This is the most over-fished sea in the world
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- The Mediterranean supports countries in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa-but its fish stocks are almost completely collapsed. Meet the man who is leading attempts to revive its marine habitats. Film supported by @blancpain
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This is the extraordinary story of one man’s dream to save the most over-fished sea in the world. Zafer Kizilkaya has almost single handedly turned a ravaged bay in Turkey into one of the most effective and thriving marine conservation areas in the Mediterranean. His hope is to inspire others to bring marine life back to one of the most famous but damaged parts of the ocean.
It’s a chilly December morning on Turkey’s eastern-Mediterranean coast and Zafer Kizilkaya is a man on a mission. He’s dedicated to enforcing the no-fishing zones that he has helped create here in Gokova Bay.
Within just 20 minutes Zafer and one of his rangers have spotted something suspicious. Since marine conservationist Zafer set up the ranger system here in partnership with the Turkish authorities they’ve seen a significant drop in illegal fishing. It all began after Zafer first visited Gokova Bay in 2008 on a research trip from his home city of Istanbul. The damage he witnessed to marine life compelled him to stay and devote his life to repairing this.
Zafer lobbied his government to make the bay a protected area and ten years on his research suggests marine life has increased by 800% within his no-fishing zones.
But the revival faced another threat new species of fish coming into the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. These invaders were eating the native fishes’ food and grazing parts of the seabed bare so Zafer had to adapt and come up with an innovative solution.
To make this work, he had to hook the local population into eating these unfamiliar fish and that meant persuading people to change their diets.
Zafer’s vision has delivered the bonus of raising the incomes of local fisher people by 400% and bringing a previously decimated industry back to life. Visit the fishing co-operative here and you’ll find an array of invasive species for sale caught outside the no-fishing zones.
Zafer’s innovations have delivered for both people and planet in this small bay and he’s now working to create another marine protected area in Turkey. It looks like a lonely mission. Latest figures show just 0.04% of the Mediterranean is a no-fishing zone 50 times lower than the average for the whole ocean.
Zafer is going to need all the help he can get.
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This man deserves an award or something. His dedication is astounding
LOL
Guy's an actual saint, is abandon self-interest for the sake of conservation like that is insanely altruistic. Good on him.
He's done brilliant work, creating a win for local fishermen, restaurants, and the area as a whole.
This is beautiful. I'm so happy for this whole bay, and all for its inhabitants, fish or human! Thank you, sir, thank you!
Glad to see that even a single guy works his ass off protecting the ocean
Salute🙏
It’s amazing how one person’s ambition can make such positive outcome. Well done 👍
Now that is the type of person that deserves a Nobel Prize!
Respect to Turkey must beautiful country and kind people
I an amazed at how beautiful the whole scenery there is. Let’s hope that he manages to protect more areas around Turkey.
Lokum FTW! yeah like bali beautiful scenery
He should be given a Nobel peace prize.
Noble Fish Prize
be given a nobel fish prize
I'm sure they have a awards for science, Pyshics, animal & environment conservation.. Look it up just in case. I seen Professors get Nobel prices for subjects and work they done in which they specialised.
The world needs about another million of this guy.
Hear hear.
this guy should be the president of turkey
Pretty much anyone else should be the president of Turkey at this point.
You are FETO, you go to jail coup plotters.
@@tzlawina the Turkish people choose their leader by democratic elections , wether you like him or not , that's the choose of the majority ....... Your GOVs are all about Democracy "LOL" if it suits them , if not , they conspire for military coups which is shameful and Hippocratical , don't believe me go ask 90% of South American countries
@B N What's your take on the coup?
@@bnnnnnnnnnnn you cannot talk about "democratic elections" if there is no freedom of press nor separation of powers.
ocean bounce back amazingly fast when we stop fishing them, establishing oyster and seaweed gardens is important too
Zach Fox 狐智 wow your solution is so innovative oyster and seeweed hhahhahah is happy to know that ocean boynce back amazingly fast
The only thing I could do is to admire his dedication for protecting nature...
Not lot of people could follow his step and he is one of the very few who could do such thing...
He’s a real Hero, God Bless him🙏🏼
Thanks for another brilliant documentary 🙏👏
Mohamed Chbaro brilliant documentary inspring story and innovative methods
"The best way to get rid of them is to consume them". My man.
We need people who are willing to do whatever’s necessary to protect our planet, much respect for these people who are going above and beyond.
Great job zafer... You are one of the saviours of the world
I'm relieved to see there are some Good People in Turkey who care, awesome work.
Amazing, inspiring story and a innovative solution to two sets of problems! I'm excited and hope to see more coverage on such issues! BTW, who downvotes conservation efforts LOL, are they part of the "Big Fish" Industry?
Natasa Forte yeah the same cant wait to see more coverage on such issuess
Yes dear
Thank you Zafer!I proud of you I believe you can spread your mentality to make our world for more livable place.
