Mediterranean Sea

Location	Mediterranean Sea
Level	80
Climate	Mediterranean
Pet	Lynx
Region	North Africa, Southern Europe, West Asia
Inspiration	Mediterranean Sea, Europe-Africa

Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea is the 11th unlockable location of FishOnMC. The Mediterranean Sea covers an area of about 970,000 square miles, making it 0.7% of the worlds ocean surface.

Real Life History

The Mediterranean Sea is known for its biodiversity and is home to over 17 thousand different fish, with around 30% being unique to this region. Despite its ecological importance, the Mediterranean Sea has around 75% of its fish
overexploited and since 1950, almost half of its top predators have been eliminated from the region.

The Mediterranean Sea has a long fishery tradition, this increased the amounts of fish caught by fishermen over the past centuries. After new inventions such as motorized boats, combined with the overfishing and poor management of the sea. The fish populations of the Mediterranean Sea have suffered greatly.

Fish Species

Fish Species	Fish Group	Lifestyle	Ecosystem Role
Atlantic Chub Mackerel	Mackerels	Pelagic	Native
Saddled Seabream	Seabreams	Benthopelagic	Native
Painted Comber	Seabasses	Demersal	Native
Striped Red Mullet	Goatfishes	Demersal	Native
Rainbow Wrasse	Wrasses	Reef	Native
Atlantic Spotted Flounder	Flatfishes	Demersal	Native
Red Mullet	Goatfishes	Demersal	Native
Two-banded Seabream	Seabreams	Benthopelagic	Native
Sharpsnout Seabream	Seabreams	Benthopelagic	Native
Greater Weaver	Weevers	Demersal	Native
Red Scorpionfish	Scorpionfishes	Demersal	Native
Flathead Grey Mullet	Mullets	Benthopelagic	Native
Common Pandora	Seabreams	Benthopelagic	Native
Thicklip Grey Mullet	Mullets	Demersal	Native
Brown Meagre	Drums	Demersal	Native
Gilthead Seabream	Seabreams	Demersal	Native
Red Porgy	Seabreams	Benthopelagic	Native
European Seabass	Seabasses	Demersal	Native
Atlantic Bonito	Tunas	Pelagic	Native
Bluespotted Seabream	Seabreams	Benthopelagic	Native
European Hake	Cods	Demersal	Native
Mediterranean Moray	Eels	Reef	Native
John Dory	Dories	Benthopelagic	Native
Spanish Ling	Cods	Demersal	Native
White Grouper	Groupers	Demersal	Native
Common Stingray	Rays	Demersal	Native
Blonde Skate	Rays	Demersal	Native
Dusky Grouper	Groupers	Reef	Native
Turbot	Flatfishes	Demersal	Native
Common Dentex	Seabreams	Benthopelagic	Native
Leerfish	Jacks	Pelagic	Native
Angelshark	Sharks	Demersal	Native
Mediterranean Spearfish	Billfishes	Pelagic	Native
European Monkfish	Luminescents	Demersal	Native
Meagre	Drums	Benthopelagic	Native
European Conger	Eels	Demersal	Native
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna	Tunas	Pelagic	Native
Common Guitarfish	Rays	Demersal	Native
Adriatic Sturgeon	Sturgeons	Demersal	Native

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