Marine ranger enforces no-fishing zone near Kas, Turkiye (IMAGE)
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A restoration project along 700km of Turkish Mediterranean coastline was one of the first to receive funding from the ELSP in 2019.
These waters, from Gökova Bay to Cape Gelidonya, have long provided local people with sustainable livelihoods through fishing. But mass tourism and global sea temperature rise, combined with overfishing, have damaged habitats and led to sharp reductions in fish catch.
The project enforces highly restricted no-fishing zones using ranger patrols. Already, fish biomass is increasing and local fishers around these zones are seeing their incomes recover.
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Zafer Kizilkaya
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