Cutting global emissions ‘only way’ to safeguard seafood, scientists warn

In the UK, the report said only two of the 386 marine protected areas are fully protected from all fishing activities (Alamy/PA) -

Scientists have warned that cutting global emissions is “the only way” to safeguard marine life in continental shelf waters, which are major sources of the world’s seafood.

A team of researchers analysed 20 years of data from 14 continental shelves around the world, including the European shelf which stretches from France, around Ireland and the UK and up to Norway.