Böyle güzel insanların kıymetini yine her zamanki gibi bilinçli toplumlar biliyor. Kendi kaynaklarımızdan bu habere erişemezken yabancı kaynaklardan görüyoruz izliyoruz ama onlar dıj güjler. Teşekkürler Zafer KIZILKAYA, teşekkürler The Economist.
Amazing man, inspirational!
I am moved by his passion to save marine lives and doing what he likes. It's too easy to say that I have a good and stable job but saying i love my job coming to work everyday until you retire is so hard.
Zafer, my dear, you are a beautiful soul!!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Now, you know why Businessman hates Environmentalist
Not all of them. You can see in the video how fishing and eating of invasive species can boost local economy and help the environment. It is possible for business and ecology to coexist.
Because this environmentalist, brought back the chance for life, and some prosperity??
No fishing zones are a no brainer.
Far better than the quota systems promoted by the EU where dead fish are thrown back.
@grafvonstauffenburg And jail time. These people are stealing from all of us by decimating the oceans for their own commercial gain.
Increasing by 800% is a really inspiring achievement.
Spear fishermen, who can fish selectively, should be allowed into the No Fishing Zone to take as many invasive fish as they can. ... Kudos to the man in this video who lobbied to have this zone set up by the government of Turkey.
It would be hard to check if they actually catch the invasive ones, or the native ones too.
@@kondjedes4866
One would want to have sports-divers and the conservation-minded, who could be trained to distinguish betwixt the native and invasive species, involved in this work. They would have an actual commitment to taking out the invasives and protecting the natural marine environment.
Yes, there are people working to improve our world, to reduce damage caused by humans. They should be more than what we have, but this is a start. Thank you very much.
He's like a one man sea shepherd!
amazing work, what a legend
There are those people who destroy our earth then there are angels like him ❤️
Yes, we need more no-fishing zones, even fishermen understand the need for it nowadays.
I’m crying right now because this is amazing
GOODMAN!!
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
You are a legend champo... keep it up!
Zafer Kizilkaya is a hero. The wildlife in the Mediterranean at large needs more protection and governments involvement. The work that Zafer Kizilkaya is doing should be formalized so that it will be continued for the future.
someone please give this man a cookie, or an award, he deserves it
Nice job man you did great achievement
Support this guy!
Well done❤we all need to start to care so we can protect oceans for future generations
Overfishing is really problem for marine conservation.
And fishing too. That is the point fishermen have a hard time understanding.
yeah overfish big issuse marine conservation
Overfishing should be stopped as soon as possible
@@joeblack4436 fishing isn't really that bad recreational fishermen only take a handful of dish and usually catch and release
@@loodytheleprican3079 I said overfishing. And thousands of individual fishers can in fact cause almost as much harm as the large industrial fishing does. It all depends on how fragile the specific ecosystem is that the fishing occurs in. Which at this point is basically... almost all marine ecosystems. The vast majority. 90%+ of fish stocks globally have been fished to the point where they are not even commercially viable anymore.
Commercial fishing is obviously worse - But it's not a hard rule that recreational fishing is somehow never harmful. It depends on what is being fished, and where.
Good work mate
What a great man
Respect! Thankyou :-)
Only One man making a difference!!
I am scuba diver and living in Turkey. We have beautiful seas, clean ve crystal blue. But no fishes at all. After a day of diving, divers prefer going to fish restaurants. And then you realize where the marine life is. As a consumer, I reject eating local fishes all the time, only when we have lots of fishes from Black Sea, in winter time. Mackerel and salmon from Norway, local aquaculture tuna is good for me.
All farmed fish are being fed smaller fish from the Baltic Sea, Baltic Sea is a no-fishing zone, due to how many chemicals Russia, Germany and France dumped there, Baltic Sea is a closed sea, it takes minimum 30-50 years before the sea can clean it self.
Now, the fish you mentioned, "Norwegian salmon" which is farmed salmon(Norway export this technology of farming around the world, thats why everyone is eating Norwegian salmon) is eating poisonous fish as food, not to mention all the anti-biotic these fish gets in their system, due to all the deceases that occurs when living in such close encounters as they do.
You should eat locally fished food, but you should support local fishers in stead of big tanks sweeping the world oceans. This is the job to the gov. around the world, to police such important matters, but as long as politician pockets fill, who cares what happens in the next 100 years
MitchConnect Crunk the baltic sea isn’t a no fishing zone, i live on the east coast of sweden and you can eat alot of the fish from the baltic sea. Of course you need to be careful with some species like wild salmon and herring but if you are male adult you can eat them once per week. I usually don’t eat fish from the baltic sea but it’s definetely not a no fishing zone.
nice one, love it
*Banning commercial fishing in the coastal areas* is very good for fish, because they grow up along the coast. When the fish are large, they go out into the deep sea, this is where fishing should be allowed.
Excellent work
Zafer is an inspiration 😌
Fantastic!
