Marine resources & why humans have to respect them
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Keywords
Waste ; Pollution ; Water resources ; Marine resources ; Ocean economy ; Sustainability ; Local communities ; FisheryAbstract
This study addresses the issue of the need for the protection of marine resources by
humanity as a whole. The report, therefore, provides a critical bibliographic review,
combining sources and reports from the international literature and examining the main
implications of water pollution, lack of policies to protect marine life and, consequently,
climate change on the planet and humanity. Also, one of the main questions addressed
in this essay is what the comparison between the literature review findings and the
quantitative data can reveal about the severity of the problem. The main conclusion that
emerges is that the phenomenon of overfishing, intense industrialization as well as the
rejection of plastics and chemicals in water volumes causes health problems, social
problems and environmental problems, not only in coastal areas but also in all of
humanity. However, it is also found that the international organizations as well as the
private sector along with the local communities invest at tackling the problems related
to climate change and ocean economy sustainability. In fact, it is underlined that the
cooperation between the smaller local groups and the larger institutions is vital for the
success of the global efforts to reduce climate change and increase marine protection.