Preventing Marine Destruction

Marine destruction is one of the many crisis nowadays. It is definitely not just a local crisis, it is a global and environmental crisis too. The marine habitat is being devastated just for economic purposes, food purposes and what not. The oceans are being used as a waste; Our waste dump. Moreover, it’s also the things we do on land that contribute a huge part in marine destruction. In fact, researches have shown that around 80% of marine pollution starts on land. Countries all around the world are suffering the loss of marine life, most importantly the coastal regions. Therefore, this is a crisis which must be solved before it gets too late leading to great loss of biodiversity and an increase in extinction of species as a result of overfishing

The nutrients and coastal impacts research program of UNESCO IOC concentrates on the climates and nutrient interactions as well as focusing on ways to provide better methods for managing nutrient being washed into oceans and seas. UNESCO IOC and UNEP had published the policy of guidelines on monitoring marine litter. The GESAMP is sponsored by UNESCO IOC which examines and evaluates the current state of current state of marine environment. The law of sea conservation was adopted by UN in 1982. IMO has administered various treaties in order to prevent marine pollution, for example in 1973 a treaty was signed which contained the International convention for the prevention of pollution by ships as well as in 1954, when the treaty for prevention of oil leakage was signed. Over the years more agreements had been accepted. An example was when the straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks was agreed upon. As a result a system was maintained in order to conserve these stocks for their long life and sustainable consumption. A great deal of money is required for conserving marine life. An estimated amount of US$ 56 billion is needed to deal with the water waste issue. On 8th June 2009, secretary General Ban ki moon had declared that oceans are our responsibility as particularly, human activities are

The Norwegian shelf large marine ecosystem is considered highly productive but over recent years the marine waters are pressurized by a lot of human activities happening at sea, land and the coast. The pollutants reach Norway’s marine ecosystem through ocean and wind currents. The government of Norway is concerned that these activities may result in destruction, alteration and decline in population of marine life. Already due to climate changes, the seawater has began to absorb more carbon dioxide leading to acidification of oceans. The major issue for Norway is the changes in ecosystem. However, Norway hasn’t given up trying to conserve the marine life. At the moment an integrated marine management system is being utilized to attain a better environmental state for its sea areas. The Norwegian sea, North sea and other seas are being applied by the authorities along with scientific experts. Plans, including ways to strengthen knowledge are being conducted. Water management regulations are authorized to manage the coastal waters inside the baselines for each river basin district. The Norwegian fisheries authorities have set regulations to protect the cold water coral reefs from destructive fishing and tourism. New and existing fishing areas specify how fishing must be conducted in those