A new focus on innovative ways of reaching real sustainability and effective management to safeguard marine biodiversity is urgently needed, University of Malta Conservation biologist professor Adriana Vella said.
The degradation of the Maltese seas and degraded marine life has been felt over the years, with the increase in sea pollution causing great harm to the marine environment.
Media reports have also shown that sea slime had resurfaced in the popular bays in Pembroke, Balluta, Exiles, as well as in Wied iż-Żurrieq, impeding swimmers’ use of the bays and contaminating the area.
The Malta Independent spoke with Vella about the deteriorating quality of Maltese waters, where she discussed and explained that marine life around the Maltese Islands is under an increasing number of pressures from diverse forms of pollution, including noise, plastics and all sorts of packaging, and fishing and aquaculture gear debris and wastes.
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