Editing Aegean Sea (section)

== Maritime use ==
The Aegean is used by commercial shipping travelling between the eastern Mediterranean and the Turkish Straits. Ships moving between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea cross the northeastern Aegean before entering the Dardanelles. Routes through the southern Aegean also connect the Balkans and western Anatolia with the eastern Mediterranean and the [[Suez Canal]].<ref name="mediterranean-transport"/>

[[Piraeus]] provides the principal maritime connection between the Aegean islands and the Athens area. [[Thessaloniki]] serves the northern Aegean and the southern Balkans. Volos and Alexandroupoli operate on the Greek mainland coast, while İzmir and Çanakkale serve the Turkish coast.

Passenger ferries connect the Greek mainland with the islands. Other services operate between neighbouring island groups or connect islands with Crete. Fishing remains an established coastal activity, while naval vessels use the sea to reach ports and passages on both sides of the basin.