Overfishing and harmful fishing techniques have been tolerated for far too long, disturbing the balance of marine ecosystems and damaging marine habitats. Marine litter has created large garbage patches of plastic in the oceans that marine animals ingest and get entangled in. Extraction of oil and…
Our oceans have been overexploited for decades - unsustainable fishing, oil and gas exploration, and plastic pollution are only some of the human influences that have left their mark. The effects of climate change are creating even more pressure on marine species and habitats. Marine biodiversity is…
Bottom fishing activities are the fishing operations that have the worst impacts on the seabed. They harm fish populations, climate, and marine biodiversity. Despite that, in Europe bottom trawling is still allowed in marine protected areas (MPAs) - areas that have the purpose of preserving flora…
