Threat
Intensive Farming
Uneaten feed and waste sink, polluting the seabed and nearby waters
In context
What it is
Uneaten feed and waste sink, polluting the seabed and nearby waters
Why it matters
Intensive Farming can disrupt marine habitats, species survival, and food-web stability. Its effects often spread beyond the original disturbance through connected ocean systems.
Ocean Literacy Connections
This resource can be explored through Ocean and humans.
- How does the ocean affect our lives, and how do our choices affect the ocean?
Explore and connect
Open the intensive farming threat view to inspect mapped European aquaculture sites and compare them with broader ecosystem context.
