Bruno Nicostrate
@bnicostrate.bsky.social
Europe, politics, ecology, climate, marine and fisheries.
New Vision for Fair and Low-Impact Fisheries in Europe !
This vision must drive our present and future actions to both reduce impact on the ocean and increase societal benefits for all.
Read and endorse: rethinkfisheries.eu
Watch the launch event today at 2:30pm: ep.interactio.eu/z0vi-9bx-l91...
This vision must drive our present and future actions to both reduce impact on the ocean and increase societal benefits for all.
Read and endorse: rethinkfisheries.eu
Watch the launch event today at 2:30pm: ep.interactio.eu/z0vi-9bx-l91...
December 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
New Vision for Fair and Low-Impact Fisheries in Europe !
This vision must drive our present and future actions to both reduce impact on the ocean and increase societal benefits for all.
Read and endorse: rethinkfisheries.eu
Watch the launch event today at 2:30pm: ep.interactio.eu/z0vi-9bx-l91...
This vision must drive our present and future actions to both reduce impact on the ocean and increase societal benefits for all.
Read and endorse: rethinkfisheries.eu
Watch the launch event today at 2:30pm: ep.interactio.eu/z0vi-9bx-l91...
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📢 We welcome the European Commission’s newly released guidelines on the allocation of EU fishing quotas as a chance to support low-impact fishers and protect the ocean!
#RethinkFisheries #PressRelease #EUBiodiversity 👉https://tinyurl.com/ycjxtr29
#RethinkFisheries #PressRelease #EUBiodiversity 👉https://tinyurl.com/ycjxtr29
November 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
📢 We welcome the European Commission’s newly released guidelines on the allocation of EU fishing quotas as a chance to support low-impact fishers and protect the ocean!
#RethinkFisheries #PressRelease #EUBiodiversity 👉https://tinyurl.com/ycjxtr29
#RethinkFisheries #PressRelease #EUBiodiversity 👉https://tinyurl.com/ycjxtr29
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US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules
“Our negotiators had never seen this before in any international talks. People being summoned to the U.S. Embassy in London — intimidation, threats of cessation of business, threats of family members losing visas”...
“Our negotiators had never seen this before in any international talks. People being summoned to the U.S. Embassy in London — intimidation, threats of cessation of business, threats of family members losing visas”...
November 3, 2025 at 10:34 AM
US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules
“Our negotiators had never seen this before in any international talks. People being summoned to the U.S. Embassy in London — intimidation, threats of cessation of business, threats of family members losing visas”...
“Our negotiators had never seen this before in any international talks. People being summoned to the U.S. Embassy in London — intimidation, threats of cessation of business, threats of family members losing visas”...
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We’re proud to be acknowledged in this new ETP species #bycatch guidance from our partner Seas At Risk. Their new guide provides a comprehensive overview of the complexities and context-specific challenges surrounding bycatch, from practical gear modifications to reliable & precise monitoring. [1/2]
October 31, 2025 at 9:03 AM
We’re proud to be acknowledged in this new ETP species #bycatch guidance from our partner Seas At Risk. Their new guide provides a comprehensive overview of the complexities and context-specific challenges surrounding bycatch, from practical gear modifications to reliable & precise monitoring. [1/2]
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🎣Las capturas incidentales no son un problema menor: son una amenaza diaria para la biodiversidad marina y una prueba de credibilidad para la política ambiental de la UE.
Las soluciones existen. Ahora necesitamos voluntad política.
¡Gracias @seasatrisk.bsky.social , Birdlife y EIA por este evento!
Las soluciones existen. Ahora necesitamos voluntad política.
¡Gracias @seasatrisk.bsky.social , Birdlife y EIA por este evento!
October 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🎣Las capturas incidentales no son un problema menor: son una amenaza diaria para la biodiversidad marina y una prueba de credibilidad para la política ambiental de la UE.
Las soluciones existen. Ahora necesitamos voluntad política.
¡Gracias @seasatrisk.bsky.social , Birdlife y EIA por este evento!
Las soluciones existen. Ahora necesitamos voluntad política.
¡Gracias @seasatrisk.bsky.social , Birdlife y EIA por este evento!
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Le premier point de bascule de la planète aurait été atteint avec le « dépérissement généralisé » des coraux. La Terre serait par ailleurs au bord d’autres seuils de rupture avec des risques dévastateurs, mettent en garde 160 scientifiques dans un vaste rapport www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
Le premier point de bascule de la planète aurait été atteint avec le « dépérissement généralisé » des coraux
Un rapport signé par 160 scientifiques publié lundi alerte sur la « crise sans précédent » rencontrée par les récifs coralliens d’eau chaude.
www.lemonde.fr
October 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Le premier point de bascule de la planète aurait été atteint avec le « dépérissement généralisé » des coraux. La Terre serait par ailleurs au bord d’autres seuils de rupture avec des risques dévastateurs, mettent en garde 160 scientifiques dans un vaste rapport www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
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📢NGOs launch guide to successfully address bycatch of sensitive species in the EU and call for bolder action 🐬🦈
Trends are worsening, populations are at risk, yet attention is declining. It’s time to #RethinkFisheries!
👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #EndBycatch #EUBiodiversity #EUOceanWeek
Trends are worsening, populations are at risk, yet attention is declining. It’s time to #RethinkFisheries!
👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #EndBycatch #EUBiodiversity #EUOceanWeek
October 7, 2025 at 6:42 AM
📢NGOs launch guide to successfully address bycatch of sensitive species in the EU and call for bolder action 🐬🦈
Trends are worsening, populations are at risk, yet attention is declining. It’s time to #RethinkFisheries!
👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #EndBycatch #EUBiodiversity #EUOceanWeek
Trends are worsening, populations are at risk, yet attention is declining. It’s time to #RethinkFisheries!
👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #EndBycatch #EUBiodiversity #EUOceanWeek
While you're on holiday, the EU is dismantling environmental protections 🏖️➡️💔 #HandsOffNature
You have until 10 September to tell the Commission what you think. Your voice matters: handsoffnature.eu?utm=.share.b...
You have until 10 September to tell the Commission what you think. Your voice matters: handsoffnature.eu?utm=.share.b...
Hands Off Nature – Defend Europe’s Forests, Rivers & Wildlife
Stop the dismantling of European environmental protections. Stand up for forests, wildlife, clean air, and safe water - our nature depends on it.
handsoffnature.eu
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
While you're on holiday, the EU is dismantling environmental protections 🏖️➡️💔 #HandsOffNature
You have until 10 September to tell the Commission what you think. Your voice matters: handsoffnature.eu?utm=.share.b...
You have until 10 September to tell the Commission what you think. Your voice matters: handsoffnature.eu?utm=.share.b...
The bourgeois reactionaries are unleashed. And it's only the beginning...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
EU rollback on environmental policy is gaining momentum, warn campaigners
Observers shocked at scale and speed of deregulation drive they say is watering down European Green Deal and laws
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The bourgeois reactionaries are unleashed. And it's only the beginning...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Outrageous
Just as far-right forces crack down on civil society dealing with the climate, a new study reveals that lobbyists from the top fossil-fuel industry organisations had over 1,000 MEP meetings within less than a year.
Big Oil: over 1,000 lobby meetings with MEPs in under a year
Just as far-right forces crack down on civil society dealing with the climate, a new study reveals that lobbyists from the top fossil-fuel industry organisations had over 1,000 MEP meetings within less than a year.
euobserver.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Outrageous
Amazing how an ecosystem approach to seafood and other products can have positive multiplying effects.
An example of kelp (algae) and mussels.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
An example of kelp (algae) and mussels.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Something in the water: how kelp is helping Maine’s mussels boom
When a US firm saw the seaweed was making their shellfish the ‘biggest and best’ scientists realised they’d hit upon a natural way to combat ocean acidification
www.theguardian.com
June 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Amazing how an ecosystem approach to seafood and other products can have positive multiplying effects.
An example of kelp (algae) and mussels.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
An example of kelp (algae) and mussels.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Les superchalutiers, des bateaux mesurant entre 80 et 150m trainant des filets de 200m, posent un vrai problème, à la fois pour l´environnement et pour les pêcheurs artisans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXaJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXaJ...
La pêche industrielle par des superchalutiers
YouTube video by TV5MONDE Info
www.youtube.com
June 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Les superchalutiers, des bateaux mesurant entre 80 et 150m trainant des filets de 200m, posent un vrai problème, à la fois pour l´environnement et pour les pêcheurs artisans.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXaJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXaJ...
As the UN Ocean Conference is starting, a clear and powerful call by scientists to protect the High Seas from all type of extractions.
Yes, including fisheries as most of targeted species can be caught closer to the shore and with low-impact gears and practices.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Yes, including fisheries as most of targeted species can be caught closer to the shore and with low-impact gears and practices.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Why we should protect the high seas from all extraction, forever
Exploitation of the high seas risks doing irreversible damage to biodiversity, climate stability and ocean equity. A consensus must be built now to save them.
www.nature.com
June 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
As the UN Ocean Conference is starting, a clear and powerful call by scientists to protect the High Seas from all type of extractions.
