The UK and Scottish governments have taken decisive action to save our seabirds by ending sandeel fishing in Scottish waters & the English North Sea.

We support this vital action and urge the EU to follow our lead, not block it. 🚨

Together, we can save our seabirds.

Called “bycatch” by the fishing industry, non-target animals killed by fishing gear include 7,20,000 seabirds, 3,00,000 whales and dolphins, 3,45,000 seals and sea lions, and 100 million sharks and rays.

😡 ICONIC FAIL! And alarming news for Puffins!

The European Commission is challenging the UK’s decision to ban sandeel fishing in Scottish and English waters.

Sandeels are an essential food source for many seabirds, mammals, and even commercial fish.
The ban came at a crucial

Red-footed (a) and masked boobies (b)

#seabirds #revillagigedo 🇲🇽

Check our new publication at Ecology and Evolution
'Variations in inter‐specific and sex‐related niche partitioning in pelagic boobies during their annual cycle'

Open access here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

After six months I've notched up an incredible 74 species of Procellariiformes around the south ocean & the Atlantic - the diversity is astonishing & taxonomy complex. The more islands we can revert to being predator free the better! #SuperSeabirdSunday #Seabirds #OM1

Floating around with the seabirds at the Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland.

Faramarz Mokhtarpour (b. 1964), Playing of Seabirds and Waves

Seabirds are one of the beautiful aspects of Iran's nature. These birds are abundant on the southern and northern coasts of Iran. Some of the famous seabirds in Iran include Pelicans, Cormorants, Caspian Terns, Avocets, Gulls, and more!
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Seabirds motivating me on my cliff run today 💪🏼🥹

Cormorants, Hasvik, Finnmark 😍Photo Monica Hellum #Norway #seabirds #birds

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It’s disappointing to see the EU opposing world-leading UK sandeel protections. Closing sandeel fisheries will help protect puffins & other seabirds, whales, dolphins and seals & boost fish like Haddock. We’re 100% behind Defra UK pressing ahead with these protections
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The seabirds soar freely, riding the ocean's thermals with ease and grace.
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Celebrate #WorldPenguinDay with the largest #penguin of all - the emperor penguin! 🐧

Help protect these special #seabirds with a symbolic adoption today: oceana.ly/3JuPrB9

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Finally getting the sleep function working after almost 5 weeks travelling from New Zealand to Japan with a shedload of seabirds including (back from extinction) Short Tailed Albatross and a multitude of land birds Kagu etc visiting islands en route

Sandeels are a vital food source for Scotland's internationally important seabirds.

This is why we are joining other environmental NGOs to support the Scottish governments' decision to close sandeel fishing in all Scottish waters.

📷©️Nicol Nicolson

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.
Read more: europe.oceana.org/press-releases…