Missing fisheries observer found decapitated after disappearing on tuna vessel modernghana.com/news/1280196/m…

Scientists to #WTO: remove #OverfishingSubsidies - to be a friend of #fishers & #FishConsumers one has to be a friend of #fish 1st. Check this Senate Budget Democrats clip: x.com/SenateBudget/s… @SenatorWhitehouse UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social) UBC SPPGA; Friends of Ocean Action Pew Environment Campaignfornature

France just scrapped it's pesticide reduction plan to appease the farm lobby. So did the EU. Bon appetit...

Our new #PNAS paper comparing different types of marine protected areas (MPAs) shows that well-managed fished MPAs can provide strong conservation benefits, even similar to no-fishing MPAs pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

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Global bleaching events do not affect all coral reefs equally and require a suite of global, regional, and local interventions, emphasising the need for regular monitoring, highlights Dr Britta Schaffelke, @AIMS & #GCRMN global coordinator #4GBE

At “Our Ocean” conference in Athens today. I am proud to announce a budget of EUR 3,5 billion, the biggest amount ever announced by the EU 🇪🇺 since the start of “Our Ocean” conferences, & 40 new commitments. Our oceans ring the alarm & we take full responsibility.

Historic European Parliament vote today! I applaud the positive vote & full support for the EU ratification of the High Seas Treaty #BBNJ aiming to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030. Now we must bring along all international counterparts to ratify it as fast as possible!

How can we use UN Biodiversity Global Biodiversity Framework #GBF to address crises like the Baltic Sea? I’m curious #SBSTTA26. helcom.fi/baltic-sea-tre…

Law of the Sea Tribunal’s judgment on marine environment & climate change welcomed by UN Special Procedures. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ruling provides timely guidance on States’ obligations on #ClimateChange & explicitly references related #HumanRights issues. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Maritime Spatial Planning is not a good to have. It is a must have, as maritime space is becoming smaller. A main challenge is how to integrate everyone so MSP becomes an ownership based exercise. Dir Gen. Charlina Vitcheva #EMD2024 #MSP #MaritimeSpatialPlanning

Nu räddar regeringen Sveriges hav genom förslag om bl.a. 🌊Öka fiskbestånden 🌊Minska övergödningen 🌊Flytta ut trålgränsen till 12 sjömil från hela Östersjökusten 🌊Verka för utökad jakt på skarv och säl 🌊Stärk biologiska mångfalden

I am so glad John Oliver talked about deep-sea mining. For one thing, I properly laughed about this for the first time ever. He hits all the key points: the injustice greed greenwashing need for a moratorium... and gummy squirrels Watch it if you can theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/a…

To save the high seas, plan for climate change - "Strategic planning at a global scale will be needed." Great article in NatureClimate co-authored by some OSPAR friends - Janos Hennicke, Richard Emmerson, Tammy Davies of BirdLife International nature.com/opinion

We’ve captured a lot of cool footage of basking shark encounters over the years, but this must have been one of the most epic! This poor shark was harassed by the blue fin tuna for quite some time. The Sea of the Hebrides really is a wildlife hotspot! What will we see this year?!

Delegates International Seabed Authority elect Leticia Reis de Carvalho, Brazil, as the new ISA Secretary-General with 79 votes in favor out of a total of 113. #UNCLOS #ISBA29 #seabed #deepsea #ocean

Many congratulations to Leticia Carvalho for her election to the role of Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority. An exciting opportunity to restore trust in an organization charged with operating in the best interests of humankind as a whole. 🙌🎉🥂🙏

The ocean is the planet's largest ecosystem, and it plays a critical role in our lives. Yet, it faces several threats. Each of us can take #ClimateAction to help #SaveOurOcean. Get ideas: un.org/sustainabledev…

Totally inexcusable: the management of mackerel fisheries by NE Atlantic coastal states. I have observed this developing over many years & now able to comment. This is a political failure. We have the science, control & enforcement, & industry good will. ices-taf.shinyapps.io/advicexplorer/….

By my colleague ⁦Patrick Barkham⁩ UK export of millions of endangered eels to Russia attacked as ‘bonkers’ theguardian.com/environment/20…