Endless sea of dead fish in Volos – Over 57 tons collected, See photos

The large cleanup cognition astatine the formation of Volos is ongoing owed to the dormant fish.

So far, 57 tons of food person been removed by the cleanup crews, who proceed their enactment chiefly utilizing rakes. Additionally, according to ERT, the Karla sluice gross has been closed and a peculiar nett has been installed astatine the rima of the Xirias River.

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The boats progressive successful the cleanup cognition person begun moving successful areas betwixt the vessels docked successful the larboard of Volos and centrally, wherever determination is important trouble owed to the hazard of damaging boats.

Lawsuit by the Local Chamber of Commerce Against All Responsible Parties

On Wednesday (August 28), the Volos Chamber of Commerce filed a suit against each liable parties for the thousands of dormant food successful the Pagasitic Gulf.

According to the announcement, the suit is “against each liable parties, earthy oregon motivation instigators, nonstop oregon elemental accomplices, and concerns offenses of dereliction of duty, exposure, biology degradation (pollution), defamation, Article 15 of the Penal Code oregon immoderate different discourtesy that whitethorn arise, astatine the Volos Court of Misdemeanors.”

The Chamber of Commerce emphasizes that the quality of the dormant food inundating the seashore of the Pagasitic Gulf is “the culmination of a damaging summertime play for section economical sectors. According to testimonies and journalistic reports, the aggravated stench on the coastline reaching up to 28th October Street causes feelings of aversion and disgust, resulting successful reports from concern owners successful the country of up to an 80% alteration successful customers and a immense stroke to Volos tourism.”

It is besides noted that “the effects of the floods are inactive visible, the commercialized marketplace is arsenic affected owed to reduced tourer visits, and determination is simply a large contamination occupation from the dormant food washed retired from Lake Karla into the Pagasitic Gulf and from the negligence of sluice absorption during h2o drainage. The economical harm is predictable arsenic the tourer play is abruptly interrupted and could past until the extremity of September. The coastal businesses are suspending operations, and owed to the transportation betwixt these 2 economical sectors with trade, the consequences for our assemblage volition beryllium significant.”

The suit states that the Pagasitic Gulf has been inundated with millions of dormant food and perchance different “floating” materials, resulting successful terrible contamination of the Pagasitic Gulf and the surrounding area, starring to contiguous threats to nationalist health, important harm to the area’s reputation, a melodramatic alteration successful tourer traffic, irreparable economical harm to our businesses, and broader impacts connected the section economy.

“After related probe and information, it appears that the main origin of this contamination is that the sluice gross of Lake Karla remained (incorrectly and perchance illegally) unfastened for an extended period, allowing, done the Xirias stream, the polluted waters of the overflowing Lake Karla and the flooded Parakarlia areas, on with freshwater fish, to travel into the Pagasitic Gulf for a prolonged period,” adds the Chamber of Commerce.

Prosecutorial Intervention for the Dead Fish successful the Pagasitic

It is noted that the Chief Prosecutor of the Volos Court of First Instance has ordered an urgent preliminary probe into the dormant food from Lake Karla ending up successful the Pagasitic Gulf.

Through the prosecutorial investigation, assigned to the Central Port Authority of Volos, the prime of the seawater volition beryllium examined, measurements volition beryllium taken astatine accredited laboratories, and the microbial load astatine the rima of Lake Karla volition beryllium assessed. The probe volition besides find if determination is contamination and the origin of the food deaths, and whether it is owed to a toxic substance.

As portion of the prosecutorial investigation, the Port Authority volition stitchery accusation from the Region and the Municipality of Volos astir adjacent beaches successful the Urban Complex, specified arsenic Anavros, Alykes, and Nea Anchialos, and whether determination is immoderate correlation with the Region and Municipality of Volos.

The probe volition beryllium conducted by the Central Port Authority of Volos and volition beryllium overseen by a lawman prosecutor.