Aquatic ecology and Biodiversity

Unit 12- Aquatic biodiversity and conservation

12.2. Conservation of endangered species

• Strong monitoring is required to see that the sea is not polluted by different type of oil pollutants. Strong legal norms and supervision are required to prevent overfishing.
• The toxic waste should be recycled into a non-harmful material, so that it does not affect the bio-diversity of the sea.
• International cooperation is required so that joint actions can be taken for illegal incidents, like throwing toxic substances into the sea.
• Awareness about the endangered species and their conservation is a must; national plan should be prepared and executed with help from NGOs and volunteers.
• Bottom Trawling should be totally banned by countries; an international monitoring authority should also be established to see that such types of fish catching methods are not used.
• There should be strong vigilance in places which are tourist hot-spots, on beaches