THE JOURNEY TO ITHACA 

Following in the footsteps of Odysseus, the island community of Ithaca have faced a long and treacherous journey to make amends with their environment.
In 2012 an industrial scale fish farm went bankrupt, abandoning tons of nets, cages and traps where they lay. The destruction has caused huge environmental damage not only to the bays of Ithaca’s south east coast but also to the marine life. In some areas there is no life on the seabed at all. Despite the overwhelming scale of the problem, the island is looking towards a brighter future. A team of volunteers from around the world are embarking on their own journey to Ithaca. Technical divers from the Ghost Diving organisation, local NGOs, businesses and residents brought together by the team at Healthy Seas, a non-profit organisation based in the Netherlands, are working to restore Ithaca’s marine environment to its former glory. (BBC)

Production Company: BBC Storyworks
Production Service: Filmiki Productions
Producer: Ruth Holland
Service Producer: Pathi Katsoufi
Director: Alexandros Merkouris
Director of Photography: Stelios Pissas
Editor: Tim Fernandez, Peter Davies
Production Manager: Dafni Kalafati
Sound Operator: Tasos Karadedos
Drone Operator: Yannis Korfiatis
1st AC: Dimitris Zamparas
2st AC: Christos Giannatos