{"id":5748,"date":"2025-03-29T15:28:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T15:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/29\/mapping-the-deep-old-school-fishers-fighting-for-the-future\/"},"modified":"2025-03-29T15:28:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T15:28:11","slug":"mapping-the-deep-old-school-fishers-fighting-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/29\/mapping-the-deep-old-school-fishers-fighting-for-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping the deep: Old-school fishers fighting for the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1265438\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fisherman-Fournoi-ALEXOPOULOS-320x200.jpg?v=1743180793\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fisherman-Fournoi-ALEXOPOULOS-scaled.jpg?v=1743180793\" alt=\"Mapping the deep: Old-school fishers fighting for the future\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fisherman-Fournoi-ALEXOPOULOS-960x600.jpg?v=1743180795\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[Konstandis Alexopoulos]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Greek fishermen\u2019s deep knowledge of the sea is proving crucial in mapping vital marine habitats, according to a new study by the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation and the University of Plymouth.<\/p>\n<p>Their hand-drawn maps of Posidonia seagrass meadows, a key breeding ground for marine life, were found to be 78% accurate compared to satellite imagery, reaching 92% in some areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were born in the sea; we know it with our eyes closed,\u201d says Michalis Manousakis, a veteran fisherman in the Fournoi archipelago. \u201cOf course, we know where the Posidonia meadows are. That\u2019s where everything reproduces, from squid to the smallest fish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The study highlights the value of local ecological knowledge, long dismissed by authorities. \u201cScientists often look down on fishermen as if they are uneducated or primitive,\u201d says researcher Konstandis Alexopoulos. \u201cYet they prove to be the real teachers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greece\u2019s official seagrass maps \u2013 produced at a cost of \u20ac660,000 \u2013 severely underestimate the extent of these critical habitats. With industrial trawlers destroying marine ecosystems, experts urge a new mapping effort combining technology with fisher expertise. \u201cSometimes I feel like I\u2019m saying the same things over and over,\u201d Manousakis sighs. \u201cBut when I go out to sea, I feel alive again.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/environment\/1265438\/mapping-the-deep-old-school-fishers-fighting-for-the-future\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Konstandis Alexopoulos] Greek fishermen\u2019s deep knowledge of the sea is proving crucial in mapping vital marine habitats, according to a new study by the Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation and the University of Plymouth. 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