Italian Coral Smugglers Arrested on Greek Island

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The lack of precise mapping of red corals in Greek waters and the lack of controls to preserve this particularly vulnerable marine species, according to the Greek media. Source link: https://www.international mail.com/article/trafic-en-grece-le-marche-noir-menace-le-corail-rouge_256883 Author: The European Commission on the Status of Endangered Species of Endangered Wildlife in Europe, [...]

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The Greek authorities have discovered a scheme of illegal extraction and trafficking of protected corals, which resulted in the seizure of a cargo of red coral valued at about €800,000 (about R$4.7 million, in the current quotation).The investigation has revealed that a yacht rented by Italian citizens, under the pretension of being for leisure, was used as a basis for the clandestine withdrawal of corals from the Aegean Sea.

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They grow a few millimeters every year, marine biologist Christos Taklis tells protothema.gr - They function as biodiversity "hotspots", offering refuge to dozens of marine species

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The illegal trafficking of red corals on the official and black markets, the Italian city of Torre del Greco and the current framework The post Skopelos: The plunder of the "red gold" appeared first on in.gr.

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Greek authorities intercepted Italian pleasure ship carrying nearly EUR 1 million of protected corals The Greek authorities arrested the crew of a Greek