Sponge Divers

Sponge DiversKalymnos 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.
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Process of Sponges

epeksergasiaThe 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.
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How to Fish Sponges

How to Fish Sponges 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
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