Yes, including fisheries as most of targeted species can be caught closer to the shore and with low-impact gears and practices.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Yes, including fisheries as most of targeted species can be caught closer to the shore and with low-impact gears and practices.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Today's final #OceanPact contains:
✅ The good (no to #DeepSeaMining)
❌ The bad (weak commitment on funding)
💩 And the ugly (no action to #BanBottomTrawling in MPAs)
The #OceanAct is promising & could pave the way for a healthy ocean, but *only* if it's bold & binding. #UNOC3
✅ The good (no to #DeepSeaMining)
❌ The bad (weak commitment on funding)
💩 And the ugly (no action to #BanBottomTrawling in MPAs)
The #OceanAct is promising & could pave the way for a healthy ocean, but *only* if it's bold & binding. #UNOC3
June 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Today's final #OceanPact contains:
✅ The good (no to #DeepSeaMining)
❌ The bad (weak commitment on funding)
💩 And the ugly (no action to #BanBottomTrawling in MPAs)
The #OceanAct is promising & could pave the way for a healthy ocean, but *only* if it's bold & binding. #UNOC3
✅ The good (no to #DeepSeaMining)
❌ The bad (weak commitment on funding)
💩 And the ugly (no action to #BanBottomTrawling in MPAs)
The #OceanAct is promising & could pave the way for a healthy ocean, but *only* if it's bold & binding. #UNOC3
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We are tired of hearing the same old Cormorant-diss track😡
Today, at the Conference on 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴, we heard the same blame-game song lines we have been hearing since the 70ies.
#Cormorants were blamed for fish stock decline instead of the real culprits
Today, at the Conference on 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴, we heard the same blame-game song lines we have been hearing since the 70ies.
#Cormorants were blamed for fish stock decline instead of the real culprits
June 3, 2025 at 11:58 AM
We are tired of hearing the same old Cormorant-diss track😡
Today, at the Conference on 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴, we heard the same blame-game song lines we have been hearing since the 70ies.
#Cormorants were blamed for fish stock decline instead of the real culprits
Today, at the Conference on 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴, we heard the same blame-game song lines we have been hearing since the 70ies.
#Cormorants were blamed for fish stock decline instead of the real culprits
Europe's ocean is at risk - and so is our way of life.
A vibrant call from artisanal fishers struggling against the depletion of fish population and deterioration of marine ecosystem due to industrial fishing. It's high time to #RethinkFisheries protectourcatch.org/pages/fisher...
A vibrant call from artisanal fishers struggling against the depletion of fish population and deterioration of marine ecosystem due to industrial fishing. It's high time to #RethinkFisheries protectourcatch.org/pages/fisher...
May 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Europe's ocean is at risk - and so is our way of life.
A vibrant call from artisanal fishers struggling against the depletion of fish population and deterioration of marine ecosystem due to industrial fishing. It's high time to #RethinkFisheries protectourcatch.org/pages/fisher...
A vibrant call from artisanal fishers struggling against the depletion of fish population and deterioration of marine ecosystem due to industrial fishing. It's high time to #RethinkFisheries protectourcatch.org/pages/fisher...
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📢 New resource alert – the CIBBRiNA version of the Clean Catch Wildlife ID Guide! 🐬 🦭 🦈
The identification by #fishers of the species they accidentally capture at sea is an important part of efforts to improve #bycatch monitoring & inform #sustainable #fisheries management. [1/5]
The identification by #fishers of the species they accidentally capture at sea is an important part of efforts to improve #bycatch monitoring & inform #sustainable #fisheries management. [1/5]
May 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
📢 New resource alert – the CIBBRiNA version of the Clean Catch Wildlife ID Guide! 🐬 🦭 🦈
The identification by #fishers of the species they accidentally capture at sea is an important part of efforts to improve #bycatch monitoring & inform #sustainable #fisheries management. [1/5]
The identification by #fishers of the species they accidentally capture at sea is an important part of efforts to improve #bycatch monitoring & inform #sustainable #fisheries management. [1/5]
How the 5 biggest Dutch fishing companies dominate the European sector and destroy marine environment, coastal and artisanal fishers across the globe ⬇️
Time to #RethinkFisheries
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
Time to #RethinkFisheries
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
Investigation exposes the ‘sprawling empire’ of 5 Dutch fishing giants
Environmental campaigners say that governments have allowed a few supermajors to take “tentacular” ownership of the seas.
www.euronews.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:29 AM
How the 5 biggest Dutch fishing companies dominate the European sector and destroy marine environment, coastal and artisanal fishers across the globe ⬇️
Time to #RethinkFisheries
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
Time to #RethinkFisheries
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
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Great story co authored by our member! @ingridgercama.bsky.social ⬇️
#ShiftingBaselines The krill catastrophe www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
How the crucial Antarctic krill are being doomed by geopolitics and overfishing
In 2024, about half a million tonnes of Antarctic krill were caught, with Norwegian, Chinese and South Korean boats taking the vast majority of the catch. What would happen if the krill disappeared?
www.dailymaverick.co.za
April 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Great story co authored by our member! @ingridgercama.bsky.social ⬇️
In EU, authorities prefer to tell you where to cheat instead of enforcing the law.
