On Sunday I was invited on board a friend's motor yacht, for a trip across to the shores of Epirus, directly opposite the Gouvia marina. We saw the fish farms close up, and then a sad casualty: a dead caretta, or Loggerhead sea turtle. It was missing one of its front flippers.
Later I read about conservation efforts in the booklet published by Archelon, The Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece. The author of "Caretta, The Loggerhead Sea Turtle in Greece" is Anna Kremezi-Margaritouli.
"Another major threat is the incidental capture of sea turtles in nets or on fishing lines. If they do not drown, it is probable that they are killed by the fishermen, who often regard them as pests or competitors."
Update, November 2016 - EC Takes Legal Action Against Greece for Failure to Protect Caretta Caretta. Greek Observer
See Island in the Sun
listen to "My Island Home" ("I'm holding that long turtle spear")
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