Despite this, the government has made no serious efforts to
enforce the restrictions, and boats from outside the area continue to fish
around Pipéri. There are also government plans to reduce the prohibited area
around Pipéri to 500m. On a more positive note, the HSPMS, in collaboration
with the Pieterburen Seal Creche in
Holland,
has reared several abandoned seal pups, all of which have been successfully
released in the seas north of Alónissos.
For the moment, your chances of actually seeing
a seal are remote, unless you plan to spend a few weeks on a boat in the area.
It's recommended that you shouldn't visit Pipéri – this is officially
prohibited in any case – or approach sea caves on other islands which might be
used by seals, or try to persuade boat-owners to do so.
