Pafos Live 22 March 2025
The Paphos TAP condemns in the most categorical way the phenomena of illegal fishing within the protected area of the marine park in the Bania in Paphos.
TAP received several complaints that amateur fishermen, taking advantage of the absence of bathers or lack of supervision, to fish undisturbed with rod and line within the protected area. Particular cases of illegality have been reported even after sunset where the offenders take advantage of the absence of lifeguards and bathers.
In addition, professional or amateur fishermen with boats, cast their nets very close to the buoys and fish almost at the limits of the bathing area with the risk of serious maritime accidents, while overfishing in the area continues unhindered.
TAP has called on lifeguards to inform fishermen about the ban that exists as well as report such activity to the Port Authority. At the same time, it calls on the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research to activate its service as well as other supervisory authorities in order to combat illegality and improve the conditions prevailing in the region.
