Alevras is a Greek fisherman from the historic city of Messolonghi who currently lives in Siglufjörður, one of the northernmost cities in Iceland.
Business
Successful Greek Fisherman in Iceland Longs to Return to his Native Land
George Alevras is a Greek fisherman from the historic city of Messolonghi who currently lives in Siglufjörður, one of the northernmost cities in Iceland.
Despite his success in Iceland's largest economic sector, Alevras would like to return back home to his...
Greece
Corfu Fisherman Sets New World Record for Catching Largest Gilt-Head Seabream
The European Spearfishing Records Association (ESRA) announced that Christos Simatis, a fisherman on Corfu, broke the world record recently by catching the biggest gilt-head seabream in Europe.
The massive fish, caught by Simatis in September of 2019, weighed 6.905 kilograms...