The fact that Peristera is an unihabited island and the small bay that the dive against debris was conducted is a common anchorage spot for many leisure boats, contribute to the accumulation of debris and thrash that has been found and collected. In addition there are permanent restrictions on the area for any kind of diving activities as it it declared an archaelogical site, a fact which makes any Clean Up dive more complicate logistically in terms of licencing and conducting it. For this time we had an archaeologist from the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities together in the team, a thing that facilitate the permission we got to dive on the site.
an old Typewriter which was delivered for maintenance to the owner of Folk museum in Alonnisos, Kostas Mavrikis.
pieces of plastic
plastic bottles
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