A first list of harbours in Latvia and Denmark was adopted allowing overfishing (so-called margin of tolerance).
#LMAO - Landing Margin Allowing Overfishing
#RethinkFisheries
thefishingdaily.com/eu-fishing-i...
A first list of harbours in Latvia and Denmark was adopted allowing overfishing (so-called margin of tolerance).
#LMAO - Landing Margin Allowing Overfishing
#RethinkFisheries
thefishingdaily.com/eu-fishing-i...
EU Approves First Ports for Application of New Margin of Tolerance Rules on Unsorted Pelagic Landings - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Industry News
EU Commission lists ports eligible for margin of tolerance derogation, easing logbook rules for unsorted pelagic landings
thefishingdaily.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
In EU, authorities prefer to tell you where to cheat instead of enforcing the law.
A first list of harbours in Latvia and Denmark was adopted allowing overfishing (so-called margin of tolerance).
#LMAO - Landing Margin Allowing Overfishing
#RethinkFisheries
thefishingdaily.com/eu-fishing-i...
A first list of harbours in Latvia and Denmark was adopted allowing overfishing (so-called margin of tolerance).
#LMAO - Landing Margin Allowing Overfishing
#RethinkFisheries
thefishingdaily.com/eu-fishing-i...
End of fish day for the EU is today.
Domestic seafood production in the EU has theoretically exhausted for the year and from now until the end of 2025 will rely on imported fish and other seafood products from around the world.
seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
Domestic seafood production in the EU has theoretically exhausted for the year and from now until the end of 2025 will rely on imported fish and other seafood products from around the world.
seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
“End of Fish Day” in the EU: a wake-up call for sustainable seafood consumption - Seas At Risk
Seas At Risk reveals a sobering reality in European seafood consumption. According to an analysis carried out by Seas At Risk (1), as of today [16 May], the European Union has theoretically exhausted ...
seas-at-risk.org
May 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
End of fish day for the EU is today.
Domestic seafood production in the EU has theoretically exhausted for the year and from now until the end of 2025 will rely on imported fish and other seafood products from around the world.
seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
Domestic seafood production in the EU has theoretically exhausted for the year and from now until the end of 2025 will rely on imported fish and other seafood products from around the world.
seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
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📢Today representatives of small-scale fishers, scientists, citizens & civil society handed in a petition to Costas Kadis - EU Commissioner for the Ocean - signed by +250K European citizens calling to #EndBottomTrawling in #MPAs. 🐠
#ProtectedMeansProtected
👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#ProtectedMeansProtected
👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#endbottomtrawling #mpas #protectedmeansprotected | Seas At Risk
📢Today representatives of small-scale fishers, scientists, citizens & civil society handed in a petition to Costas Kadis, EU Commissioner of the Ocean, signed by +250K European citizens✍️ calling ...
www.linkedin.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
📢Today representatives of small-scale fishers, scientists, citizens & civil society handed in a petition to Costas Kadis - EU Commissioner for the Ocean - signed by +250K European citizens calling to #EndBottomTrawling in #MPAs. 🐠
#ProtectedMeansProtected
👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#ProtectedMeansProtected
👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
How is bottom-trawling to capture fish ? Look ⬇️
See how "gently" the net touches our marine seafloor.
Extract from new documentary: Ocean With David Attenborough.
youtu.be/IzG9AwlypaY?...
See how "gently" the net touches our marine seafloor.
Extract from new documentary: Ocean With David Attenborough.
youtu.be/IzG9AwlypaY?...
OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH | BOTTOM TRAWLING OFFICIAL CLIP | IN CINEMAS NOW | Altitude Films
YouTube video by Altitude Films
youtu.be
May 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
How is bottom-trawling to capture fish ? Look ⬇️
See how "gently" the net touches our marine seafloor.
Extract from new documentary: Ocean With David Attenborough.
youtu.be/IzG9AwlypaY?...
See how "gently" the net touches our marine seafloor.
Extract from new documentary: Ocean With David Attenborough.
youtu.be/IzG9AwlypaY?...
The Ocean is our strongest ally in coping with the climate crisis. But we continue to hurt it, day by day. It’s time we protect our wounded planet and let it recover to become resilient and healthy again – because our planet is blue. Sign the OceanCare petition now: action.wemove.eu/petition/202...
Because Our Planet Is Blue
The Ocean is the Earth’s cradle of life, nourishing and connecting the entire planet. It is our strongest ally in coping with the climate crisis. We all depend on the balance and wellbeing of the endl...
action.wemove.eu
May 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The Ocean is our strongest ally in coping with the climate crisis. But we continue to hurt it, day by day. It’s time we protect our wounded planet and let it recover to become resilient and healthy again – because our planet is blue. Sign the OceanCare petition now: action.wemove.eu/petition/202...