Mediterranean Sea is in serious trouble

Over the years I watched the Chesapeake Bay decline and have heard numerous stories about the once-plentiful Delaware Bay becoming a graveyard for sea life. The Chesapeake has witnessed an increase in fish populations (less so crabs and oysters) and another example of recovery has been the previously polluted and almost dead Lake Erie. It's possible to bounce back though to do so requires money for policing, organization and determination. It also means dedication to change.

Looking at the sorry state of affairs in the Mediterranean, pulling back from the brink of disaster is unlikely. In France, people will take anything they can find from the sea and if there are any regulations on fishing, I've yet to see them enforced. It's shocking to see the level of disrespect for marine life and without radical change, there's little reason to be optimistic. Worse still, Italy finds it impossible to protect it's magnificent Roman history so policing it's seas will surely not be much better.

Europe, at least southern Europe, needs to step back and rethink what is left of it's natural environment, both on land and in the sea. Whether we're talking about a few remaining bears in the wild or the graveyard of the Mediterranean, radical environmental change is needed quickly. Killing everything that moves on land and in the sea is not much of a long term strategy.