Pavlopetri garnered increased attention when a study from 2009 to 2013 revealed that it is at risk, and many individuals decided to band together to attempt to halt the pollution and harm that was being done. One thing they are attempting to prevent is the approval of a port rule that would allow huge ships to anchor in Vatika Bay. They want to build a type of safety net out of buoys. These buoys would ring the property and keep ships at bay.