At today's Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ministerial meeting in Vigo, we welcomed the inclusion of the Canary Islands & Madeira in the @ospar.bsky.social, but called for stronger management of its marine protected areas. #OSPARMM2025

#UNOC3: Spain has announced a fishing ban to protect
Cabliers Reef in the Alboran Sea.
Oceana, who discovered this unique deep-sea reef and later researched it with @icmcsic.bsky.social, celebrates the move & urges Morocco and Algeria to follow suit.

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Alcanzamos el 25,7% de protección marina con 5 nuevas áreas Red Natura 2000. Además tramitaremos en los próximos meses el Área de cría de cachalote del Norte de Menorca y el Parque Nacional del Mar de las Calmas.

Avanzamos en el compromiso de proteger el 30% de la superficie marina en 2030 🌊

🟢 Declararemos 2 nuevas Zonas de Especial Protección para las Aves de gran tamaño en Canarias y la propuesta para incorporar un importante conjunto de Lugares de Interés Comunitario

Protegerán 3.180.882,91 hectáreas.

Reforzamos el liderazgo en la protección de los océanos 🌊

#UNOC3 #SavetheOcean

2 former EU Commissioners join calls on their successor Costas Kadis to ensure his #OceansPact is bold & binding to address the threats #OurOcean faces. With #UNOC just days away all eyes are on him to show the EU can be the leader the ocean 🌊 & planet 🌍 so badly need euobserver.com/green-econom...

Lo que no ves en tu plato: la urgencia de transparentar la pesca.
Por Ted Danson, actor, miembro de la Junta Directiva de @Oceana y #firmainvitada en #CreadoresDeOpiniónVerde @cdoverde en la blogosfera de #EFEverde en el #Natura2000day
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🌊 On #Natura2000Day, we celebrate the EU’s vital network of protected areas.

However, there is often a huge gap between designation and management of these areas, which leaves marine ecosystems without effective protection for years.

Here’s how it works 👇
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La protección estricta del mar debe ser una prioridad para España, ya que es la forma más efectiva para garantizar la conservación del océano ante el cambio climático.

Pedimos a la ministra @saraaagesen.bsky.social y a @miteco.gob.es que la prioricen de cara a #UNOC3:

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EXPOSED: Never seen before footage reveals the catastrophic impacts caused by bottom trawling ❌

@oceanauk.bsky.social

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🆕 analysis by marine NGOs shows that many EU 🇪🇺 countries are failing to stop destructive fishing in their #MPAs.

We call on @ec.europa.eu to evaluate the #MarineActionPlan & establish new rules to strengthen the protection of EU seas.

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🔵 #Dinamarca 🇩🇰 también limitará el #arrastre: el Gobierno propone cerrar a la pesca de fondo el 17 % de los fondos marinos daneses.

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🔹Acceso para suscriptores y #Freemium

Today 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 🇮🇹 fisheries ministers at #AGRIFISH have taken some positive steps to reduce fishing pressure in the western #Mediterranean.

However, the new compensation mechanism for trawlers casts doubt as to how meaningful these are.

More: europe.oceana.org/press-releas...

The excellent Jenny Jones has landed here , a champion of civil liberties , climate and environmental action she is one to follow ! @greenjennyjones.bsky.social

This is a HUGE win for our ocean. Norway has paused senseless plans to allow deep-sea mining to wreck its seabed.

Make no mistake, commercial deep-sea mining would be catastrophic for vital & vulnerable ocean life. We must #DefendTheDeep at all costs ✊🪸
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Sometimes we all need a place to recharge, a spot to go when things don’t go as planned, or unwind after a long day.

For many, that place is the ocean.🌊💙 Help us keep it healthy! Join Oceana and football star Robert Lewandowski in protecting the ocean.

➡️ europe.oceana.org/wavemakers