Joint Action UNDER THE POLE ( https://underthepole.org ) & “Archipelagos” Institute Aiming for Urgent Protection

The action in the deep waters of the island complex of Fourni reveals a unique underwater world. But much of it will never be discovered because we have already destroyed it. Corals and coral ecosystems that formed within thousands of years are being destroyed in minutes by heavy industrial fishing gear dragged along the seabed – with intense illegal activity in the area!

Mapping and highlighting these spectacular ecosystems of international environmental importance that still survive in the Greek seas is an immediate priority so that urgent measures and effective conservation actions can be implemented.