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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow, Emilie Reuchlin will receive the Bright Award for Environmental Sustainability from the Stanford Law School 🏆 “Emilie exemplifies the kind of bold, wide-ranging thinking the Bright Award was created to honor,” said George Triantis, Professor of Law and Dean of Stanford Law School.

Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 9d

⚖️🌊 Together with ARK Rewilding NL, we faced the Dutch government in court over weak management plans for Dogger Bank, Cleaver Bank & Frisian Front. These fail to protect nature as required by law. A ruling is due in 6–12 weeks. We’re hopeful for a win for North Sea life! 👉 shorturl.at/vTYhe

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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 23d

More than 80% of people support the 30x30 biodiversity goal: protecting 30% of land and sea by 2030 🙌 But less than 1% of the North Sea is truly protected from harmful activities. There is no more time to lose. We call upon the Dutch government to start taking immediate action! #northsea #doggerbank

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 29d

🚨🚨 Extremely concerning reports that the UK Govt has DISMISSED calls from the Environmental Audit Committee for full bans on destructive bottom trawling in our marine protected areas 1/2🔽
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Bottom trawling to continue in English protected waters, government rules

Defra says blanket ban on ‘destructive’ fishing practice disproportionate as MPs urge minister to reconsider

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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 29d

We are hiring a 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁 to help us 𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸! Are you an experienced marine ecologist or biologist? Do you speak Dutch and English? Read the full description on our website 👉 doggerland.earth/vacature-ben...

Doggerland Foundation is hiring a Marine Ecologist

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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · Aug 27

Check the highlight here 👉 youtu.be/Ui6SqRudQV8
#northsea #doggerbank #rewilding

Highlight: Emilie Reuchlin op Radio 1 over het Rewilding Dogger Bank programma

YouTube video by Stichting Doggerland

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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · Aug 27

What makes the Dogger Bank so unique? How do fish & marine mammals sound? 🐬 And how do you restore a sea area nearly the size of Belgium? Emilie Reuchlin & marine biologist Reindert Nijland shared their stories on NPO Radio 1 (in Dutch) 🎧 youtu.be/ZLkWS0b2-fk

Emilie Reuchlin op Radio 1 over het Rewilding Dogger Bank programma

YouTube video by Stichting Doggerland

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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · Aug 25

The Rewilding Dogger Bank Seascape Programme launches this summer! 🐳 Backed by new funding, we’ll restore reefs, protect habitats & give the Dogger Bank a political voice — helping the North Sea thrive again. 🌊🐟 #rewilding #northsea #doggerbank Read all about it (in Dutch) 👉 shorturl.at/GMSEV

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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · Aug 20

Big news! 🌊 Emilie Reuchlin, co-founder of Doggerland Foundation, has won the 2025 Stanford Bright Award for Environmental Sustainability 🏆 $150k will support restoring the North Sea through the Rewilding Dogger Bank Seascape programme. 🌍 @oceanreuchlin.bsky.social news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · Aug 4

Sweden will ban bottom trawling in marine protected areas from July 2026! 🌊💪 A major win for ocean health. While NL still allows it, Sweden shows true leadership. This gives us strength in our case against the Dutch government for a bottom trawling ban in our MPAs. Time for NL & Germany to follow!

Sweden: general ban on bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas

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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · Jul 29

🌊 8,000 years ago, Doggerland connected Britain to Europe, a wild, prehistoric world lost to the sea. Today, its remnants lie beneath the North Sea. Once overfished, now a focus of hope and ecological restoration. Dive into its epic story 👉https://doggerland.earth/tijdlijn/

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Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e.V. @bund.net · Jul 22

#DoggerbankExpedition: What's next? Menno @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social ist wieder an Land u. hat die gesammelten eDNA-Proben an die Uni Wageningen übergeben. 👏 Während wir auf Ergebnisse warten, fordern wir mit unserer #DoggerbankPetition echten Schutz fürs Schutzgebiet! ✍️ aktion.bund.net/doggerbank

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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · Jul 14

Meet Floris van Hees – our new legal advisor at Doggerland ⚖️🐳 After years sailing the world for justice & sustainability, he's now fighting for biodiversity & nature restoration with us. We are thrilled to welcome Floris on board! Read more about his journey 👉 shorturl.at/w1uc9

Doggerland welcomes Floris van Hees as the new legal advisor!

