Microplastics' have Become part of not only Aquatic life, but also our Food Chain.
'Microplastics' have Become part of not only Aquatic life, but also our Food Chain.
Scientists around the world have been cautioning about the deteriorating ecosystem problem of the sea. But sea life was suffocated due to man's personal selfishness, negligence and tendency to ignore. More than three billion people in the world are dependent on marine organisms for their passing, but not enough and effective steps are being taken to maintain this wealth. The crisis has started deepening on marine biodiversity due to illegal fishing, plastic pollution and climate change.
In such a situation, it has become necessary to try seriously now to save the future of the global population along with the oceans, as no one is willing to understand and fully execute their obligation on a profit spree despite priorities being fixed for governments, business patrons and fishermen. That is why marine organisms are being hunted in an indiscriminate manner on one side, then on the other hand pollution levels are increasing in the sea. | The impact of climate change is making this problem more severe. The speed of rising the temperature of the Mediterranean has been twenty percent higher than the global average, despite the goal set to bring down the rising global average temperature in the Paris Agreement. Efforts to save the health of the oceans actually get the force or the culmination of resolutions only, it is dependent on the measures and solutions offered by countries and communities. The major change in the use of oceans is not limited to catching fish only, but also by its methods. At this time more than sixty percent of marine ecosystem is a victim of degradation. According to an assessment, plastic pollution by the year 2040 will be nearly doubled from the current situation.
The amount of plastic waste going to the oceans every year will range from 2.3 to 3.7 crore tonnes." 'Microplastic' has also joined our bhojanchakra, not only water-life today. Scientists from across the world have been trying to make such a plastic for a long time, whose bio-decomposition is possible. i.e. gulp and end naturally. Researchers at the 'Riken Center for Emergent Matter' of Tokyo University have prepared a new substance, which breaks down very quickly and leaves no sediments or waste behind them. This can help reduce the plastic pollution present in the environment. Researchers have not yet planned to introduce this substance commercially. This new substance is as strong This can help reduce the plastic pollution present in the environment. Researchers have not yet planned to introduce this substance commercially. This new substance is as strong as plastic, but when it is brought in contact with salt it immediately breaks into its original components. Those components then eliminate naturally-born bacteria.
This way does not make harmful 'microplastic' in this process. Global organizations want to meet the goal of preserving thirty percent of the oceans by the year 2030. In such a situation, technical progress in phased removal and recycling of plastics once used to combat marine plastic pollution has now become the essential aspect. The special emphasis should be on a fight against climate change in seas with ambitious climate plans, in line with the 1.5 degree goal of the Paris Climate Agreement. As coral reefs are being eroded across the globe, the reserves of fish are pouring in and the sea temperature is rising. Climate change, plastic pollution, An unprecedented crisis has arisen regarding the destruction of the ecosystem and the excessive use of marine resources to oceans. The sea surface temperature in April 2025 touched its second highest level. In parts of the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean it was observed that massive coral rocks are harming at an alarming pace. They are becoming white. It is noteworthy that coral reefs nurture about twenty-five percent species of marine organisms. In such a situation, the business of the tourism and fisherman community has damaged. Not only this, about ninety percent of the excessive heating caused by greenhouse gas emissions absorb the ocean itself. This quantity is now touching its borders. This was why the World Trade Organization had to put a stop to Subsidy under an agreement to restrain the excessive amount of fish catching a few years ago. A treaty was passed between member countries after a long standoff, to preserve marine life in the international waters, but oceanists believe that only paper policies cannot overcome this risk posed before the ecosystem.
These policies need to be executed in an effective manner. Oceans have an important contribution in nurturing global life. They protect us from climate disasters, but lack political will and economic resources in speeding up their conservation efforts. According to an assessment, around $175 billion is required annually to conserve the oceans and save the marine ecosystem, but currently only $ten billion are able to be provided. About 1.2 crore metric tonnes of plastic is absorbed in the oceans every year. The global fish storage was 90% of its safe biological level in the year 1970, which has decreased to 62% in 2021. Thousands of voluntary resolutions have been expressed so far since the First Ocean Conference of the year 2017, but the results are only three phases of Dhak. The agreements that took place in the year 2022 on biodiversity conservation were emphasised on the preservation of at least thirty percent of marine and ecosystem present on earth by the year 2030. Now need to try and achieve the target in effective manner in this direction. A figure in the third UN Ocean Conference focused on climate and environment that took place in France on eleven June 2025 has drawn everyone's attention. It said that thirty-five percent of the total fish reserves of the world, the modalities in which they are being caught are not well. Because of this, the number of fish in the seas continues to fall sharply. Excessive fishing, deepening climate crisis and mismanagement of marine resources is increasing pressure on the oceans constantly.
Data analysis focused on 2,570 marine fish stores in a study indicates that more than a third of the total storage fish are being hunted. In such a situation, there is now a need for fresh reconsideration of fisheries policies around the world, so as to ensure the preservation of 30% oceanic area and aquatic organisms on earth by the year 2030. Vijay Garg Retired Principal Educational columnist Eminent Educationist street kour Chand MHR Malout Punjab
