Rome, Italy: Colossal deep-sea gas fields in the eastern Mediterraneans Levant Sea are causing a scramble to start drilling while concerns for irreversible damage to outstanding marine biodiversity, as well as legally binding restrictions on deep-sea exploitation, are being ignored.
The deep-sea floor in the Levant is teeming with life of a very special and unique kind. WWF strongly condemns blind drilling on biodiversity hotspots that could cause irreversible damage, said Dr Sergi Tudela, Head of Fisheries at WWF Mediterranean.
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Quelle und mehr Informationen: „Drilling for gas in Mediterranean Sea will threaten valuable marine life, says WWF“ WWF, 10.02.11
Informationen zu dem Leviathan- Gasfeld:
„Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the Levant Basin Province, Eastern Mediterranean“
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