How divers fish for waste to preserve Greece's Aegean shores

Members and volunteers of the Aegean Rebreath NGO sorting rubbish that divers collected under the water during a clean-up operation of the harbour of the Cycladic island of Naxos. Photos: AFP

On the Greek island of Naxos, two divers reeled in not the catch of the day but a jumble of cable, rope, fishing nets and old clothes from the seafloor.

They are part of a dozen-strong team from Aegean Rebreath, marine conservationists who for the past five years have sought to preserve the azure waters that attract millions of holidaymakers every summer.