A fourth-generation fisherman on the small island of Astypalaia, he saw the silver-cheeked puffer fish as a curiosity: four or five a day, usually in deeper waters. Two decades later, Evangelou says ...
The silver-cheeked pufferfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus) has multiplied dramatically in Greek waters due to climate change. These fish destroy fishing nets and must be incinerated to prevent any health ...
Scientists have designated the Mediterranean as a climate change “hot spot” – and warming waters are bringing aggressive new ...
New fish are causing chaos in the Mediterranean – and they are heading north - 1,000 invasive species have been identified in the Mediterranean ...
On his fishing boat moored in the Greek port of Ierapetra in southwestern Crete, Alexis Charlambakis pries open the mouth of a freshly caught pufferfish to reveal two massive teeth on each jaw. "If ...
The silver-cheeked toadfish carries deadly tetrodotoxin and has bone-crushing jaws that can sever fingers, prompting Greek authorities to install barriers.