He is the man....this how people need to learn ..how to protect nature..
Awesome job
Very well done
This man is a genius ❤
What a hero!
It's not a one man's Job 😂😂 , he maybe the 1st to address that issue and do something about it , but he is backed up by the Turkish Gov and it's Marien police , and may God bless him for his hard work
Over fishing is a problem all over the world. And some people allow this to happen because of the almighty dollar.
You can make more money with fishing around no fishing zones. The problem is ignorance.
I dove in Marmaris and Antalya, and I can say for sure the marine life is at a minimum, almost non existent. Not much to see or explore, I did see more trash and a toilet bowl than I saw fishes. I was so disgusted that i did not even dove my 2nd dive. I told the divemaster there is nothing to see and I was not going down a second time (i could tell it was another send bank and more rocks side rather then a coral - did not waste my time) I really do hope that this conservation will boost the area fish and the coral to come back. But, what about the trashes and tires and toilet bowls' are they going to clean that up? It is a great start none the less.
Great and inspiring... Respect
Let's hope Mr. Kizilkaya's vision is caught by others, so that it will live on long after him.
We should all be like this man.
The man is a legend.
RESPECT BROTHER
respect to you sir
for the great work: conservation & educate people the important not to fish in the spawning area..
you may visit Malaysia someday to see our fish spawning habitat: "artificial reef"
Good news. Thanks
It's that benefit to fishermen who can just go with very little effort and fish outside the zone that should be the greatest selling point. It has been proven time and time again that if you have a few no fish zones in an area then outside the zones fish populations also go way up.
So you want to be able to catch more fish? Do the clever thing and make no fishing zones.
Somehow living in coexistence with the Nature would pay us all well and all would get fixed by itself sooner or later
Brilliant
Adriatic sea inshore is the most over-fished body of sea. Im third generation fisherman and diver, and i can asure you that its empty like a desert, it was alarming 25 years ago and something could be done, but now its just dead and hopeless. Sad life and sad overfishing + illegal fishing
This is probably exaggerating the positive effects but we need more reserves and protections for our seas.
This man is hero
thank you for your conservation efforts brother.I hope to do the same where I live...and internationally.
Bravo!
before clicking the video i was almost sure that this place is in Turkey. :)
Nobel fish prize for my man
Didn't china exhausted their marine life and now they fish in other countries wing 2000+ fleet?
Sail from China to Argentinian Water.
How far is that?
China : We destroyed our marine ecosystem. What do we do?
Also China : Fish in other places to destroy theirs
Polar Wolfo bullshit , Japan Australia USA they all do the same thing ! Why don’t u mention it ?
Ok sorry, its not my fault I just wanted to make a comment lol
I'm not a fucking scientist, it just popped up in my feed
@@polarwolfo You've read too much popular media and taken to their propaganda. I was surprised as well when it turns out that Japan is not main culprit in killing whales. It is the Europeans with Russians and Norwegians in particular that have the most to answer.
What a trooper!!
*FENSEN WAS HERE* (in 26 AUG 2020)
he is the aquaman !
We need more men like him, sadly many are ready to wipe out the fish population
So where can we donate to him ?
bedava reklam işte, ülkeye dair bitane bile olumlu haber yokken, trilyon versen bundan güzel reklam yapamazsın, yapılacak şey böyle güzel insanlara köstek olmamak, dikkat ederseniz destek olmak bile demiyorum, bu ülkenin, bizim öyle güzel insanlarımız varki, destek olmana bile gerek yok, yolunu kesme inanki başkalarının 500 yılda yapamadığını bizimkiler 5 yılda yapar, garanti.
Pink Mares and kicking ass. I approve.
Spain morroco Greece Albania and Italy are killing 96% of the fish in Mediterranean. Fish never reach Montenegro and Croatia. Somebody do something about this
that's the stupidest thing ever and you got it out of your ass , where do you have a source for this ?
Legend
GG, almost 1 man army.
At least in your video for a few seconds, put a map to locate the area...that would help us to visualize.
You could have shown a map of this area.
Jaza Kallah, Zafer.
I have decided recently I won't eat any seafood at all. Whilst seafood has a commercial value the destruction of our seas and oceans will continue.
@bruceownsu You're assuming I don't practise "other means" but I can assure you I do. I have no issue with individuals going to the beach or riverbank with rod and line to harvest natures bounty, as long as they only take enough to satisfy personal consumption. As I live inland, fishing for my own use is neither practical nor environmentally acceptable. Industrialised harvesting of natures bounty would be outlawed if I had my way.
Nice
In all aspects of life, a handful of people keep the rest from destroying and consuming the environment and themselves
I support his cause 1,000%
His name means Victory btw
that invasive fishes is the best dish fishes in philippines we call it "danggit" (rabbitfish) and "lagao" the red one..... its more expensive than chicken or pork meat.....
It amazes me that the sea is empty of fish