Over the objections of the auditor-general and environmental teams, it was reported on Monday that the federal government goes forward with the tenders’ course of for the development of fish farms within the space of Pentakomo.
The €34 million challenge is being run by the Division of Fisheries and Marine Analysis.
Each the auditor-general in addition to environmental teams have demanded the finishing up of a full environmental influence evaluation research earlier than the initiatives get the inexperienced mild. They are saying something in need of that’s not ok, as the world in query is dwelling to marine habitats and sea caves utilized by the Mediterranean monk seal, an endangered species.
Marina Argyrou, director of the Division of Fisheries and Marine Analysis, advised the StockWatch information outlet that they’ve already despatched their views to the auditor-general, addressing his observations.
She additionally dismissed the considerations voiced that the deliberate amenities may have an adversarial influence on the world or the Mediterranean monk seal.
The challenge is to be funded by the Restoration and Resilience Facility. It’ll embrace the development of breakwaters, dredging of the docking space for boats, an entry highway to the power and roads contained in the compound, in addition to buildings, warehouses, workplaces and different premises.
Below the plans for the power, the deliberate harbour will be capable of serve no less than 35 boats partaking in aquaculture.
4 bids have been submitted for the development contract: consortium of Kepa Attikis ΑTE CG Kokias Ltd for €33.9 million; consortium of Araco Building CY Ltd for €34.5 million; consortium of J/V Building Firm Christopher D Building SA Iacovou Building for €37.8 million; and Archimedes-Medcon JV for 43.6 million.
The decision for tender for the aquaculture facility was issued in March 2024. Nevertheless, planning for the challenge dates again to 2014.
In April of this yr, the auditor-general’s workplace launched a report calling for a brand new research on siting the fish farms, after questions have been raised in regards to the suitability of the proposed facility, to be located near a ‘Web site of Neighborhood Significance’.
The Audit Workplace’s key discovering is that the Division of the Surroundings and the Division of Fisheries and Marine Analysis had not produced an enough scientific evaluation concerning the potential environmental impacts of the fishing farm on sea caves utilized by the Mediterranean monk seal.
