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We are the #MPAs Alliance. Our aim is to raise awareness about marine protected areas globally. #MPADay is celebrated on 1 August each year.

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Are you a marine enthusiast looking for new reading material? Check out this National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (tag) list of books about American marine sanctuaries: brnw.ch/21wSOFC #LetsTalkMPAs #OceanConservation #MarineBooks

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"Imagine being an eel and with no arms or legs and just slithery body, slide around, and then tuck back in a burrow with just your face sticking out....I would love to slip into the skin of a fish and know what it’s like to be one." Sylvia A. Earle 📸 Alain Margreve

"Imagine being an eel and with no arms or legs and just slithery body, slide around, and then tuck back in a burrow with just your face sticking out....I would love to slip into the skin of a fish and know what it’s like to be one." <a href="/SylviaEarle/">Sylvia A. Earle</a> 

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“Over 3 billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihood.” - UN Development 🐠30% of the world’s fish stocks are overexploited 🫧40% of the oceans are affected by various human activities Learn more: cbd.int/MARINE #Biodiversity #Sustainability

“Over 3 billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihood.” - <a href="/UNDP/">UN Development</a> 

🐠30% of the world’s fish stocks are overexploited
🫧40% of the oceans are affected by various human activities

Learn more: cbd.int/MARINE

#Biodiversity #Sustainability
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Spain’s marine protected areas look safe on paper, but bottom trawling is still allowed in many of them. Without proper management plans & real enforcement, these are just #PaperParks. It’s time to stop destructive fishing in MPAs. #UNOC3 #ProtectedMeansProtected

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After living for nearly a hundred years on Earth, David Attenborough is sharing his greatest story yet: the story of our ocean. 🌊 When we support the health of our oceans, they support us in return. 🐟💙 🎥 Silverback Films and Open Planet Studios

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🐧 A surprising climate ally in Antarctica - penguin poop. Ammonia released from penguin guano can boost the formation of low-lying ocean clouds, which help cool the planet by reflecting sunlight back into space.🌍☁️ insideclimatenews.org/news/22052025/… 📷️ Kamla S/Shutterstock

🐧 A surprising climate ally in Antarctica - penguin poop. Ammonia released from penguin guano can boost the formation of low-lying ocean clouds, which help cool the planet by reflecting sunlight back into space.🌍☁️ 
insideclimatenews.org/news/22052025/… 
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There is great concern about the declining population of the African penguin. Here are eight WWF insights on the only penguin living on Africa’s mainland: brnw.ch/21wT2ox #LetsTalkMPAs #OceanConservation #Penguins #AfricanPenguin

There is great concern about the declining population of the African penguin.

Here are eight WWF insights on the only penguin living on Africa’s mainland: brnw.ch/21wT2ox

#LetsTalkMPAs #OceanConservation #Penguins #AfricanPenguin