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The degradation of seagrass beds is due to wastewater discharge from coastal industries, urban development, shrimp farms and other forms of coastal development. Trawling and the use of push nets and dragnets can also cause severe impacts on seagrasses. |
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The study areas host a diverse range of benthos, reflecting the richness of the coastal ecosystem and highlighting the critical role that these bottom-dwelling organisms play as the foundation of the marine food web.
"We are not asking for sympathy; we are striving to protect the sea that belongs to everyone, yet we are treated unjustly," Bang Nee said at a COP 16 side event.
To prevent Thai mackerel from going extinct, local fishers have campaigned against catching, selling, and consuming juvenile fishes.
