Sponge Divers
Kalymnos Island has a world wide reputation due to its divers and sponge fishing. Sponge fishery has a long tradition on the island and contributes to the island’s economic prosperity.Kalymnos Island has a world wide reputation due to its divers and sponge fishing. Sponge fishery has a long tradition on the island and contributes to the island’s economic prosperity.
The sponges’ elaboration begins immediately after it’s out of sea water as the animal dies extremely fast and due to decomposition the sponge is destroyed.
Kagava: One of the oldest methods which nowadays is limited due to its catastrophic effects on the sea bed, also known as gagava or kagava. It is a trailed tool referred as gagami in