Protect vulnerable ecosystems
Marine reserves, closed to fishing, allow the Mediterranean’s ecosystems to regenerate and protect its biodiversity.
Le riserve marine, chiuse alla pesca, rigenerano le risorse del Mar Mediterraneo e sono presidi della sua biodiversità.
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Deep-sea habitats like coral communities and sponge gardens provide a place for other species to grow and find refuge. But they also provide vital services for the rest of the planet, such as sequestration of CO2. These species have slow growth rates and, due to the gradual depletion of fish stocks pushing fisheries into ever deeper waters, are dramatically at risk.
Full protection of the Mediterranean's deep-sea ecosystem from bottom trawling
To the European Union,
One of the main goals of the EU’s biodiversity strategy is the protection of 30% of European seas by 2030.
The Mediterranean is the world’s most overexploited sea, and the full protection of 30% of its waters must be achieved urgently. This is the only way to halt biodiversity loss, enable the recovery of species and habitats, and increase climate resilience.
That is why we are calling on the European Union to take action and establish a vast network of marine reserves to protect the deep-water ecosystems of our sea.
