00:00Red Coral is a marine organism that grows extremely slowly and can take decades to form a large colony.
00:06Since ancient times, it has been used in jewelry because of its striking color and glossy hard texture.
00:11According to UN estimates, its value can exceed $5,000 per kilogram.
00:16Maria Salomidhi explained to your news why the illegal trade in this precious marine organism can be so lucrative.
00:21This is what is very important with the cotton coral.
00:27It is the characteristic of its skeleton.
00:30It is the characteristic of its source.
00:32It is the characteristic of its source.
00:32It is the characteristic of its source.
00:34It can be used to be used as a human being.
00:40It is a material that can be used in the cosmopolitan world.
00:43There is also a paradox in which, in some way, the coral is like a sheltered, like something that protects
00:56the disease.
01:35In Greece, Italian nationals were caught harvesting red coral from the seabed of Skopelos with the shipment destined for Italy.
01:43In other words, the Italian nationals were found in the seabed of Skopelos with the seabed of Skopelos.
02:13but it's sure they'll have more.
02:17Maria Salomini said that without a comprehensive mapping of the Greek seabed,
02:21it will be impossible to establish an effective mechanism to protect these valuable coral populations.
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