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Threats facing the Mediterranean

The lack of sufficient marine protected areas is the biggest deficiency and threat!

Aerial view of sailing boats anchored in a turquoise bay between maquis-covered peninsulas
Photo: Zafer Ali Kızılkaya

Overfishing

%86Fish stocks completely depleted in the Mediterranean

Coasts opened to construction

Waste and noise pollution

The climate crisis and invasive species

The Mediterranean can be called one of the ecosystems most affected by the climate crisis.

There are not enough marine protected areas

Protected areas closed to fishing in the Mediterranean
Less than 1%
2030 target
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Source: Dünyahali Bülten, issue 73, article by Zafer Kızılkaya

Photograph: Zafer Ali Kızılkaya

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