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Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e.V. @bund.net · Jul 9

Auf geht’s zur #Doggerbank! 🚢 Nachdem sich der Expeditions-Start durch schlechtes Wetter verzögerte, konnte Menno von @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social heute endlich von Wilhelmshaven aus mit dem Forschungsschiff #Senckenberg losziehen und wird in Kürze das 💙 der Nordsee genauer unter die Lupe nehmen. 1/2

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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · Jul 9

Menno has set sail for the Dogger Bank! 🌊🐟 After a weather delay, he's now en route to the heart of the North Sea to study its rich marine life. First-time voyage, DIY lab on board, and even spotted a porpoise before departure! 🤩 Follow the liveblog on our website 👉 shorturl.at/sG74T

Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · Jun 30

🌊 We’re heading out on expedition, and bringing the Biodiversity Sensing Box with us! This metal device is packed with sensors that act as our eyes and ears underwater, scanning for life and helping us better understand this fragile ecosystem. With oceanreuchlin.bsky.social More 👉 shorturl.at/XuQbp

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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · Jun 26

The North Sea is turning into an industrial zone: energy, fishing, shipping. Nature’s being squeezed out. TNO calls for urgent action. We need one plan, not scattered “towel claims” on the sea. We’re on a collision course with the heart of our natural heritage. It’s time we act before it’s too late.

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Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e.V. @bund.net · Jun 11

Jetzt reicht’s: Jedes Grundschleppnetz, das weiter die Vielfalt der #Doggerbank zerstört, ist eines zu viel. Helft uns jetzt bei der Rettung dieses bedeutenden Schutzgebiets und unterschreibt und teilt unsere #DoggerbankPetition! aktion.bund.net/doggerbank

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Eine Robbe schwimmt unter Wasser an einem Meeresschutzgebiet-Schild. Text: "#DoggerbankPetition Rettet das Herz der Nordsee!"

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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · Jun 20

🌊 You can support us with your business too: through 1% for the Planet! This platform is built on a simple idea: businesses have a responsibility to give back to nature. Join us in protecting and restoring the North Sea, and become part of a community that’s making a real difference for our planet 🌍

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ARK Rewilding Nederland @ark-rewildingnl.bsky.social · Jun 13

Dit dus 👇 Ook in Nlse Natura2000-gebieden wordt gevist met vergunning @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social Dat moet stoppen!

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jun 13

The plunder of our seas by industrial fishing is a monstrosity in which almost everyone unwittingly collaborates. For decades this truth has been deliberately hidden from us. Now at last the consensus is cracking.
This week's column.
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Attenborough’s Ocean is the film I’ve been waiting my whole career for – now the world must act on its message | George Monbiot

The documentary shows the damage that fishing does to our planet. So why does the industry still hold governments to ransom? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · Jun 11

Portugal made a major step towards #30x30 by expanding an MPA with a % fully protected! 🤩💙

Meanwhile, EU leaders at #UNOC3 are all talk and no action… 🥱

Read the full PR from our member @sciaena-ngo.bsky.social here: www.sciaena.org/en/sciaena-c...

#ProtectedMeansProtected

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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · Jun 12

Last week Menno visited the Seascape Symposium by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). It gave him the perfect opportunity to immerse himself in the fascinating field of seascape restoration, or in other words, bringing life back to underwater landscapes. Read all about it 👉 shorturl.at/qqStp

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · Jun 8

🚨 80% of the wildlife caught in trawler nets is discarded, dead or dying!

The devastating impacts of #BottomTrawling bycatch are laid bare in a new film by @bluemarinef.bsky.social, with Theo James & Stephen Fry.

On #WorldOceanDay, help us end this NOW: act.for-the-ocean.org/act/protect-...

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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · Jun 8

Over 2500 participants 👯‍♀️🕺🤾🧜‍♀️ joined the #BlueMarch in Nice for #UNOC3! Citizens and civil society are calling on politicians to truly protect #MarineProtectedAreas and take more concrete actions for our ocean! 🌊 #ProtectedMeansProtected #MPAs #UNOC3

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