Amorgos FRA – Katapola Bay Fisheries Restricted Area

Katapola bay, the main port bay of Amorgos (Cyclades), is closed to ALL fishing — professional and recreational, «με οποιοδήποτε μέσο και εργαλείο» (by any means or gear), so spearfishing included — all year round under art. 2(β) of Presidential Decree 73/2025 (ΦΕΚ 148 Α΄, 18 August 2025). The decree’s Annex delimits the closure as the sea enclosed between the coasts of Amorgos and the straight line joining Α 36°48′54.6762″N 25°50′53.0196″E and Β 36°50′8.7432″N 25°50′21.4044″E; the map pin sits mid-bay on the closed side of that line. The decree entered into force on 18 November 2025, three months after publication (art. 6), and its measures are temporary, running for five years, i.e. to 18 November 2030 (art. 2) — they are not permanent. A separate seasonal closure under art. 2(α) shuts all professional and recreational fishing by any means or gear within 1.5 nautical miles of the whole island from 1 April to 31 May every year. (GPS-tracking enforcement and fines of up to €3,000 are reported by the fisher-led Amorgorama initiative page of the Cyclades Preservation Fund, not stated in the decree.)