This morning, Rashid Sumaila and @acschuhbauer presented the letter, signed by over 300 researchers from around the world, and published in Science Magazine, asking for the elimination of harmful #fisheries #subsidies to the Director General of the WTO. UBC SPPGA UBC Media Relations

Join us online the Pacific Talanoa on #deepseamining and the climate crisis. Glasgow 9th November 9am Cook Islands Time Register at bit.ly/DeepSeaMining_…. #KeepItInTheDeep #DefendTheDeep

Alanna Smith of Te Ipukarea Society shares Cook Islander's concerns of #DeepSeaMining and the additional stress it would place on our Ocean.

Another government calling for a moratorium on #deepseamining. Thank you Canary Islands for recognizing that it's not worth the risk. #KeepItInTheSeabed FIJIPM Ralph Regenvanu PM O'Neill

Offshore/high seas Fisheries Advisory Councils of the EU today called to prohibit #deepseamining by the Int Seabed Authority unless detailed conditions are met, supporting many of the concerns of African countries Long Distance AC Deep Sea Conservation Coalition EU Maritime & Fish ldac.eu/images/EN_Join…

#DeepWeek activists, ocean scientists and policy experts share the impacts of #deepseamining Watch 'In Too Deep' film via: youtube.com/watch?v=bUCk_T… Sign the Petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/draw… #pacificblueline #bandeepseamining #bantoprotect

What do we have to lose from #deepseamining ? The more we learn the scarier it gets. Logically this should mean we commit to learning more, not accelerate the start of deep ocean industrialization. What will International Seabed Authority do next week? Follow Deep Sea Conservation Coalition to learn more.

The Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (90+ NGOs) expresses deep concern at the direction the International Seabed Authority is taking as it continues to rush the adoption of regulations to start #deepsea #mining in the world's oceans irrespective of biodiversity loss savethehighseas.org/2021/12/13/dsc…

Developing electric vehicles requires precious metals found in the deep ocean’s floor. But these areas are the cornerstone of a complex biodiverse ecosystem. Read how our grantees like Deep Sea Conservation Coalition #savethehighseas via E&E News #deepsea eenews.net/articles/battl…

DEEP SEA EXPLORATION: Three companies could be awarded a licence to explore the Cook Islands seabed for rare minerals, with PM Mark Brown saying the exploration could bring an investment of around $150 million in the Cook Islands over three or four years. cookislandsnews.com/national/envir…

This! France bans 30 kinds of fruit & veg from having any plastic wrapping, inc. apples & cucumbers ‘The environment ministry said there must be curbs on the “outrageous amount of single-use plastic in our daily lives”’ RT if UK shd follow suit Defra UK theguardian.com/world/2021/dec…

#ClimateStrike IF YOU THINK ENVIRONMENT IS LESS IMPORTANT THAN THE ECONOMY, TRY HOLDING YOUR BREATH WHILE YOU COUNT YOUR MONEY. EU says burning forest biomass is considered a renewable energy because ‘planted trees grow back’. ❌ #EuropeBeyondBurning #StopFakeRenewables

TODAY: Canadians ask Federal Government to Support Moratorium on Deep Seabed Mining | #DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheDeep | News release 👉🏽 bit.ly/3GOvP8j

Meitaki ma'ata to all of you who have donated to our eRATication campaign to send a team to Suwarrow atoll in the Cook Islands to rid it of rats - we have raised $7400 so far but still have a way to go, please share! givealittle.co.nz/cause/protecti…

Rivian Call on companies to follow their lead and #KeepItInTheDeep, protecting the health of the ocean for future generations. #DeepSeaMining is not worth the risk. defendthedeep.org #ListenToTheOcean #OneOceanOnePlanet

BREAKING NEWS: As world leaders gather in Brest to advance action to protect the ocean, Renault Group join calls for a halt to destructive #DeepSeaMining - the first French carmaker to make the pledge. Emmanuel Macron - are you listening to the ocean? reuters.com/business/autos…

I just signed a Action Network petition: Sign on for a Global Treaty on Plastics. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sign…

All eyes on East African Court of Justice Judges may halt #EACOP tomorrow - the pipeline violates local & international law, threatens livelihoods & endangered species. It locks Africa into dirty energy instead of unleashing $ for clean energy. Justices: Listen to the Affected people. #StopEACOP

⏰ The clock is ticking! We are entering the “official” last hours of #COP27, but we are still without a strong draft cover document📑 As United Nations SG António Guterres stated “We are at crunch time in #COP27 negotiations” and we have an important question for World Leaders: 🧵

The DSCC challenges governments to protect the ocean from top to bottom in the wake of the new #CBD #COP15 #Biodiversity Framework, by calling for a stop to #DeepSeaMining and a ban on bottom trawling on global seamounts. Full press release here: bit.ly/3v3Sr0g