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