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Pierre-Yves Cousteau

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

World Oceans Day: Marine Protection Event Live Streamed from Santorini

2018-05-31 by Argophilia Travel News

Ghost nets kill millions of marine animals each year. On June 8th, World Oceans Day, Healthy Seas together with Cousteau Divers, with the support of Italian fabric manufacturer, Carvico S.p.A, will live stream from the island of Santorini in Greece, and show the world how divers remove these deadly traps.

Tags: Atlantis Dive Center, Cousteau, Cousteau Divers, ECONYL®, Environment, green movement, Healthy Seas, Laura Colnaghi, oceans, Pierre-Yves Cousteau, World Oceans Day

Cousteau Divers Collaborating to Create Marine Protected Area of Santorini

2018-05-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Cousteau Divers

The Healthy Seas Initiative, supported by the Italian fabric manufacturer Carvico SpA, has joined Cousteau Divers, the organization founded by Pierre-Yves Cousteau, in supporting the creation of the first marine protected area (MPA) of Santorini.

Tags: Carvico SpA, dive preserve, fish preserve, marine preservation, Pierre-Yves Cousteau, Santorini, Santorini preservation, World Oceans Day

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