Greece Unveils Boundaries of Two Planned Marine Parks
Greece revealed on Monday the boundaries of two planned marine parks in the Ionian and Aegean seas, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis saying they will be the largest in the Mediterranean region.Athens wants to establish the parks, for the protection of sea mammals and turtles in the Ionian Sea and for seabirds and seals in the Aegean, this year. Mitsotakis said they will help the country meet its global commitment to expand marine protected areas to 30% of its waters by 2030."They will allow us to meet the target ... way ahead of schedule," Mitsotakis said. "They will be vast
EU-Funded Cleanup Targets Marine Litter in Greek Island Marine Park
Off the coast of Alonissos in Greece’s eastern Aegean Sea, volunteer divers recently took part in an EU-funded seabed cleanup, retrieving discarded plastic bottles, rusting chains, and even an old tire from the waters of one of Europe’s most prized marine ecosystems.The cleanup, focused around Alonissos and its surrounding marine park — the largest protected marine area in Europe — is part of a wider initiative to safeguard biodiversity in the Mediterranean. Though the debris removed represents just a fraction of the tens of thousands of tons of waste that pollute the sea
August 2025
