In a wide-ranging interview, Secretary General Spiros Protopsaltis addresses the 5% growth target set by the Ministry, stalled POAY zones, weak enforcement against abandoned farms, and whether the existing public consultation process is sufficient

Speaking at a major Mediterranean fisheries meeting in Rhodes, Agriculture Minister Margaritis Schinas outlined plans to boost fish farming output while emphasizing that growth and sustainability are not incompatible goals.

After years of NGO-led cleanups, Healthy Seas says the removal of an abandoned fish farm structure by the operator itself may hint at a potential shift in marine waste accountability in Greece

Experts have removed hundreds of tons of fish farm waste, but say it represents only a fraction of what still remains to be cleaned up.

As the European Union pushes for the expansion of aquaculture across its waters, Greece confronts a deeper question: can industrial fish farming develop along its iconic shores without destroying the ecosystems and coastal communities that depend on them?