Meeting between Archipelagos and Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
A scheduled meeting was held in late June aboard the vessel ‘’Steven Irwin’’ between Archipelagos members and the crew of the International activist organisation, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. The Sea Shepherd organisation was operating discretely to combat destructive fishing and illegal transportation of fish in the Mediterranean.
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Sign the petition to Maria Damanaki, Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
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Global fish stocks are in decline. in Europe over 80% are overfished and a third are outside safe limits. The European Union and its member states have failed to manage fisheries responsibly on our behalf. As a result, the health of our seas and of the local societies that rely on it are under a threat.
For too long, short term interest has hi-jacked European fisheries management. But now the reform of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy provides the opportunity for a new policy that will improve the fishing conditions for the well being of the seas and the local communities.
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An Attempt by Turkish fishing vessels to ram an Archipelagos vessel
An Attempt by Turkish fishing vessels to ram an Archipelagos vessel in Greek territorial waters, while Archipelagos members were trying to stop their illegal fishing activities
A serious incident took place on June 30th, in the marine area between Samos and Fournoi. Members of Archipelagos tried to stop illegal fishing activities carried out by Turkish fishing boats, within the Greek territorial waters. (WATCH THE VIDEO HERE)
Transporting of bluefin tuna and attempts to carry out illegal fishing activities were being made by the Turkish vessels: Aboulkerim (34.18.TG.2699) and Masallah.Refik.Usta (10.03.TG.0123) in the area with the coordinates 37ο39’49’’ Β, 26ο34’32’’Α.
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Illegal Fishing of Bluefin Tuna by Turkish fishing vessels located in Greek Territorial Waters
Just twelve days after the official EU fishing season for bluefin tuna in the EU Mediterranean zone has ended (June 15th), and one week after the "liberation" from the environmental organization «Sea Shepherd» of 800 tons of red tuna towed by poachers off the Libyan coast, another serious incident of illegal fishing of this kind took place - this time - in Greek waters.
On June 26th, members of Archipelagos research institute observed activities of large fishing vessels flying the flag of Turkey in Greek territorial waters in the eastern Aegean Sea. These four large fishing vessels of 20-45 meters long, were navigating in waters a very short distance from the Greek islands. Three of the vessels were each towing a big cage with live bluefin tuna, while the fourth was following a short distance behind, overseeing the transfer processes and making ongoing maneuvers in violation of the rules of safe passage in the Greek territorial waters.
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Attempt from the Panhellenic Middle Range Union of Fisheries Shipowners, to interfere at Archipelagos actions
In a bold attempt, the Panhellenic Middle Range Union of Fisheries Shipowners, (P.E.P.M.A) attempted to intervene in the research activities that Archipelagos is conducting in the south of Samos.
The destructive and frequently illegal fishing practices utilized by P.E.P.M.A members, mainly trawling over productive habitats, is a significant factor adding to the degradation of the Greek seas. Despite this they managed to quickly and easily mobilize the officials of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food to check the legitimacy of the work that Archipelagos was conducting.
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Meeting with Maria Damanaki, Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
On 10 June members of the Archipelagos Marine Research Team met with the Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Mrs Maria Damanaki. The purpose of the meeting was to inform the Commissioner and her partners on the following aspects of marine protection studied by the Archipelagos research team:
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Archipelagos at the 39th CIESM congress in Venice
Archipelagos attended the 39th Mediterranean Science Commission congress to present the scientific paper “Production and composition of small scale fisheries in the eastern Aegean sea”.
Archipelagos’ participation in conferences like the CIESM congress is very important since it gives the opportunity for discussions about the Mediterranean marine ecosystems and their sustainable management and protection.
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Conference: "The Effect of oil pipeline Burgas - Alexandroupolis in Thrace and the Aegean"
In the hall of the European Parliament, Athens, a conference on "the impact of the pipeline in Thrace and the Aegean - national, economic, environmental" was successfully held on 17/05/2010. The meeting was a collaboration between the Ecological Society of Evros, the Hellenic Network of Ecological Organizations, the Chamber of Environment and Sustainability, the Network of Ecological Organizations of the Aegean and the Institute of Marine Conservation "Archipelagos".
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Another Dolphin Killing off the coast of Samos - The recording of French Sailors
A few hours ago (18/05) we received photos and coordinates of the sea area where French sailors identified last Wednesday 12/05 another deliberately killed dolphin off the coast of Samos.
Maïa and Roland Graille, professional photographers involved in scientific diving, found the dead dolphin and immediately informed the Archipelagos Institute. The photographs they sent us depicted a striped dolphin with a cut tail and multiple stab wounds.
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Killed Dolphins off the Coast of Samos - Ethical and physical perpetrators of a slaughter
There have been 2 dead dolphin discoveries within 24 hours in Samos, both due to human brutality. The body of a bottlenose dolphin was found washed up on the south east coast and that of a common dolphin discovered on the north east coast of the island. (watch here the relevant video)
Both had been literally slaughtered and it seems the perpetrators are those who may consider themselves “professional” fishermen. These findings have coincided with the activity of large fishing vessels (trawlers) from Greece (Lavrion, Piraeus etc). These vessels sweep the sea beds, damaging the productive habitats and wiping out fish during their reproductive season. Archipelagos’ Marine Research Team, who are working throughout the year in the field in different parts of the Greek Seas, are witnessing these multifaceted unlawful activities of large fishing vessels on an almost daily basis.
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