The beginning of 2021 found the representatives of our organization in the island of Corfu for just six hours! Through this short trip, Aegean Rebreath and the representatives of the Municipality of Central Corfu aimed at finalizing the consultation that started last May concerning the installation of the first marine waste collection station in the island! We were really happy…

2020 has been a year with many challenges for people everywhere. However, we do feel an obligation to recount all the good work we have done throughout the year, with an eye to thanking all our supporters, partners and volunteers! Our achievements over the past year are bookmarked by setting up new marine litter collection stations through new municipal and…

Aegean Rebreath is conducting a unique survey that has never been implemented before in Greece! This survey focuses on the challenges and the problems in regard to the implementation of the Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) 2019/904/EE. Greece is currently in the process of incorporating the directive into national law; however in Aegean Rebreath we know that there are still no…

As our cooperation with the University of West Attica over microplastics continues, new findings for this major ecological issue that torments our seas come to light. The samples that have been analyzed come from three islands and one coastal region of the country and all demonstrate some common traits. The collected plastic pellets are actually the raw material of the…

This is not only our greatest pleasure but also the reward of our efforts and a great dose of hope! The major issue of protecting the mainland ecosystem and the marine environment not only involves the depollution efforts but also a number of preventive activities. And what could be more creative and hopeful than having the chance to discuss, answer…

Our scheduled activities in Paros for 7 & 8 November had to be postponed at the last minute due to the urgent COVID-19 measures, so we had to act fast since the local community was expecting us and our marine litter collection stations were full of fishing nets! Four members of our team left for Paros and Antiparos, with the…

We are pretty keen on returning to the same locations where we previously implemented activities, in order to monitor marine litter concentration. During the last 1.5 year we have thrice visited the small beach located behind the Peace and Friendship Stadium. And the situation we come across is always disappointing. Within two hours we collected hundreds of plastic bottles, glasses…

We were more than happy to welcome new volunteer divers during the initiative we organized in Legraina, Athens.  where we carried out an underwater clean up. Most important we had the opportunity to present our work and our methodology and answer the questions of the participants. With this initiative we also achieved one of our main goals concerning the active…

We are feeling very proud of some of our youngest partners! After a visit from Aegean Rebreath, the Athener Schule’s second grade class were inspired to win the Panhellenic School Competition Bravo Schools 2020 award for ‘best educational approach’ for their excellent work on “Life in the Water”.  Aegean Rebreath was invited to meet the students at the Athener Schule where we…

In 2019, our agency brought to media attention the existence of an underwater rubbish dump located off the coast of Andros, thus revealing this well-kept secret that had been hidden for eight years with immeasurable disastrous consequences affecting all of the Aegean which had  never been documented. This continuous source of pollution has been feeding into the surrounding marine ecosystem.…

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,…