Zygi, Cyprus, Thursday, April 7, 2022.
Local fisherman Michalis Tofaris pulls his fishing nets out of the water during the early morning hours. With diminishing fish stocks in the surrounding waters many fishermen are worried about the future of their profession.
Limassol, Cyprus, Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
A fisherman shows a Lionfish, an invasive species found in the Eastern Mediterranean waters, after it was caught in his fishing nets.
Zygi, Cyprus, Saturday, April 9, 2022.
Local fishermen sort through freshly caught fish at the port of Zigy.
Limassol, Cyprus, Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
Nikolas Patsalos pulls a net full of sea bass inside an open sea farming floating cage.
Limassol, Cyprus, Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
A school of sea bass swim inside an open sea farm floating cage.
Limassol, Cyprus, Monday, March 28, 2022.
Vacuum sealed sea breams, at the packaging facilities of an open sea fish farm. The vacuum sealed packaging helps extend the shelf life of the product in supermarkets around the island.
Limassol, Cyprus, Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
Giorgos Chrisanthou jumps onto another vessel after fishing a dive to inspect the floating cages of an open sea fish farm off the coast of Limassol.
Limassol, Cyprus, Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
A net full of sea bass is lifted out of the sea and onto a fishing vessel.
Limassol, Cyprus, Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
Captain Marios Paridis steers his fishing vessel out of the port in Limassol, heading towards an open sea fish farm.
Liopetri, Cyprus, Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
A worker contacts a quality control on a sample of brine, used as fish food, at the fish hatchery facilities of an open sea fish farm. Regular quality controls by the staff and regular checks by the government ensure that fish fry grown in the hatchery are free from antibiotics and processed animal protein.
Liopetri, Cyprus, Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
A school of sea bass swim inside a maturation tank at the fish hatchery facilities of an open sea fish farm. Strict quality controls by the staff of the hatchery ensure that the fish used for propagation are not overcrowded in their tanks. This allows for better quality control and less danger of injury or the spread of disease.
Liopetri, Cyprus, Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
Workers clean the maturation system tanks at the fish hatchery facilities of an open sea fish farm. The fish hatchery keeps a stock of mature sea bass and sea bream that lay the eggs which will be grown to fish fry before moved into open sea floating cages.
Limassol, Cyprus, Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
Sea bream, freshly caught at an open sea fish farm, pulled out of ice on a conveyor belt, at a packaging facility in Limassol.
Limassol, Cyprus, Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
Workers at a packaging facility clean sea bass caught in an open sea fish farm off the coast of Limassol.
Zygi, Cyprus, Saturday, April 9, 2022.
Customers have dinner at a fish tavern. Fish is a staple in the Mediterranean cuisine. It is rich in protein and contains many amino acids, vitamins, essential fats and minerals that are necessary for good health and well-being.
Limassol, Cyprus, Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
Floating cages of an open sea fish farm off the coast of Limassol.