Coral-Rich Greek Archipelago Hopes To Gain From Trawler Ban

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The modest catch nevertheless quickly drew several islanders in search of fresh fish, a rarity in past years in this island chain.

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00:00At the end of May, the Greek government banned bottom trawling in the waters

00:12around the archipelago of Fornoi to protect a recent discovery of exceptionally rich coral reefs.

00:17Here in the island complex of Forni, in the most important Coralligenus hotspot of the Mediterranean,

00:29the Greek government has just passed a very important protection measure.

00:33A ministerial decree that bans all trawling activity from this area of very vulnerable and important marine inhabitants.

00:43Greece is also outlawing bottom trawling in national marine parks by 2026

00:48and in all protected marine areas by 2030.

00:51The first country in Europe to take such a step.

00:54I believe now that if the law is done, we will save the sea.

01:01And I believe that the production of our land will be removed.

01:06We are in a very good way.

01:08We are in a very good way.

01:09We are in a very good way.

01:11We are in a very good way.

01:12We are in a very good way.

01:13We are in a very small area now.

01:16We are in a very small area of the sea.

01:18The fishing is generally allowed in protected marine areas worldwide.

01:24Often even by trawlers.

01:26Which scrape the sea bed with a huge funnel shaped net.

01:29When the sea bed will be flooded, the sea will be flooded again.

01:36And we will take a good way to get a good way.

01:39And we will not go straight into it.

01:41We are working and working with two people.

01:43We have managed to get two fish.

01:45Yesterday we got 30 euros.

01:47Yesterday we did not get any food.

01:49We did not get any food.

01:50We were trying to catch a boat.

01:51From the sea, we did not get any food.

01:53We were trying to catch up on the sea.

01:54It is a very good way of playing the sea.

01:55When did we find a good way to find the sea?

01:56Over here we are in the sea.

01:57Yea, this system is good.

02:00We do not intend to protect them.

02:02We are doing that.

02:03And we are doing that after taking them out of the area.

02:05It is a time.

02:07When will they n't out of time?

02:08This time is to be found out of the sea.

02:10In a way we are having a problem.

02:11That is because this is the sea.

02:12atar backwater water.

02:13Research conducted by the conservation group under the pool

02:16The research conducted by the conservation group under the pole has highlighted the existence of major underwater animal populations.

02:26Corallic genus habitats are found in the mesophotic zone between 80-90 to 250 meters depth.

02:33They are out of the most important productive marine ecosystems of the Mediterranean.

02:39They are known as marine animal forests.

02:43And here is where all important marine life begins.

02:48At depths between 60 and 150 meters, scientists have documented over 300 species living on the seabed under minimal light.

02:57The seaflow dwelling species discovered include vibrantly red gorgonians and black corals.

03:03There are around 220 bottom trawlers in Greece and sector representatives complain restrictions on their activities are excessive.

03:11Fornoi fishermen counter that trawlers do fish in their waters, but turn off their tracking systems to avoid detection.

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03:34Fornoi festival

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03:36For aquilo

03:37For a geopolitical religion should follow Furrais

03:38Forchanen

04:03at a United Nations Ocean Conference next week, in the French city of Nice.

04:23The measure taken by the Greek government has left industrial fishing professionals fuming

04:27as they fear for the survival of their profession.

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