{"id":3354,"date":"2019-10-10T09:27:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T07:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greekislandsbooking.com\/?page_id=3354"},"modified":"2023-11-23T15:24:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T14:24:45","slug":"sea-sponges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greekislandsbooking.com\/en\/islands\/kalymnos-island\/history-kalymnos\/sea-sponges\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea-sponges"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Kalymnos natural sea sponges<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Diving for sea sponges<\/strong> brought social and economical development to the island of Kalymnos where the free-diving method was used. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greekislandsbooking.com\/en\/islands\/kalymnos\/information-kalymnos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kalymnos<\/a> was the main center of production in the Aegean, and still now is a traditional occupation with related exhibitions, along with other local folklore, at three local museums.<\/p>\n<p>The crew went out into the <strong>Mediterranean Sea<\/strong> in a small boat, and used a cylindrical object with a glass bottom to search the ocean floor for sponges. When one was found, a diver went overboard to get it. <span class=\"mw-redirect\">Free diving<\/span>, he was usually naked and carried a 15 kilograms (33\u00a0lb) <span class=\"mw-redirect\">skandalopetra<\/span>, a rounded stone tied on a rope to the boat, to take him down to the bottom quickly. The diver then cut the sponge loose from the bottom and put a special net around it. Depth and bottom time depended on the diver&#8217;s lung capacity.<\/p>\n<h3>Sea sponges<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sponge_diving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sponges<\/a> are <strong>aquatic animals<\/strong>, living mostly in the marine environment. They have neither brain nor central nervous system and maintain plant like qualities. Although only 7 types of sponges are currently commercially traded, there are at least 5.000 types of <strong>Natural Sponges<\/strong> known to man.<\/p>\n<p>Natural sea sponges are <strong>of greater value over synthetic<\/strong> sponges for many reasons. Sea sponges are more durable and last longer than synthetic sponges because they are more resistant to abrasion. They are <strong>better for bathing and cleaning<\/strong> because they soak up and hold more water without dripping and at the same time, they are self-cleaning through their intricate system of canals.<\/p>\n<p>Natural sea sponges actually have enzymes in them that inhibit the growth of mold, mildew, and bacteria.\u00a0 Yet, they are<strong> toxin-free and hypo-allergenic.\u00a0<\/strong>With the natural sponges skin can be naturally and easily saved from dead skin cells. The skin is provided with a soft exfoliation and massage and better circulation due to the special fine pores of sponge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kalymnos natural sea sponges Diving for sea sponges brought social and economical development to the island of Kalymnos where the free-diving method was used. Kalymnos was the main center of production in the Aegean, and still now is a traditional occupation with related exhibitions, along with other local folklore, at three local museums. 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