PROTECTINGMARINE BIODIVERSITY
Solutions: Sustainable fishing Protected marine areas Selective fishing gear Improved maritime security Reduced pollution International cooperation
Impacts: Loss of marine wildlife Damaged marine ecosystems Depleted fish stocks Loss of jobs and income Toxic algal blooms Coastal erosion
Threats: Overfishing Pollution Invasive alien species Shipping and oil spills Extractive industries Coastal development
Europe’s seas host a richly diverse marine life but this isnow in serious decline as a result of overfishing, maritime
activities, pollution and coastal development.
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Traditional non-industrial Baltic herring fishingDNorton/naturepl.com
Snakelocks anemone shrimp Periclimenes sagittifer, in MediterraneanReinhardDirscherl/www.WaterFrame.de
Gorgonian Paramuricea clavata Costa Brava, SpainWolfgangPoelzer/www.WaterFrame.de
