Seafood provides essential fatty acids known to protect against major chronic diseases.
Essential trace elements found in seafoods, such as selenium, and vitamins also play an important role to protect our body against oxidative damages. Moreover, ocean biodiversity is the source of emerging new medical treatments. Seafood is also the reservoir of waterborne diseases such as cholera and marine toxin poisoning. Moreover, coastal pollution can also affect recreational waters and pose significant health hazards. Global climate, environmental changes and sea level rise increase the severity and occurrence of extreme climate events and the emergence of infectious diseases.