REPORT TO THE DANUBE – BLACK SEA STOCKTAKING MEETING
Until the 1960s, the Black Sea was known for its productive fishery, scenic beauty, and as a resort destination for millions of people. Since that time, as with other waterbodies around the world, massive overfertilization of the sea by nitrogen and phosphorus from agriculture, municipal, and industrial sources has seriously degraded the ecosystem, disrupted the fisheries, reduced biodiversity, posed health threats to humans, and resulted in billions of dollars of economic losses to the economies of the 6 countries.
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