Reserves marines, solució real o mediàtica?

Abstract

Marine reserves, a real solution or one popularised by the media? Over-fishing worldwide undoubtedly poses the worst threat to our seas and oceans. The rate at which fishing reserves are being exploited has reached a limit where it seems impossible to apply effective sustainable measures, with a view to preserving marine biodiversity for future generations. In the face of this extreme situation, the creation of shelters in the form of marine reserves, protected from fishing, has proven to be the most widespread solution, although such measures are attributed an effectiveness that does not appear to be as scientifically proven as popularity would have it.