Did you know?
Fair Seas has published the results of its first Ocean Literacy Survey which highlights that 76% of Irish people believe “lack of political will to protect or manage the ocean effectively” is the greatest threat to Ireland’s seas.
Some of the key findings include:
- 98% of people surveyed support Marine Protected Area (MPA) designation to some degree.
- In total, 99% of respondents indicated that protecting the marine environment is either important or very important to them on a personal level.
- 76% of people selected lack of political will to protect/ manage the ocean effectively as the biggest threat to the ocean, this was followed by marine litter and plastic pollution (72%), overfishing (68%), climate change (59%) and destruction of habitats at the coast or in the sea (59%).
Here’s a few resources if you want to know more:
Fair Seas Here
