Marine Life Is Disappearing. Experts Explain What's At Stake
May 23, 2026Updated: May 23, 2026, 7:56 am EDTPublished: May 22, 2026, 3:03 pm EDT

Marine ecosystems face mounting threats from boat strikes, fishing gear entanglements and harmful algal blooms that are killing wildlife at alarming rates. Sharks alone have lost 70% of their populations in 50 years, threatening entire ocean food webs with collapse. Marine conservation experts in Florida reveal what's really at stake beneath the surface, why losing key species puts all marine life at risk, and how climate change is creating new challenges no one saw coming.

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