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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 2h

It doesn't have to be this way. Take action with us to end overfishing! 🔽🚨
act.oceana.org/page/178303/...

Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 2h

"North Sea cod is now at such low levels that [experts] advised a zero catch quota [...] Yet [it] is still being overexploited. Ignoring science risks a future where the nation’s favourite dish is no longer affordable or even available" 🎣🔽

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 2h

🐟"Only 41% of the UK’s commercial fish populations have been found to be healthy. 1/4 are being fished beyond sustainable limits. 1/6 are both critically low & yet still being overfished"

@profcallum.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com on our latest report 🚨
theconversation.com/half-the-uks...

Half the UK’s fish stocks are overfished – but the evidence shows how they can be revived

Overfishing affects food security, blue economy jobs and climate resilience.

theconversation.com

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 5h

⏲️ It’s time the UK Government sets quotas at safe and sustainable levels, for healthy fish populations, healthy seas and healthy communities 🐟🌊

📩 Take action with us to demand an end to overfishing: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 5h

🎣 "Overfishing is a political choice. It’s the ministers that are signing off these quotas [...] Without strategic action based on science, collapse for some of these stocks could be imminent”

— Our Director @hugotagholm.bsky.social in today's Herald Scotland
www.heraldscotland.com/news/nationa...

Call to end overfishing to save British fish supper as key stocks face collapse

Half of UK’s top commercial fish stocks are either overfished to critically low levels or being overexploited, a report from Oceana UK warns.

www.heraldscotland.com

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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 5h

Government urged to reverse "political choice" to allow overfishing as @oceanauk.bsky.social report shows many UK fish stocks are in a perilous state.

www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Call to end overfishing to save British fish supper as key stocks face collapse

Half of UK’s top commercial fish stocks are either overfished to critically low levels or being overexploited, a report from Oceana UK warns.

www.independent.co.uk

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 6h

🚨 BREAKING: Half the UK’s top 10 fish stocks are being overexploited

🐟 We’ve done one of the most comprehensive health checks of UK seas & the data is undeniable

⚠️ #Overfishing is emptying our seas, & it’s a political choice

📩 Tell PM Keir Starmer to act: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 1d

Dutch supermarkets to stop selling Atlantic mackerel due to overfishing concerns 🚨

Northeast Atlantic mackerel is on the brink & experts have warned catch limits must be slashed by 70% to save them

This is serious. If we don't respect the science, our seas will suffer.
nltimes.nl/2025/10/06/d...

Dutch supermarkets halt Atlantic mackerel sales amid overfishing concerns

Albert Heijn, Lidl, and Jumbo, the Netherlands’ largest supermarket chains, are halting sales of Atlantic mackerel due to overfishing concerns, NOS reports.Current stock will still be sold, but Lidl p...

nltimes.nl

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 3d

🐋📸 If you love humpback whales, look no further. Captured over a five-year period, these stunning pictures offer an intimate glimpse into the lives of these ocean giants, whilst on their annual migration across our seas 🌊
https://bit.ly/4345FLJ

Jem Cresswell’s striking whale images – in pictures

The photographer spent five years documenting humpback whales in the waters surrounding the Tonga Trench

www.theguardian.com

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 3d

🐋📸 If you love humpback whales, look no further. Captured over a five-year period, these stunning pictures offer an intimate glimpse into the lives of these ocean giants, whilst on their annual migration across our seas 🌊
https://bit.ly/4345FLJ

Jem Cresswell’s striking whale images – in pictures

The photographer spent five years documenting humpback whales in the waters surrounding the Tonga Trench

www.theguardian.com

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 3d

🌍 Climate change is threatening migratory species across the board, warns a new report

🐋 Migratory ocean wildlife (like humpback whales and some turtle, shark, and fish species) face shrinking habitats and shifting ranges due to warming seas

https://bit.ly/3IGHCM6

Climate change is threatening all of the ocean's migratory species - Oceanographic

A report from the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species warns that all migratory species are being impacted by climate change.

bit.ly

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 5d

Awful! Vessels were filmed allegedly scallop dredging in a Scottish marine protected area - home to millions of flame shells & the largest known habitat of the species

This destructive fishing is supposed to be banned here?! 😡

Our ocean sanctuaries deserve better.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reef concerns after dredgers filmed in protected seas

Scottish government says it's investigating but concerned locals fear enormous damage has been caused

www.bbc.co.uk

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 6d

Turning our backs on the Climate Change Act is turning our backs on the future.

