Marine health check update 2009

The WWF Marine Health Check series, published in 2000 and 2005, aims to provide an evolving overview of the well-being, including any change in status, of flagship habitats and species that live in the seas around the UK. This 2009 update provides a snapshot of six of the marine life features covered in the 2005 report. The findings reveal mixed fortunes, but clearly highlight the fact that much of our marine biodiversity resource remains under threat from a multitude of human-induced activities including fishing, oil and gas exploitation and renewable energy work, and emerging threats such as the impacts of climate change.