Dolphins in the Adriatic Sea are increasingly relying on fishing trawlers for food due to overfishing.

‘Scavenger’ dolphins increasingly rely on trawlers for food in overfished Adriatic, say scientists | Dolphins | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/03/dolphins-scavenging-food-trawlers-adriatic-study “The Mediterranean Sea is one of the areas with the highest rates of fishing worldwide. The fishing pressure in the Mediterranean is twice the level considered sustainable by the FAO [UN Food and Agriculture Organization].” #Nature #Environment #Fishing #Overfishing

Off the eastern coast of Italy, large numbers of bottlenose dolphins are looking to fishing trawlers as a source of food, a sign that dolphins may be struggling to feed themselves in waters depleted by overfishing. Read more on E360 → https://e360.yale.edu/digest/mediterranean-dolphins-fishing-trawlers #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature