The sea is where all life on planet Earth began…
There was a time when the oceans were considered so vast and inexhaustible taht man would never be able to affect them…
But years of overfishing, pollution and hábitat destruction have forever changed that image…
And now, we are even altering the very chemistry of the sea…
150% increase in the acidification in our seas and oceans by the year 2100!
The European Mediterranean Sea Acidification in a changing climate (MedSeA) initiative is a project funded by the European Commission under Framework Program 7. It involves 22 institutions (including 6 associated partners) from 12 countries.
MedSeA assesses uncertainties, risks and thresholds related to Mediterranean acidification at organismal, ecosystem and economical scales. It also emphasizes conveying the acquired scientific knowledge to a wider audience of reference users, while suggesting policy measures for adaptation and mitigation that will vary from one region to another.