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Since the Opening of the Suez Canal, More than 400 Species of the Red Sea Have Colonized the Mediterranean: Its Enlargement Has Accelerated the Movement
Since the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, more than 400 marine species from the Red Sea have gradually colonized the Mediterranean. The expansion of the canal completed in 2015 has considerably accelerated this phenomenon, multiplying by three the rate of annual arrivals of new species, with major consequences for biodiversity, public health and the coastal economy. More
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Since the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, more than 400 marine species from the Red Sea have gradually colonized the Mediterranean. The expansion of the canal completed in 2015 has considerably accelerated this phenomenon, multiplying by three the rate of annual arrivals of new species, with major consequences for biodiversity, public health and the coastal economy. More