Illegal and unsustainable fishing, fossil fuel exploration, the climate crisis and disease are pushing marine species to the brink of extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list, with populations of dugongs, abalone shellfish and pillar coral at risk of disappearing for ever.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/09/marine-life-threatened-perfect-storm-red-list-reveals-species-on-brink-extinction-aoe