Author: Dr. Afshan Yasmeen

Nature has a beautiful way of maintaining balance through food chain, ensuing in a stable ecosystem. A non-native organism, that does not have a well-defined place within the food chain, interrupts the existing ecosystem. Marine life is facing this kind of disaster due to invasion of foreign organisms through ballast water. The world’s oceans are threatened by marine pollution, overfishing, and physical destruction. As if it is not enough, they are also at risk from non-native, marine species migrating beyond their natural boundaries and are dispersed around the world via shipping. Approximately two-thirds of traded goods worldwide are transported by…

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World ocean day is the most renowned day for the ocean. The day was first celebrated in 1992 following the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held in Rio de Janeiro. In 2008, United Nations General Assembly was decided that on June 8, 2009, the day will be celebrated as World Ocean Day by the UN. Since 2009, it has been celebrated across the world every year on June 8 to highlight the role played by the ocean in our daily life and motivate us to protect the ocean and imperishable use of marine natural resources. The theme selected…

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