Alex D. Rogers

D. d'A. Laffoley

A high-level international workshop was designed to consider the cumulative impact of multiple stressors on the ocean, including warming, acidification, and overfishing. The 3-day workshop looked at the latest science across different disciplines. The 27 participants from 18 org. in 6 countries produced a grave assessment of current threats -- and a stark conclusion about future risks to marine and human life if the current trajectory of damage continues: that the world's ocean is at high risk of entering a phase of extinction of marine species unprecedented in human history. Delegates called for urgent and unequivocal action to halt further declines in ocean health. This report outlines the main findings and recommendations. A print on demand pub.

D. d'A. Laffoley

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