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        "rendered": "<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-96266fff title-section\">\n<div data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-once=\"true\" data-aos=\"fade\" class=\"gb-container gb-container-34d8f860\">\n<h1 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-cf8e1ff5 gb-headline-text\">About Us<\/h1>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-ba7b0c80 gb-headline-text\">\u201cWe must defend our land and the environment because we do not own it, we are borrowing it from future generations.\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AKTAIA<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8f42144f\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c1b08eb3\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b9faabd0\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-438e561b gb-headline-text\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Who we are<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Aktaia is a Panhellenic Alliance comprised of citizen groups, non-profits, scientists, and individuals from over 20 communities across Greece. Together, we stand united in opposition to the drastic proposal to expand industrial fish farming by 24 times along our coasts. What we want is a healthy marine ecosystem, rich in biodiversity and natural regeneration, and resource use in balance with it. Anything else is unsustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">We are united by the common problem of the POAY*, which is coming unchecked to our land and sea to change its character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">The POAY is a plan that ignores local communities and the local government. It is a plan that wants to change the character of our beautiful country and transform vast areas of our coastline into a place of fish production on an industrial scale, with major environmental impacts on the marine and terrestrial environment.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-once=\"true\" data-aos=\"fade\" class=\"gb-container gb-container-3257a44c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-1cb9716c\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-eb9268c4\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-e93372ae gb-headline-text\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">We represent the following communities:<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-95eca41c\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list twocol\">\n<li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Amvrakikos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Communities of the Argolic Gulf<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Communities of Boeotia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">North Kynouria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Galaxidi&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Western Lesvos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Communities of Evoia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Communities of Corinthia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Naxos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">South Kynouria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Xiromero, Aitolokarnania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Poros<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Salamina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Spetses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Communities of Tempi and Pineios Delta of Larissa Prefecture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Troizinias-Methana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Communities of Fokida<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Fthiotida<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-238ac916\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4884165a two-col-grid\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ed204a31\">\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-5e2c9caa gb-headline-text\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Why the name Aktaia?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">In ancient Greece, Aktaia was the nymph responsible for the settlement of relations between the sea and the coast, as her name indicates in Greek.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-0f8e8206\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-ca3966d7\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"400\" data-aos-once=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-ca3966d7\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.aktaia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Aktaia-logo-blue.svg\" alt=\"Aktaia logo\" title=\"Aktaia-logo-blue\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a08047b7\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-44459e2b\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-236c9e93 gb-headline-text\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-once=\"true\">We hereby declare that:<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4964c2b6 declaration-grid\">\n<div data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-once=\"true\" data-aos=\"fade\" class=\"gb-container gb-container-2863a4de declaration-grid-item\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-8ed3a7ab declaration-grid-img\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e3f480e8 declaration-grid-text\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-9a059f34 gb-headline-text sf-grid-item-title\">Coastal waters are a priceless natural resource and belong to all.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px\">No single user has the right to use Greek waters to the detriment of others. For thousands of years, Greek seas have been shared in relative harmony by fishers, recreational boaters, sea transportation, commercial shipping, tourism-related businesses, and year-round and seasonal homeowners.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-once=\"true\" data-aos=\"fade\" class=\"gb-container gb-container-0ea1820a declaration-grid-item\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f43d3f7b declaration-grid-img\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-aad365e4 declaration-grid-text\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-7bcfa243 gb-headline-text sf-grid-item-title\">Participation of the municipalities affected by a proposed project and the communities that share coastal waters with the boundaries of the proposed project, are entitled to have a say in the approval process.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px\">Plans of this magnitude -with a significant environmental, social and economic footprint- should have the approval of local and neighboring communities. The opinion of local authorities should be changed from advisory to binding. Tides, currents, winds, and the potential negative impacts of a project do not follow arbitrary municipal boundaries. Any town whose waters, shoreline and property owners have the potential to be harmed by a project in a body of water shared with the \u201chost\u201d community should have standing in the permitting process. The desired solution for fish farms varies across our membership and as a network, we respect the wishes of each community.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-once=\"true\" data-aos=\"fade\" class=\"gb-container gb-container-795c6edb declaration-grid-item\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-3643753b declaration-grid-img\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-72329e6a declaration-grid-text\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-f2aab007 gb-headline-text sf-grid-item-title\">Those applying for permits to use Greek seas and release substances into them must be held to the highest possible standards.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px\">The burden of proof that no environmental degradation or economic harm to other users will take place rests squarely with the applicant; it should not be up to the citizens to have to prove that the project is harmful. Any sign of harm should be investigated thoroughly. The state has a responsibility to establish guidelines and make decisions based on best international standards, and sound, up-to-date scientific data.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-once=\"true\" data-aos=\"fade\" class=\"gb-container gb-container-4d290263 declaration-grid-item\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-24aef5ab declaration-grid-img\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-0bcb7521 declaration-grid-text\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-16470486 gb-headline-text sf-grid-item-title\">Artisanal small-scale fishers are a key part of our society and sustainability.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px\">We value traditional small scale autonomous fishers as part of a sustainable fishery management and to prevent the concentration of control of our seas by a few companies. The quality of our food will improve and our relationship with the sea will be restored. The recovery of traditional fisheries will also help to improve labour relations, circulate resources within communities and promote entrepreneurship. We do not support trawling fishing or overfishing of our seas.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-once=\"true\" data-aos=\"fade\" class=\"gb-container gb-container-75ec8520 declaration-grid-item\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-3c7e8b2e declaration-grid-img\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-51674147 declaration-grid-text\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-4239bd11 gb-headline-text sf-grid-item-title\">Support for sustainable development investments and small scale, regenerative aquaculture of seaweed, bi-valves and other species that do not require to be fed other fish.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px\">There are many ways to support sustainable job growth in our communities and we support investments in a multitude of sectors such as eco-tourism, independent small businesses, and sustainable agriculture. If approved by the community, small-scale aquaculture can also be a sustainable part of an economy. However, carnivorous fish farming of sea bream and sea bass is not sustainable as it requires wild fish for feed which takes food away from developing countries and damages the marine ecosystems where the farms are based. We do not support subsidies or compromises for carnivorous or large-scale industrial fish farming.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-once=\"true\" data-aos=\"fade\" class=\"gb-container gb-container-1fa2e524 declaration-grid-item\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b7e6a44d declaration-grid-img\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-1882ddd6 declaration-grid-text\">\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-c9743397 gb-headline-text sf-grid-item-title\">The aim is for the recovery of fish stocks over a period of 10 to 15 years and then sustainable management.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px\">Only in this way will traditional fisheries recover on a healthy basis, with autonomous fishermen, and so the concentration of control of the primary sector at sea by a few companies will be prevented. The quality of our food will improve and our relationship with the sea will be restored. 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