Overfishing, ocean pollution, overexploitation of certain species, the introduction of invasive species, and ocean acidification and warming have led to the destruction of marine ecosystems. Deep-sea mining and industrial fishing practices have destroyed many seabed ecosystems resulting in the bycatch of thousands of dolphins, whales, seals and seabirds, depleting fish stocks and sending shockwaves down oceanic food webs.<\/p>
Whilst Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), fisheries management measures, and licences to control the amount and type of activity at sea do remove some of the damaging effects of some human activities, they are too lenient and inadequately enforced to allow for a sustained and adequate ocean recovery. Although 30% of the UK\u2019s seas are designated as MPAs to protect discrete habitats, damaging extraction processes are still allowed to take place including industrial fishing by supertrawlers. They therefore provide little protection and do not allow ecosystems to recover back to their mature state.<\/p>
There are also issues associated with the borderless nature of ocean pollution such as chemical and plastic pollutants which circulate and plague the ocean. There is a lack of collaborative action between states to address this and take concerted action to prevent ocean pollution damaging marine life and habitats.<\/p>","urlTitle":"sas","url":"\/blog\/sas\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/sas\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/searanger.uk\/blog\/sas\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1670337395,"updatedAt":1670337712,"publishedAt":1670337712,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":114139,"name":"Sea Ranger"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/4nvidjb5qulubrxhxzcobsvq2g0nqt1ptjinfbhqqhdc0upl.png","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/4nvidjb5qulubrxhxzcobsvq2g0nqt1ptjinfbhqqhdc0upl.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/4nvidjb5qulubrxhxzcobsvq2g0nqt1ptjinfbhqqhdc0upl.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":13757,"title":"Plastic In Clothing","url":"\/blog\/plastic-in-clothing\/","urlTitle":"plastic-in-clothing","division":114139,"description":"half a million tonnes of plastic microfibers shed during the washing of plastic-based textiles such as polyester, nylon, or acrylic end up in the ocean every year. 60% of clothing is made with plastic, which is not a natural material. So it is not surprising that pumping mountains of synthetic waste out leads to negative effects for nature","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/lsdsmmtg2opbabzrledqdjil8r00adykff33i5nnpophgy3h.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/lsdsmmtg2opbabzrledqdjil8r00adykff33i5nnpophgy3h.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":10884,"title":"Stop Ocean Plastic","url":"\/blog\/stop-ocean-plastic\/","urlTitle":"stop-ocean-plastic","division":114139,"description":"Oceans around the world are critically endangered \u2013 with their ecosystems on the verge of collapse. The major driver of this climate change problem is the enormous amount of plastic that ends up in our oceans because of anthropogenic activities, which is estimated to be 8 million tons per year. Ye","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ipspv7tqeskhfjpmnflnwae8fzpupkaitsompblbzspc57ti.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ipspv7tqeskhfjpmnflnwae8fzpupkaitsompblbzspc57ti.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":45379,"title":"Recycled","url":"\/blog\/recycled\/","urlTitle":"recycled","division":114139,"description":"As part of us not sending to landfill with are able to sell some products made from recycled materials. This is a bit of a controversial subject as one of the items is made from recycled plastic bottles. (The enemy)","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/bkewqyxczfp5an0htn4rrwgihazwpvumrhyslrbyawecgqtj.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855&z=1.5059882693376&fx=0.49619560499139&fy=0.33200789818896","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/bkewqyxczfp5an0htn4rrwgihazwpvumrhyslrbyawecgqtj.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440&z=1.5059882693376&fx=0.49619560499139&fy=0.33200789818896"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}