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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-10-19
CONTENTS
[01] Medasset clean-up recovers 300-plus kilos of 'ghost nets' in Tolos
[02] Onassis Foundation brings 'Digital Revolution' to Athens
[01] Medasset clean-up recovers 300-plus kilos of 'ghost nets' in Tolos
ANA-MPA -- More than 300 kilos of 'ghost nets' - the deadly lost
or forgotten fishing nets left behind by fishermen to litter the
seabed - were recovered from the sea in Tolos, Argolida by Medasset,
an organisation for the protection of the marine environment. Working
with the volunteer diving group Innerspace Explorers Greece, who spent
1.5 hours underwater to scour the Tolos harbour on Sunday, Medasset
intends to recycle the nylon twine from the recovered nets to make
other nylon-fibre goods, such as socks, swimwear, carpets and other
items of everyday use, as part of the European initiative "Healthy Seas:
A journey from waste to wear".
The divers recovered derelict nets from three spots in picturesque
Tolos on Sunday, at depths of 10 to 25 metres, while they were able to
release trapped fish and also locate other nets that will be recovered
during forthcoming missions. The recovered nets will first be taken
to Alimos marina, where the Alimos Professional Fishers Association is
based, and from there to a Healthy Seas recycling unit in Slovenia and
another in Izmir. Talking to the ANA-MPA, the head of Medasset Vassilis
Stamogiannis outlined the serious impact of derelict fishing gear and
'ghost nets' on marine flora and fauna, pointing out that they never
stop "fishing" and pointlessly killing many kinds of animals, as well
as having a negative impact on marine ecosystems. "Since they are made
of nylon, they never degrade but remain on the seabed, polluting it
irrevocably. It is a very widespread phenomenon in Greek seas but also
more generally in the Mediterranean," he said. Stamogiannis said that
the initiative was warmly and enthusiastically received by the fishing
community, with similar operations planned in Mikrolimano, Piraeus,
Perama, Alimos and the island of Corfu.
[02] Onassis Foundation brings 'Digital Revolution' to Athens
ANA-MPA -- An exhibition that explores our digital past and the journey
into our even more digital future will open its doors to the Athenian
public on Tuesday, at the Onassis Cultural Centre (OCC) on Syngrou
Avenue. From the early days of Pacman and 'Super Mario' to the new
realities of 3D printing and holography, "Digital Revolution" traces
our first baby steps into the world of algorithms and pixels right up
to its modern-day and future impact on the arts, design, music, fashion,
film and gaming.
On the way, it stops at some digital industry milestones: from Tetris,
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak to Augmented Reality, films like 'Gravity'
and 'Inception', or the music of Björk and the Black Eyed Peas'
will.i.am. It then moves on to our possible digital future and the
rapidly changing digital revolutions this is likely to bring: the era of
cyborgs, wearable technology, drones and 'big data'. Earlier hosted by
the Barbican in London and the Tekniska Museet in Stockholm, 'Digital
Revolution' lives up to its name, with a highly interactive series of
digital exhibits covering every area of human endeavour, especially
in the arts. It occupies all three floors of the OCC, as well as the
surrounding grounds, and is divided into several sections, each having
a different theme. The first is Digital Archaeology, which starts its
journey in 1970 and each decade right up to 2010. Creative spaces looks
at how our concepts of time, space and narrative have been revised by
the use of digital tools. Sound and Vision and State of Play move on
to the world of animation and the whole new vistas for visual effects
now open to makers of films and games, before the last section entitled
'Our Digital Futures'. The exhibition will run until January 10, opening
from noon until 21:00 on Sunday through Thursday and from noon until
22:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets can be purchased at a discount
online in advance or at the door, while there are also discounts for
large parties, families, young children and the unemployed. For more
information, visit the website http://www.sgt.gr/eng/SPG1530/.
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