Years of lobbying for sustainable fishing in the Mediterranean Sea have finally started to pay off. Last week, more than 20 countries and the European.
On 11 November, member countries of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) agreed to create, in 2023, a new fisheries closure to protect the Cabliers seamount, which harbours a semi-pristine cold-water coral reef - the only one known to be growing in the Mediterranean Sea - from the impact of destructive fishing. Despite […]
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)