Friday, June 24, 2011

Three steps to help reverse "shocking decline seen in oceans"

International Program on the State of the Ocean (IPSO) recommendations for immediate action include:

  • stopping exploitative fishing now, with special emphasis on the high seas where currently there is little effective regulation
  • mapping and then reducing the input of pollutants including plastics, agricultural fertilisers and human waste
  • making sharp reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

The oceans are in a worse state than previously suspected, with mass extinction of marine species looming, according to a panel of scientists.
BBC article on shocking decline of oceans

International Program on the State of the Ocean

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