Sargasso Sea Facts - Convention on Biological Diversity

Apart from over-fishing and plastic pollution many of thethreats are not obvious, as it is difficult to collect evidenceof direct causal relationships between specific activitiesand adverse impacts in such a wide expanse of ocean. Butthere is clear and growing evidence that the <strong>Sargasso</strong> <strong>Sea</strong>is being adversely impacted by human activities and withthe possibility of new uses for Sargassum in the future,the lack of direct scientific evidence should not precludeinternational cooperation and action based on the wellestablishedprecautionary principle.JP Rouja