Divers Spot Endangered Seahorses in Polluted Greek Lagoon

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10 July 2021 17:42 WIB

A seahorse rests on the seabed of the Aitoliko lagoon, Greece, May 31, 2020. Divers have reported a rare sighting of hundreds of endangered seahorses in a polluted lagoon in western Greece and warn they could be lost if the area is not cleaned up. Vassilis Mentogiannis/Handout via REUTERS

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Seahorses rest on the seabed of the Aitoliko lagoon, Greece, May 31, 2020. A protected species threatened by overfishing and pollution, seahorses need an environment full of organisms to feed on and plant life to hide. Vassilis Mentogiannis/Handout via REUTERS

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A seahorse is wrapped around local professional diver's Labros Charelos finger, in the Aitoliko lagoon, Greece, May 30, 2020. Older fishermen say Aitoliko lagoon in the northern Patras Gulf used to contain thousands of seahorses but their numbers have plummeted in recent years and local divers were amazed when they found a group of the creatures. Vassilis Mentogiannis/Handout via REUTERS

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A seahorse swims in the Aitoliko lagoon, Greece, May 30, 2020. Aitoliko, which reaches depths of up to 30 metres, is linked by narrow channels to a shallow lagoon open to the sea. Vassilis Mentogiannis/Handout via REUTERS

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