Excited to tune into another virtual #MarineBiologyCamp this evening with Oceans Initiative. Today’s topic: ‘Human threats to the ocean and its wildlife’. 11 am PDT (7 pm BST). Thanks Oceans Initiative Dr Erin Ashe! #OnlineLearning #oceanconservation

Home to some of the ocean's largest yellowfin tunas, Ascension's waters previously hosted a tuna longline fishery. Since the 2019 designation of the Ascension MPA this fishery has been closed, removing this fishing pressure on all tuna species #WorldTunaDay #smallislandBIGVISION

Another session doing some sooty tern ringing here on #Ascension Known locally as Wideawakes they sure are a noisy bunch!! 🙉 #seabirdersaturday

We're ecstatic! Wild bison are to return to the UK for the first time in 6,000 years! A small herd will be reintroduced to Kent Wildlife Trust land in 2022. This endangered species will help to naturally regenerate a former pine wood plantation 🌲 #rewilding theguardian.com/environment/20…

It’s Brent Goose season - widespread reports of decent numbers across Irish coastal sites and beyond (some ringed birds in Iberia too!). These are birds which spend June-Aug/Sep in the archipelago of the QEliz Islands (Ellesmere, Bathurst etc) right up to the northernmost tip 1/3

Another week & another new #keenmarine, welcome to our team Amy! An all-round adventurer w/ a background in #marinebiology, Amy Hutchinson fits perfectly in our happiest-by-the-sea team. She will support our Science & Policy Team as Comms Intern, & we’re delighted to have her! 🌊🌅

1/ Excited to share our new paper published today in Scientific Reports🦀🦞 For 4 years we controlled & assessed pot fishing in Lyme Bay. We define a sustainable effort 'threshold' & show a low-effort-high-reward strategy works for fisheries and conservation👇 nature.com/articles/s4159…

I just learned that giraffe weevils exist and if you haven't seen them before: now you have (pics from instagram.com/frankcanon_ima…)

Home time at The Wave

Did you know that coral reefs also have Christmas trees? Christmas tree worms, to be exact. oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/xmas-tre…

“We need to go beyond consent, and towards coastal community ownership of blue carbon systems,” says Leah Glass, our blue carbon expert speaking at #UNOC2022 about why transparency is key to making #bluecarbon projects a success, and to safeguarding small-scale fishers’ rights.

Super fortunate to speak at this year’s Reef Conservation UK conference today on behalf of Blue Ventures. It’s been a fantastic day of learning and wonderful to meet fellow conservationists! #RCUK2022

Our Fundraising and Grants Assistant Elizabeth Nevin spoke about the power of data to inform #ReefManagement at Reef Conservation UK #RCUK2022, the UK's primary academic gathering for tropical marine ecology and management 🌿🪸🐠

'The New Natural History of Madagascar' has just been published! We are very proud that eight of our colleagues from #Madagascar and the UK contributed sections on #coralreefs, #seagrass, #mangroves and LMMAs for the Marine and Coastal Ecosystems chapter. loom.ly/fQ0Xb5c

"If we're not sitting at the table, we're going to be on the menu to be eaten." Indigenous fishers are at #COP15 to make their voices heard and ensure their rights are taken into account. #CBD15 #30x30 #IPLCs #SmallScaleFishers #IYAFA2022 #StoptheSame loom.ly/IjmuV7Y

It makes monitoring tools freely available to NGOs. Learn more about the innovators protecting our coastlines on UpLink: bit.ly/3UEVPsL UpLink Blue Ventures Friends of Ocean Action

Our #Indonesia 🇮🇩 partner Pesisir Lestari has been supporting mitrainsani to assist the community of Sapat Village in participatory mudcrab #fisheries monitoring and management. After data feedback sessions, the community of Sapat trialled their first temporary fishery closure.

“We must never lose sight of showing up for future generations.” Michael Vegh Michael Vegh described his Nation's profound relationship with nature and advocated for more Indigenous-led conservation.

“We need to be working together as a team if we want to drive change “ Asha de Vos emphasized the need for grass roots science to provide needed context and knowledge to research.

Release of stunning documentary 'Cocooned in Harmony' showcases the songs of Ghanaian artisanal fishers, further illuminating the voices of coastal communities. #cocoonedinharmony #Ghanaianfishers #CCA #Glasgow oneoceanhub.org/cocooned-in-ha…