Problem: Fisheries managers don’t often consider all the information available when they make decisions.

Solution: To start, they can ask the scientists the right questions to understand what’s needed for sustainable fisheries and healthy ecosystems. pew.org/3PnPQbQ

Getting fish from the ocean to your dinner plate is tricky, especially when illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishers skirt regulations.

Regional fishery managers can—and must—push for a more sustainable, legal seafood supply chain. pew.org/3JyB2Uz

Up to 92% of creatures in the deep sea are unnamed—and thousands have yet to be discovered!

#DeepSeaMining threatens to destroy these creatures. A new study uncovers dozens of outstanding issues in the rules intended to protect this marine life. pew.org/48RBtEJ

Southern resident killer whales face extinction within two generations, according to new research led by #PewMarineFellow Rob Williams.

One solution? Mandatory ocean noise caps would allow killer whales to hunt prey more effectively. pew.org/4b6t8xs

What we know: Illegal, unreported, and unregulated isn’t good.

What we don’t always know: Who profits from it?

Retailers can demand more transparency about who controls fishing vessels to ensure confidence in the origins of their fish. pew.org/49VYHJg

Bad news: Research by #PewMarineFellow Rob Williams finds that southern resident killer whales are facing accelerating extinction risk.

Good news: Mandatory ocean noise caps could aid recovery. pew.org/3U7I1bS

Seafood retailers and buyers can push fisheries management organizations to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated by:

✅Improving data collection
✅Ensuring catch-limit compliance
✅Implementing sustainable, pre-agreed harvest strategies
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Without transparency, it’s hard to connect the links of the seafood supply chain.

Seafood retailers can demand more information on who controls and profits from illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing to hold fleets more accountable. pew.org/49VYHJg

New study: Plastic production releases nearly 4x the emissions as air travel.

#INC4 is a chance for the United Nations to take bold actions to curb plastic production and safeguard our climate for future generations. pew.org/3W6XH1J

🥤 The urgency couldn't be clearer: the exponential rise in plastic pollution calls for bold action.

Right now, the United Nations is working on a global #PlasticsTreaty . They must make sure it is ambitious and comprehensive. #INC4 pew.org/3w877PX

The exponential growth of plastic pollution demands urgent action.

As the United Nations works on a global plastics agreement, leaders must ensure the #PlasticsTreaty is ambitious and comprehensive. Our planet's future depends on it. #INC4 pew.org/3w877PX

Establishing marine protected areas in the high seas could help amplify and enhance the effectiveness of domestic protections.

Our Nichola Clark and Audrey Tan 🐋 discuss critical role of #HighSeas marine protected areas in combating overfishing. pew.org/4aLwQwq

Harmful fisheries subsidies:

💰 Total $22 billion annually
🐟 Deplete fish populations
🎣 Harm local, artisanal fishers

We have an agreement to #StopFundingOverfishing , but now, it needs to be ratified. pew.org/4awvrdh

From production to disposal, the United Nations #PlasticsTreaty has the potential to revolutionize our approach to #PlasticPollution .

But for the deal to be effective, it must be ambitious, inclusive, and comprehensive. Here’s how. 👇 #INC4 pew.org/3U8GDpG

About 28 million metric tons of plastic enter our environment each year.

🚢 That’s the equivalent of the weight of the Titanic…every day.

We can still turn the tide, but it’ll take ambitious, legally binding measures. #INC4

With a wingspan of up to 29 feet, the manta ray is the largest ray on Earth.

These gentle giants are remarkable, but they're threatened by overfishing.

Here's 3 more reasons manta rays—and the seas they call home—deserve our protection. 👇🧵

📸 Amanda Cotton/Ocean Image Bank

It’s hard “for seafood wholesalers and retailers to determine if the fish they buy and sell was caught legally and sustainably,” says our Gina Fiore & Katy Hladki.

The seafood supply chain has a transparency problem—but seafood buyers can help solve it. pew.org/49VYHJg

Fact: Food and Agriculture Organization found that less than ⅔ of fish stocks were at a sustainable level in 2019.

Seafood retailers and buyers must push fisheries management organizations—responsible for ~91% of ocean fisheries—for more sustainability in the seafood supply chain. pew.org/3JyB2Uz

🍽️ Did you know microplastics can end up in our food chain?

It doesn’t have to be that way. It's time for decision makers to prioritize our health and the planet's well-being. #INC4 pew.org/3T5BsX6

Southern resident killer whales face extinction within two generations, according to new research led by #PewMarineFellow Rob Williams.

One solution? Mandatory ocean noise caps would allow killer whales to hunt prey more effectively. pew.org/3U7I1bS