Fish stocks are decreasing, said the President of the Paphos Coastal Fishing Association
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The stocks of fish are decreasing and as a result the professional fishermen are facing a problem and young people refuse to engage in the profession, according to the president of the Paphos Coastal Fishing Association, Leonidas Leonidou, who sounds the alarm.
In his statements to the Cyprus News Agency, Mr. Leonidou stated that it is necessary to carry out fishing projects related to fishing and stocks. We the fishermen continued, “we have the way and the knowledge to inform the authorities how stocks can be increased of fish or at least they remain as they are today”.
He added that it is a shame that we have the “jewel” of Cyprus, the green turtle and the seal, and not try to multiply them. We must help, said Mr. Leonidou, in the reproduction of the seal, adding that the turtle numbers are greater than the seal. food.
