Greek aquaculture organization provides fish to Covid-19 healthcare workers

The Greek aquaculture industry is tackling many challenges brought by coronavirus as most of its key markets struggle.

Hellenic Aquaculture Producers Organization supplying fish meals to Greek healthcare workers.Photo: HAPO

Demi Korban

The Greek aquaculture industry is lending a hand amid Covid-19 by supplying farmed fish to prepare meals for healthcare workers in Athens for the next four weeks.

The Hellenic Aquaculture Producers Association (HAPO) took the initiative to support the #Cook4Heroes campaign, which was formed by a set of restaurants to prepare free meals for the hospital staff in Athens.

Some of the supporting restaurants include By the Glass, Cardinal, Bocca Negra, and CTC which is owned by HAPO's ambassador chef Alexandros Tsiotinis.

Just months after seabass and seabream company Andromeda finalized a major merger, the group is now tackling the challenges brought about by coronavirus in its key Greek, Italian and Spanish markets.

The Greek industry is highly dependent on exports to Italy, Spain, France, Germany and the United States, all of which have seen a decline in recent weeks.