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Are you between 16 and 18 years old? Do you love the sea? Enjoy diving? Want to learn about marine life and coral reefs? Want to know how coral and fish are farmed?

The Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) celebrated the Regional Environment Day 2023 under the theme “Dust Storms and their Effects on the Land and Marine Ecosystems.” Regional Environment Day is observed every year on 24 April; however, in 2023 the celebration was postponed to 8–10 May to take place after
The ROPME Sea Area hosts a diverse and ecologically rich marine ecosystem that supports significant fisheries. This region is home to a variety of commercially and ecologically important species, such as groupers, snappers, mackerels, and shrimp, which thrive in habitats like coral reefs, seagrass meadows, and mangroves. Fisheries play a critical role in the livelihoods…

A technical review of the status of coral reefs in the ROPME Sea Area (RSA). Results show that Coral reefs in the RSA face a severe decline fromextreme temperatures, mass bleaching events (1998, 2017), overfishing, and coastal development. Results also show some improvement in coral cover in certain areas, but a region-wide understanding and effective