11 EU countries, led by Ireland, are calling on their counterparts to get the law to #RestoreNature #RestoreOcean over the finish line👇

#ICYMI : Oceana’s @DrMaxValentine spoke on a panel at this year’s Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona to discuss how the global seafood industry can take steps to combat illegal fishing. More must be done around the world to #StopIllegalFishing ! 🎣 #SEG24

IMO numbers play a key role in controlling vessels at sea and helping authorities to prevent illegal fishing.

We urge General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean to make this identification information compulsory for all vessels longer than 12 metres since currently it's not.

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📢We urge the Govern de les Illes Balears to effectively adopt management measures to protect 🇪🇸Cabrera National Park's marine biodiversity.

The extension of the park, effective from 2019, lacks appropriate measures to safeguard the area from industrial fishing. Our proposal👇
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To effectively tackle illegal fishing, fining vessels or their captains is not enough.

General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean we need more transparency on companies & citizens ultimately benefiting from illegal activities.

They need to be exposed & pay for their actions!

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Our ocean is in crisis🌊
Rising sea levels, biodiversity loss, and pollution are threatening blue ecosystems.

Today, on #EuropeDay , join us in calling on the EU to adopt an EU Ocean Deal, build an EU Ocean Fund, and put the ocean in the center of decision-making. #EUelections
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The Energy Taxation Directive “must remove outdated exemptions encouraging EU fisheries to continue to rely on fossil fuels, harming abundance of fish stocks & putting in jeopardy fight against climate & biodiversity crises” Arielle Sutherland-Sherriff Oceana in Europe seafoodsource.com/news/environme…

Pedimos al Govern Balear más protección para la biodiversidad marina del Parque Nacional de Cabrera. La ampliación del enclave, efectiva desde 2019, carece de medidas apropiadas que blinden la zona a la pesca industrial. Nuestra propuesta de protección 👇
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We ask General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean to accelerate efforts to prevent illegal fishing. How?
🗒️IMO numbers compulsory for vessels above 12m
🏴‍☠️Ensure that countries act against illegal fishing
🔎Increase transparency and information on the vessels' ultimate beneficiaries.
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How does the EU fishing industry contribute to climate change? 🌍

Decarbonising the EU fishing sector is crucial! 🐟

Find it on our website: bit.ly/3CnWRme

Happy #DeepDay ! Blue and red shrimp is recovering from overfishing thanks to better management in the Med –same as deep-water rose shrimp, giant red shrimp & Norway lobster!
Rebuilding their populations is key for deep-sea ecosystems & fisheries 🦐🦐🦐

#DYK that the #DeepSea plays an important role in mitigating #ClimateChange ?
Let’s preserve this unique and critical ecosystem from activities such as #DeepSea Mining and #BottomTrawling . Let’s #DefendtheDeep !

It’s #DeepDay ! The #DeepSea makes up 90% of the marine environment, but just 5% of the ocean is estimated to have been explored. What we know is that the deep sea is critical for the functioning of our planet!
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#DeepDay is coming up! 🎉 🪼Join us in celebrating the largest habitat on Earth, home to as many as 10 million species!
The #DeepSea mitigates #ClimateChange , supports fisheries and provides us with medicines.
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Bottom trawlers devastate marine protected areas in Spain as this destructive fishing method is allowed inside them. Nets as big as several football fields scrape away habitats and kill marine life. Discover more with our interactive map europe.oceana.org/our-campaigns/… #BanBottomTrawling

'There are limits we must not cross, but if we act wisely, we can be confident that the fish will return,' concludes our Javier Lopez on #Mediterranean #hake 's slow recovery in this Euronews Green documentary #EndOverfishing
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#Paperparks at sea may make governments look good, but no one should be fooled. These areas are not protected. We must embrace the spirit and promise of #30x30 by establishing agreed-upon minimum criteria that also #BanBottomTrawling , says our Jackie Savitz

'What a gift we have in our oceans. It would be a shame to celebrate protecting a third of it while we are in fact letting much of it be swept away under the crushing weight of voracious trawls.' econimpact.co/nx

#oceans #WorldOceanInitiative

Oceana joins +35 UK & EU NGOs to support the UK government’s decision to close #sandeel fishing in Scottish & English #NorthSea . EU countries should follow suit instead of blocking this vital protection for 🐧 seabirds & 🦑 marine ecosystems.
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33 years ago, today, Cabrera Archipelago in the Spanish Mediterranean was designated as a #NationalPark . This biodiversity hotspot still lacks adequate protection and management. It is urgent to ban all industrial activities from this natural paradise and establish no-take zones.