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After 15 Years, Historic Decision in Poros
Poseidon Article
August 08 - 2025
GR Europe

After 15 Years, Historic Decision in Poros

Poseidon Project

A committee of the Greek Ministry of the Environment has announced its unanimous decision to reject ...
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Legislation / Poros
Greece's aquaculture boom killing vital seagrass, University of Oxford research finds
News
July 30 - 2025
EN Europe

Greece's aquaculture boom killing vital seagrass, University of Oxford research finds

Seafood Source

Research conducted by the University of Oxford claims that the rapid expansion of fish farms in the Mediterranean Sea is killing wide swaths of Posidonia oceanica, a seagrass that’s endemic to the Mediterranean and vital to biodiversity and carbon sequestration in the region.

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Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Poros / Sea Bass / Sea Bream
Fish Farms: The Immediate Threat Of Their Expansion and the Ignorance Of Risk
Investigative Journalism
June 06 - 2024
GR Europe

Fish Farms: The Immediate Threat Of Their Expansion and the Ignorance Of Risk

To BHMA

Overabundance of fish farms is a risk to both the marine environment and the economy. By Christos Logaras

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Tourism / Poros / Sea Bass / Sea Bream / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde)
Litter Free Fish Farming Initiative
News
October 25 - 2023
EN Europe

Litter Free Fish Farming Initiative

Katheti

An analysis by independent consultants Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management Ltd. reveals that a 2015 Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment (SEIA) for aquaculture development on Poros contains significant flaws and insufficiencies.
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Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Tourism / Legislation / Poros
Fish farms in Poros: Why the residents don't want them
Investigative Journalism
October 24 - 2023
GR Europe

Fish farms in Poros: Why the residents don't want them

Solomon

A quarter of the island in the Saronic Gulf is set to be dedicated to fish farming, increasing its activity by 670%. The municipal authorities and residents — who disagree with the plan — fear that the character of the island will change forever. 

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Marine Protected Areas / Investment and subsidies / Tourism / Legislation / Poros / Sea Bream / Sea Bass / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde)
87% of Poros Opposes Expansion of Fish Farming
Research
September 14 - 2023
EN Europe

87% of Poros Opposes Expansion of Fish Farming

Katheti

The survey, conducted in July 2023 by Kapa Research, measured how aware residents were of the plans for the national government to expand fish farms across Greece as well as how much they knew about plans to expand fish farming specifically on the popular tourist island, Poros.
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Tourism / Labor / Legislation / Poros / Sea Bass / Sea Bream
Fishing for Profits: How New York’s Amerra Capital Came to Dominate Mediterranean Aquaculture
Research
July 20 - 2023
EN Europe

Fishing for Profits: How New York’s Amerra Capital Came to Dominate Mediterranean Aquaculture

Katheti

Money manager with mediocre performance eyes big pay day from aquaculture. Amerra seeking to raise more capital before selling stake in Mediterranean fish farmer, and shifted into private equity from private debt amid failures and fraud accusations.

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Certification schemes / Tourism / Poros / Sea Bass / Sea Bream / Salmon
Investigative Journalism
June 26 - 2023
EN Europe

Saving Poros

Katheti

Paradoxically, it is precisely the pristine nature of Poros that is marking its future: the absence of large production or tourist activities was considered by the Greek authorities a criterion for including the island in a list of allocated zones for the expansion of industrial fish farming.
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Tourism / Poros / Marine fauna / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Antibiotics / Sea Bass / Sea Bream / Labor
The Mediterranean Monk Seal is Threatened by Poros Fish Farms
Investigative Journalism
April 27 - 2023
EN Europe

The Mediterranean Monk Seal is Threatened by Poros Fish Farms

Katheti

The existence of top predators in the marine environment is very important for the protection and stability of ecosystems. Consequently, the Mediterranean monk seal is considered an indicator of the marine environment health. Its disappearance also means the beginning of the marine ecosystems degradation.
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Poros / Marine fauna / Sea Bass / Sea Bream
No industrial-scale fish farms at Poros!
Opinion
April 04 - 2023
EN Europe

No industrial-scale fish farms at Poros!

