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Ghost Fishing

Greece: Divers pull out 2 tons of ghost nets from highly biodiverse area

2019-05-21 by Argophilia Travel News

For the second year in succession, the Healthy Seas initiative returned to Stratoni, a small fishing town in Northern Greece.

Tags: AquaTec, Ghost Fishing, Healthy Seas, Stratoni

Huge Ghost Net Removed From Santorini Seabed [Video]

2018-06-12 by Phil Butler

Healthy Seas

To celebrate World Oceans Day, on June 8th, an international team of 8 volunteer divers from the Netherlands, France and Greece took part in a highly demanding lost or discarded fishing net (also known as ghost nets) removal dive in Santorini.

Tags: Cousteau Divers, ECONYL®, Ghost Fishing, Goulandris Natural History Museum, Healthy Seas, Municipality of Thira, Pierre-Yves Cousteau, Santorini, Santorini Seabed, Seascape Subsea Technology B.V., wildlife preservation

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