Auditors slam EU for 'marine protected areas' that fail to protect ocean

Only 1% of the 3,000 supposedly protected areas in the Mediterranean ban fishingEurope's marine protected areas (MPAs), set up to prevent biodiversity loss at sea, are failing to protect the oceans according to an excoriating report from auditors.Examining actions to protect marine life over the past decade, the European court of auditors raised a "red flag" warning the EU had failed to halt marine biodiversity loss in Europe's waters and restore fishing to sustainable levels. Continue reading...