Scrapping it would be a reckless retreat from climate leadership, threatening both our seas and the UK’s green economy 🌍🌊🔽
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 BREAKING: Catch limits for Northeast Atlantic mackerel must be slashed by 70% to safeguard these fish, experts have just warned

First #cod, now #mackerel: we are witnessing a DEEP DECLINE in UK seas

This can't go on. It's time to END #OVERFISHING!
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Mackerel fishing should be cut by 70% to prevent stock collapse, scientists say

Conservationists have called for urgent action to stop the collapse of stocks in the north-east Atlantic.

www.independent.co.uk

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 8d

🌊 Huge shoutout to our incredible ocean community who stood up and told the UK Government: Ban bottom trawling in our marine protected areas. All 10,000+ of you! YOU did it! ✊

Now, we wait for the outcome. Stay tuned.

As soon as we hear back, you’ll be the first to know 🤞💙

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 8d

🚨⏲️ Only a few hours before the UK Govt closes its consultation to ban #bottomtrawling in marine protected areas. This is our LAST CHANCE to protect our marine life from trawlers 🪸🦐🌊

ACT NOW - it takes less than 1 min!
👉👉 only.one/act/uk-mpa-c...

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 LAST CHANCE TO SAVE OUR SEAS ⏲️

🌊The UK Govt closes its consultation TODAY on whether to ban destructive bottom-trawl fishing in marine protected areas

RUN don't walk to take action 🪸 Time is running out 🚫
👉 https://only.one/act/uk-mpa-consultation ✊

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 9d

🌊 UK seas are home to some of the most precious wildlife on Earth. Marine protected areas are supposed to be safe havens for them! 🦐🦈

We need FULL bottom trawling bans in protected waters, so our wildlife can thrive 🦑

Only one day left to make our voices heard. Act now.
👉 https://bit.ly/42b3BBj

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 10d

ONE DAY LEFT TO ACT!

🌊 UK seas are under attack – at least 20,000 hours of suspected #BottomTrawling took place in UK offshore marine protected areas last year alone! 🚫

Time is running out to stop this. ACT NOW ✊🪸
👉 https://bit.ly/42b3BBj

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 Time's running out to tell gov you want bottom trawling OUT of protected waters. We need a wave of ocean warriors to take a stand & take action. Otherwise, gov will only hear the deafening calls of Big Industry, angling for a quick profit at the expense of our seas.

ACT: https://bit.ly/42b3BBj

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 Only 2 DAYS until the UK Govt closes its consultation on whether to ban destructive bottom trawling in 41 marine protected areas.

This is our last chance to tell them we want FULL bans in ALL protected areas. 🌊

Help us save these precious habitats from trawling! 🪸

👉 https://bit.ly/42b3BBj

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 11d

Bottom trawling BULLDOZES our ocean floor, decimating marine life. The UK Government must take action and ban this destruction in all offshore marine protected areas. Have your say via the link below, before it's too late.

Act now! 🛑🌊
👉👉👉 https://bit.ly/42b3BBj

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 12d

🌊 INCREDIBLE! 10,000 of you have called for full bottom trawling bans in ocean havens 🙌

But it’s not over yet! We need thousands more to speak up before the consultation closes on Monday ⏳

📣 Share this far & wide, & if you haven’t sent your email yet, now’s the time.
👉 https://bit.ly/42b3BBj

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 12d

⏳ There are only THREE DAYS LEFT to save our ocean sanctuaries!

Bottom trawling in marine protected areas makes a mockery of the word 'protected' ❌

📣 Tell govt you want a full bottom trawling ban in protected waters here: only.one/act/uk-mpa-c...

📢 Because the ocean can recover, if we let it! 🌊

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 13d

Bottom trawling is heart-wrenchingly wasteful. It devastates the seafloor & decimates marine life 🛑

Time's running out to stop bottom trawling from bulldozing marine protected areas 🌊 Will you help us call for a ban?

HAVE YOUR SAY BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!
👉 only.one/act/uk-mpa-c...

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