Effect of the Suez Canal on Marine Invasive Species Entry to the Mediterranean and Methods of Mitigation.

Mamdouh Awad Abdelrahman Shahhat

Abstract
Oceans have significant importance in achieving countries’ economic growth, increasing food security, and lessening poverty. However, a lack of coordination between externalities and stakeholders from various departments has caused adverse impacts on marine resources. Invasive marine species’ impacts on countries’ Gross Domestic Products (GDP) are higher than a natural disaster. In addition, they invaded the Mediterranean as a result of opening the Suez Canal and building the Aswan High Dams in the 1960s decreasing the amount of poured fresh water in the Mediterranean. Moreover, the number of natural predators such as sea turtles along the Mediterranean shoreline of Egypt has decreased because of marine pollution, climate change, and coastal development.
This paper focuses on identifying the challenges impeding the future harnessing of the Mediterranean services and goods. In addition, identifying reasons that led to. This research paper contains qualitative data to examine the significance of depending on
developing technologies and natural deterrents of invasive marine species to attain commercial benefits and sustain marine resources as well.