CLEAN COASTS.
MORE FISH.
A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT.
Cleaning the coasts from plastic and giving marine life time to regenerate—that’s what Amorgorama wants to achieve.
With your help, we can do it.
Our Focus Areas
Fishing Restricted Area
Since 2025 the first FRAs are implemented by law around the Island of Amorgos.
Sustainable Fishing
Adopting fishing periods to recreational months of maritime life.
AMORGORAMA
With the project AMORGORAMA the Professional Fishing Association of Amorgos aims to find a sustainable approach to tackle both the problems of a continuously increasing plastic pollution as well as of overfishing in the Aegean Sea.
Amorgos is a small island (126 km2) with 2000 inhabitants. It is the easternmost island of the Cyclades and mainly consists of big mountains and rocky terrain. Its two ports, Katapola and the large bay in the basin of Aegiali are the main centres of activity. Chora (the capital) has always been the centre of the island both geographically and administratively in modern years.
In Kato Meria, the southwest part, most people still work in the primary sector, resisting modern trends, reminding Greece as it used to be – simpler and more hospitable. Due to the mountainous landscape and the limited space for agriculture, fishing has always been a significant part of life on the island.
Today, around 30 families are still connected to fishing. Our professional fishing association consists of 40 members with most of them being from Amorgos and all of them being permanent habitants.
The Professional Fishing Association of Amorgos was founded in 2003. It’s goal was to face common problems and represent the fishermen requests to the authorities.
The last decade the association had to address new problems such as overfishing, pollution and the protection of the traditional fishing boats (Kaikis).
Partner of the initiative Amorgorama
