We believe that the World Oceans Day is mainly linked with the environmental democracy and all the volunteers that communicate its concept and principles. Therefore, we would like to dedicate this day to our volunteer partners that ensure the smooth operation of our marine litter stations at a daily basis as well as all those that participate and support our…
Marine Litter Stations now in Syros and Tinos! We are excited to announce our new Marine Litter Stations currently operational in Syros and Tinos! We have launched our partnership with the local municipal authorities, key local players, the fishing associations and citizen groups on both islands. These groups worked carefully and responsively despite COVID-19 restrictions to reach our common objectives,…
We are delighted to present to you the documentary SEAMPLY, created by AEGEAN REBREATH in collaboration with the local communities of the 5 islands we visited with the support and funding of A.C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation. SEAMPLY means sea, harmony, freedom, but it also means a much needed effort to live simpler for the benefit of the environment. During our visits we met and worked…
The world is going through some really testing times, offering some new messages for all of us. Messages that are not entirely negative. One simply has to note the stunning environmental recovery in the past 1 – 2 months due to the dramatic decrease of human activity. In this context, we were all forced to alter our plans. At Aegean…
Unfortunately we can’t be in the field at the moment but we are in preparation for a busy year! And we are more than lucky to have partners such as TMS Cardiff Gas Ltd., the Day 8 & The Yacht Week, the Institut Français d’Athènes & Nina Bauch helping us by donating necessary equipment for our activities.
Our new and stylish marine litter station in Syros island under development, thanks to the decisive role of our partners Municipality of Syros, Δημοτικό Λιμενικό Ταμείο Σύρου, ΦοΔΣΑ Δήμου Σύρου Ερμούπολης and always in line with the protective measures against the coronavirus!
This a taster of our assessment in a whole reef area at Salamina island, following a request from the local fishing community. And we were happy to recover ghost nets, fishing lines and metal ropes! Read more here.
Are we really ready to eliminate single use plastics? Are bar and restaurants owners and employees well informed? Today, we are on a closed meeting at 360 Cocktailbar Restaurant together with the Athens Municipal Authorities and restaurant owners, discussing about the elimination of single use plastics in Monastiraki square in Athens. Useful conclusions about the problems and constructive proposals! 360 Cocktailbar Restaurant has already…
Today on a meeting with the Minister of Environment Kostis Hatzidakis, Andros Maritime Association and ALS Marine Consultants Ltd. The Andros underwater landfill now turns into a national challenge! A few days before the launch of our operations in Andros Mr. Hatzidakis ensured us that our efforts will be supported by all means and implemented under the Ministry’s auspices.
Almost a year ago we started through funding by Cyclades Preservation Fund and in cooperation with the Municipality of Antiparos and Antiparos Recycling Committee a challenging and complex mission! Today the first Marine Litter Station in Greece is a success story. Therefore we feel saying a big thank you to all these individuals supporting our common work in Antiparos island as well as to BlueCycle for receiving and…
Today we signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the University of West Attica on implementing research activities about macro and micro plastics. First samples already in the laboratory!
During our last visit in Syros, we collected water samples from the port of Syros with the aim of assessing the heavy metal content. The results that were produced by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research showed high levels of dangerous metals in these waters. Today we are sending the evidence to the Ministry of Environment, the Prefecture and the…
