Environmental Group Encourages Greece to Consider Ecological Implications of Offshore Gas Drilling
Greenpeace has warned Greece that gas exploration projects in the Mediterranean may have a negative impact on whales and dolphins.
A survey done by the environmental group in waters off southwestern Greece and Crete which are earmarked for exploratory drilling, found that sea mammals were present there in the winter, as well as the summer. The study that found that the area is a vital environment for whales and other marine mammals already threatened by fishing, collisions with ships and plastic pollution.
For this reason, Greece was encouraged to consider the ecological implications of its planned exploration activities as it seeks to meet its energy needs in an environmentally responsible manner.
