The Roman fishtanks are located beyond the current Custom's office, at a distance of about 150 metres from the small Sitia pier.
Their researcher, archaeologist Kostis Davaras, counted ten fishponds along a two-hundred meter coast.
Most of them have been completely destroyed, with a few traces remaining only on the rock.
They were fishtanks of an almost semi-circular design, located on the shore, and in them the Romans stored freshly-caught fish, a product they were deeply passionate about.
The largest of these fishtanks, and also the most well-maintained, is shaped like a horse-shoe, and its dimensions are 7x6,75m.
The present position of the Roman fishtanks confirms the theory that Eastern Crete has suffered a subsidence which reaches 1m at the spot where the pond is located. This has been ascertained through a comparison with Western Crete which appears to have been elevated.
Source: sitia.gr
Translated and edited by: Yallou