Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis participated on Thursday in a video conference with local representatives on the implementation of an initiative, which aims to protect the island's marine ecosystem through the establishment of regulatory measures for fishing activity in the coastal zone of Amorgos.
The prime minister promised that he would visit Amorgos in early October, because - as he said - "I really want to give international publicity to this wonderful initiative that you have undertaken, to protect your seas. Because I think you know better than anyone that if you limit fishing in specific areas and at specific times of the year, you will eventually have many more fish."
Mitsotakis welcomed the Amorgos initiative and added that this discussion is taking place globally, while pointing out that there are few examples of local communities that have started on their own initiative to undertake such an action.
He also referred to the two very large and important marine parks announced by the government, one of which is in the South Aegean, and will have protection zones, milder in the first phase compared to what Amorgos is doing.
"But, really, my vision is that Amorgos can become a model for many other local communities to follow," Mitsotakis concluded.