Our director Hugo Tagholm dialling in from the #OurOceanGreece Conference today, where some truly inspiring commitments were made by Greece to ban bottom trawling in marine protected areas 👏 👏 👏

Now it's time for the UK to follow suit!

#OurOcean2024

Don't miss out on the action! Rewatch the livestream and video highlights from the 9th Our Ocean Conference on the Our Ocean Youtube channel 🌊🎥

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#OurOceanGreece #Athens 🇬🇷 #Leadership #OurOcean2024

We attended Our Ocean Greece this week to raise our voice against illegal fishing, fight for more transparency in the fisheries sector, and ensure that bottom trawling is banned in all European marine protected areas. Here's our take! #OurOceanGreece #OurOcean2024

Day 1 at the #OurOceanConference was a whirlwind of crucial discussions and impactful moments.
From gathering for a media briefing to diving into panels on the #BBNJ Treaty, the urgency of protecting our high seas was palpable. 

#OurOceanGreece #OurOcean2024 #GreeceOceanEnvoy

It’s been an inspiring few days at @ourocean2024 with huge announcements made by many countries to protect 🌊🌎

It was disappointing not to see any Irish ministers in attendance at this critical point in time for marine conservation as we move towards 2030.

#FairSeas

🇬🇷 🌎🌊 An ocean of potential: if we manage it right and let science guide all decision making! Thanks for inspiring ocean talks at #OurOcean2024

Excited to be in 🇬🇷 for #OurOcean2024 ! The ocean has massive potential, from providing us with aquatic food to rendering solutions to climate change.

It can save us. But we must save the ocean first. Imperative with action that safeguards our ocean for a sustainable future 🌊

📢We’re at #OurOceanGreece conference talking with Oceano Azul Foundation, CAOPA Afrique, Fauna & Flora, EarthEcho Int'l & ABALOBI on the challenges faced by the ocean community and the diverse perspectives within civil society.

#OurOcean2024 Our Ocean Greece

We are pleased to announce the launch of a dedicated Decarbonization Fund for our islands paid for by allowances from the European Emissions System. This fund, depending on the price of carbon, could ultimately be worth €2 billion.
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#OurOceanGreece

Greece has established two additional marine national parks, one in the Ionian and one in the Aegean, increasing the size of 🇬🇷 marine protected areas by 80% and covering 1/3 of the 🇬🇷 marine territorial waters.
#OurOceanGreece 🇬🇷
#OurOcean2024 🌊

📢TOMORROW!
🌊Join us in the Our Ocean 2024 side event in Athens! 🎯 Organised by the European Commission, the Environmental Defense Fund and @BlueMissionMed
📘Info and agenda here 👉bluemissionmed.eu/join-us-in-the

#MissionOcean #OurOcean2024
Mission Ocean Waters

🎥✨Day 1 Highlights: 9th Our Ocean Conference #OurOcean2024

🔷120+ nations and 3,000+ delegates gather at the beautiful Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center to address urgent ocean threats.
🔷Greece 🇬🇷leads with a bold commitment: a ban on bottom trawling in all of its

The Ocean has paid a heavy price for its service to humankind. It has been a vital source of life and livelihood. We have not been kind to it in return. So, we meet today with a new sense of urgency.
#OurOcean2024
#OurOceanGreece

What does the future of ocean conservation look like? CAP’s Chamorro Dude in DC has some ideas.

Check out the highlights from his remarks at #OurOcean2024 ! 🌊🌅🏝 #Beyond30x30

.Our Ocean Greece Global Fishing Watch side-event: Dr.Rocio Parra Cortés emphasizes that #Chile is reinforcing its commitment to #fisheriestransparency & that transparency (along with sustainability) becomes a core element of the country's new fisheries law. #OurOcean2024

Prof. Georgios Sylaios of the Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH) talked about Digital Twin for Ocean Health at today's session, Challenges and Innovations in Green Shipping, Digital Twins for Ocean Health and Maritime Connectivity, at #OurOcean2024 .

Greece has announced that it will #BanBottomTrawling in all its #MPAs by 2030, starting with banning it in all national parks by 2026. It will also designate 30% of its waters as MPAs by 2024. It can be done - what are the remaining EU Member States waiting for? #OurOcean2024

Η ανακοίνωση των ελληνικών δεσμευσεων: δύο νέα εθνικά θαλάσσια πάρκα, απανθρακοποιηση των νησιών, πρόγραμμα μείωσης θαλάσσιας ρύπανσης από πλαστικά #OurOcean2024

Le président des #Palaos 🇵🇼 President Surangel Whipps, Jr. a salué les contributions de #Taiwan 🇹🇼 aux affaires marines mondiales lors d’un forum sur les aires protégées co-organisé par 外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan) 🇹🇼 à la veille de la conférence #OurOcean2024 🌊 les 16 & 17 avril à Athènes.
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Our team is heading to Our Ocean Greece to work on the ocean’s greatest challenges from climate change to plastic pollution. Meet our delegation on the ground and learn more about the work they are doing while they are there: oceanconservancy.org/our-ocean/ #OurOcean2024 #OurOceanGreece