Katheti

The establishment of industrial-scale fish farms at Poros is a decisive action for the future of the island, with significant effects on its character and the quality of its natural environment.
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Marine Flora (e.g. Poseidon meadows or seaweed) / Marine fauna / Tourism / Legislation / Poros / Sea Bass / Sea Bream
Industrial Fisheries Impact on Western Greece
Opinion
April 03 - 2023
EN Europe

Industrial Fisheries Impact on Western Greece

Katheti

The Areas of Organized Aquaculture Development (ΠΟΑΥ) are zones of exclusive activity of fish farms and other types of aquaculture. They occupy vast sea and land areas. The industrial fisheries impact on Western Greece are significant both in the marine environment and the inhabitants’ quality of life.
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Poros / Marine Flora (e.g. Poseidon meadows or seaweed) / Tourism / Sea Bass / Sea Bream
Poseidon’s grass
Opinion
April 03 - 2023
EN Europe

Poseidon’s grass

Katheti

The underwater posidonia meadows are among the most productive marine ecosystems of the Mediterranean. They host more than 1300 species of fauna and flora, among them many fish of fishery importance. It releases valuable oxygen, and therefore limits the effects of climate change. Poseidon’s grass is precious, but under constant threat.
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Marine Flora (e.g. Poseidon meadows or seaweed) / Marine fauna / Inorganic waste (e.g. plastics) / Tourism / Poros / Regulatory / Sea Bass / Sea Bream
David vs Goliath: Worldwide Coastal Communities vs Industrial Fish Farms
Documentary Films
January 28 - 2023
EN, GR Europe

David vs Goliath: Worldwide Coastal Communities vs Industrial Fish Farms

Katheti

Independent journalist Francesco De Augustinis explores the impact of the Area of Industrial Development of Aquaculture planned for Aetolia-Akarnania in Western Greece, where fish cages will occupy 100 hectares and another 100 hectares will be used for other activities. Inhabitants of the islands and villages protest against the fish farms and any further expansion project. In the past ten years they have watched their sea become contaminated and poor in natural resources. The industrial fisheries at Western Greece have also had an impact on Posidonia meadows, which is now absent or very deteriorated.

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Marine Flora (e.g. Poseidon meadows or seaweed) / Marine fauna / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Legislation / Poros / Sea Bass / Sea Bream
Fish Farms in Mediterranean ‘Paradise’ Blamed for Pollution
Investigative Journalism
March 18 - 2021
EN Europe

Fish Farms in Mediterranean ‘Paradise’ Blamed for Pollution

The Ferret

The environmental impact of fish farming in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Investment and subsidies / Tourism / FAO Committee on Fisheries / Poros / Salmon / Sea Bass / Sea Bream / Italy
Huge threat to Poros: Fish Farming Industrial Zone is established
News
October 19 - 2020
GR Europe

Huge threat to Poros: Fish Farming Industrial Zone is established

Proto Thema

The creation of an Industrial Area for the Organized Development of Aquacultures in Poros is in the final stretch , as the Ministry of the Environment has forwarded the relevant Environmental Study (SEA) to the Municipality.
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Legislation / Poros
Sustainable Tourism and Destination Management: The Greek Island of Poros
Research
January 01 - 2017
EN Europe

Sustainable Tourism and Destination Management: The Greek Island of Poros

WIT Press

Traditionally Tourism Destination Management organized and promoted a region in becoming successful tourism destination based on a wide range of knowledge and experience, both in the international and local level. The concept of Tourism Sustainable Development however has added several novel factors in this process, including sustainability performance indicators. In this study, the authors present the island of Poros in Greece where carrying capacity estimation has been applied in order to support tourism promotion in an effective and sustainable manner.
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Tourism / Poros

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