Greece pays for toxic fish
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Greece has a new rule. Fishers get money for one fish. The fish has the name rabbit fish. The state pays 5.33 Euro for 1 kilo. This plan works near the island Crete. It also works in the Aegean Sea. The fish comes from the Indian Ocean. It swam through the Suez Canal to the sea. The fish causes many problems. It has sharp teeth. It breaks the nets of the fishers. It eats the fish in the nets. The rabbit fish is dangerous for people. It is very toxic. You must not eat the fish. Cooking does not remove the poison. Fishers often get hurt by the fish. The fish bites very hard. The risk for tourists is small. There are almost no accidents with swimmers. But the fish pushes away other animals. The fish grows very fast. The government wants fewer fish now. It is hard to remove all fish. Turkey has this plan for a long time. People there catch many thousand fish every year.
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Definitions
- Invasive
- This means animals from far away. They grow fast in a new place. They hurt the local animals.
- Ecosystem
- An ecosystem is a group of animals and plants. They live together in one place.
- Suez Canal
- This is a man made water path in Egypt. It links two seas.
- Tetrodotoxin
- This is a strong poison. It is inside some fish. It hurts the body.
- Biodiversity
- This word means many different plants and animals in one place.
People
- Margaritis Schinas
- He is a politician in Greece. He works for food and land.
Locations
- Greece
- A country in south Europe with many islands.
- Crete
- A very big island in Greece.
- Turkey
- A country next to Greece.
- Aegean
- A part of the sea between Greece and Turkey.
Sources
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