The Messolonghi-Aitolikos Lagoons National Park in Western Greece is a testament to the enduring legacy of traditional fishing, a practice deeply intertwined with the ingenuity of local communities and the sustainable management of natural resources.
This ancestral knowledge, vital to...
Greece is leading Europe in banning bottom trawling, according to a new study published in National Geographic.
Bottom trawling is a fishing practice that involves dragging heavy, weighted nets across the ocean floor. It has long been a subject of...
A shift in the currents from the Black Sea to the Northern Aegean is sounding alarms for scientists. New research reveals that the freshwater flow is steadily weakening—a change that could rewrite the biological and economic future of the...
A recent illegal fishing incident in the Eastern Aegean involved seven Turkish trawlers operating deep within Greek waters between Agathonisi and Farmakonisi.
Video evidence showed the trawlers using destructive seabed equipment, reportedly devastating local fish habitats. Reports indicate that three...
The implementation of the Presidential Decree for "Amorgorama" marks a major regulatory milestone for Greece, establishing fishing restrictions in the coastal zone of Amorgos to safeguard the island's marine wealth.
This initiative, which officially came into effect this week, is...
Tensions flared Tuesday night in the sea between Thassos and Samothrace, where Greek and Turkish fishing boats clashed. The incident reportedly began when Greek fishermen, frustrated by Turkish vessels operating just a few miles from the Greek coast, sailed...
A major campaign by the conservation group Sea Shepherd is currently underway in Greece's Thracian Sea to tackle widespread illegal octopus fishing. Working together with local authorities from Greece’s Thrace region, their staff and volunteers have been working hard...
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...
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...
