NISYRIO is happy to announce the participation of our members to the AEGEAN REBREATH project in the island of Kos. The Aegean Rebreath team is visiting Kos for an intense weekend in order to clean the seabed of the island. 20 professional divers the Aegean Rebreath and 30 volunteers from BlueStar Ferries along with the NISYRIO team, Divers from the Volcano Bubbles diving School of Nisyros and the Nisyrian Coast guard team we implement underwater cleaning at the main port and the marina of Kos. The experts of Aegean Rebreath will also take underwater sampling in order to be able to get specific evaluation facts.
The activity is organised with the support of BlueStar Ferries.
NISYROS RECORDED DATA 2020-2021
2 TONS:
UNDERWATER – 540 pieces of plastic (10cm to 5m), 140 kilos of fishing nets, 65 mixed up coils of fishing lines, 34 weels, 89 fabric pieces (mainly clothes), 182metallic objects (20cm to 5m), 72 glass objects, 3.5 large bags of shredded plastic & bags
COASTAL – 2.375 plastic pieces (10cm to 5m), 20 kilos of fishing nets, 15 fabric pieces (mainly clothes), 64 metallic objects (20cm to 5m), 30 glass objects, 16,5 large bags of shredded plastic and plastic bags
Our goal is to completely clean the seabed of Nisyros and the near islands as well.
