The Mediterranean Sea isn’t the source of plenty it once was. It now contains some of the most ecologically degraded marine areas in the world, and has been the site of dead zones and fish stock collapses in recent decades. Populations of countless species are in decline, including sharks, seagrasses and marine mammals. The sea […]
Adriatic Sea risks turning into a water desert
Overfishing, bottom trawling, pollution, and climate change are seriously threatening the biodiversity of the Adriatic Sea (Photo: Diane Brennan)
The Adriatic Sea risks turning into a water desert, experts warn.
Overfishing, bottom trawling, pollution, and climate change are seriously threatening the biodiversity of the Adriatic.
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Fishing vessels in Otranto, Italy. For almost three years, experts and NGOs have been calling for the establishment of a Fisheries Restricted Area (FRA) in the Strait of Otranto, between the Italian region of Puglia and Albania (Photo: Paolo Margari)