These shifts can spark new rounds of overfishing as nations rush to exploit unfamiliar resources, setting off fresh chains of ecosystem collapse on a global scale. As fish stocks dwindle ...

MSC survey reveals threats to ocean biodiversity from climate change, pollution, and overfishing, with experts emphasizing ...

Coral reefs, for example, are particularly vulnerable to overfishing. Plant-eating fish keep these ecosystems in balance by eating algae, keeping the coral clean and healthy so that it can grow.

The world’s oceans regulate climate, provide food and sustain life across the planet. They generate over half the oxygen we ...

However, the impact of overfishing is not restricted to fish: as the predators at the top of the food web dwindle, the stability of the entire aquatic ecosystem is at risk. Intense fishing of ...

This pollution reinforces the need for developing multifaceted regulations based around ecosystem and ocean sustainability solutions. 6. Overfishing exacerbates climate and biodiversity threats.

which has led to chronic overfishing across Europe. Yet if herring are to recover their role in the marine ecosystem, Nolan believes it is as simple as sticking to the limits that have been set.