71% of the planet is made up of the oceans and there are so many marine animals that not even all species are known. However, rising water temperatures, sea pollution and hunting threaten marine living standards and many animals are endangered, including species we will never know.
Human selfishness and consumerism and the care with which we treat our own planet make the marine population increasingly affected.
- In Animal Expert we show you several examples of endangered marine animals.
- But this is just one example of the great damage done to the life of the oceans.
This type of turtle, native to tropical and subtropical regions, is one of the critically endangered marine animals. In the last century, its population has declined by more than 80%. This is due in particular to hunting, as its shell is very popular for decorative purposes.
While there is an express ban on trade in nested turtles to prevent the complete extinction of these turtles, the black market continues to exploit the purchase and sale of this material within the most extreme limits.
This small, shy cetacean lives alone in an area between the upper Gulf of California and the Sea of Cortez. It belongs to a family of cetaceans called Phocoenidae and among them, the marine vaquita is the only one that lives in warm waters.
It is another marine animal in imminent danger of extinction, as there are currently fewer than 60 specimens left. Its massive disappearance is due to water pollution and fishing, because while this is the target of fishing, they are trapped in the nets and nets used to fish in this region. Fishing authorities and governments have not reached an agreement to permanently ban this type of fishing, resulting in a decline in the population of marine vaquitas year after year.
among the types of sea turtles that exist, it lives in the Pacific Ocean, is the largest of all the turtles that exist today and is also one of the oldest. However. in just a few decades to be placed among endangered marine animals. In fact, it is critically endangered for the same reason as the marine vaquita, uncontrolled fishing.
Tuna is one of the top rated fish on the market thanks to its meat. So much so that the overfishing to which it has been subjected has reduced its population by 85%. Bluefin tuna, from the Mediterranean and the East Atlantic, is on the brink of extinction because of its high consumption. Despite attempts to slow down, tuna fishing continues to have huge numbers and much of it is illegal.
The world’s largest animal is also protected from the endangered list of marine animals. The main reason, again, is poaching and out-of-control fishing. Whalers love everything, when they say it’s everything, even their hair.
The whale is used from the fat and fabric, with which soaps or candles are made, to the beards with which the brushes are made, as well as their meat is widely consumed in some countries of the world. There are other reasons why their population is so affected, such as noise or environmental pollution, that affect the ecosystem of these animals.
See also the following Animal Expert article showing you the world’s 10 endangered animals.
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