Seamounts are vast underwater mountains, home to deep-sea corals, sharks, whales & fish. They’re biodiversity hotspots but destructive bottom trawling puts them at risk of irreversible damage.
#ProtectSeamounts
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August 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Seamounts are vast underwater mountains, home to deep-sea corals, sharks, whales & fish. They’re biodiversity hotspots but destructive bottom trawling puts them at risk of irreversible damage.
#ProtectSeamounts
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@savingoceans.bsky.social
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#ProtectSeamounts
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In 2004, 1,000+ scientists called on the UN to protect seamounts from destructive fishing.
20 years later, bottom trawling still threatens these unique deep-sea ecosystems.
Scientists: add your name to the renewed call for action #ProtectSeamounts
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20 years later, bottom trawling still threatens these unique deep-sea ecosystems.
Scientists: add your name to the renewed call for action #ProtectSeamounts
buff.ly/9GFjJp2
📷 @noaa.gov
August 15, 2025 at 11:33 AM
In 2004, 1,000+ scientists called on the UN to protect seamounts from destructive fishing.
20 years later, bottom trawling still threatens these unique deep-sea ecosystems.
Scientists: add your name to the renewed call for action #ProtectSeamounts
buff.ly/9GFjJp2
📷 @noaa.gov
20 years later, bottom trawling still threatens these unique deep-sea ecosystems.
Scientists: add your name to the renewed call for action #ProtectSeamounts
buff.ly/9GFjJp2
📷 @noaa.gov
The deep sea makes up 90% of the marine environment, but just 5% of the ocean is estimated to have been explored. There is still so much to discover, but what we know is that it is crucial that we protect this environment. 🪼🐙
#DefendTheDeep #ProtectSeamounts
#DefendTheDeep #ProtectSeamounts
August 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The deep sea makes up 90% of the marine environment, but just 5% of the ocean is estimated to have been explored. There is still so much to discover, but what we know is that it is crucial that we protect this environment. 🪼🐙
#DefendTheDeep #ProtectSeamounts
#DefendTheDeep #ProtectSeamounts
#Seamounts support the health of the entire ocean—they are our #OceanLifelines. But these underwater mountains are under threat from #BottomTrawling, as exposed by Sir David Attenborough's OCEAN.
Learn more about how we’re working to #ProtectSeamounts:
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Learn more about how we’re working to #ProtectSeamounts:
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August 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
#Seamounts support the health of the entire ocean—they are our #OceanLifelines. But these underwater mountains are under threat from #BottomTrawling, as exposed by Sir David Attenborough's OCEAN.
Learn more about how we’re working to #ProtectSeamounts:
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Learn more about how we’re working to #ProtectSeamounts:
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The Orange Roughy population is collapsing!
The New Zealand government is now consulting on proposed changes to catch limits and potentially closing an area to fishing.
🗣️ Have your say by 28 July.
Call for a ban on bottom trawling to #ProtectSeamounts: buff.ly/wBK06CY
The New Zealand government is now consulting on proposed changes to catch limits and potentially closing an area to fishing.
🗣️ Have your say by 28 July.
Call for a ban on bottom trawling to #ProtectSeamounts: buff.ly/wBK06CY
July 22, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The Orange Roughy population is collapsing!
The New Zealand government is now consulting on proposed changes to catch limits and potentially closing an area to fishing.
🗣️ Have your say by 28 July.
Call for a ban on bottom trawling to #ProtectSeamounts: buff.ly/wBK06CY
The New Zealand government is now consulting on proposed changes to catch limits and potentially closing an area to fishing.
🗣️ Have your say by 28 July.
Call for a ban on bottom trawling to #ProtectSeamounts: buff.ly/wBK06CY
Seamounts need stronger protection. 95+ scientists have already signed an open letter asking States and the UN for strong commitments to #ProtectSeamounts from destructive fishing.
Are you a scientist? Add your name today! ↩️
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Are you a scientist? Add your name today! ↩️
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July 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Seamounts need stronger protection. 95+ scientists have already signed an open letter asking States and the UN for strong commitments to #ProtectSeamounts from destructive fishing.
Are you a scientist? Add your name today! ↩️
buff.ly/2BYLmRX
@oceanipso.bsky.social @savingoceans.bsky.social
Are you a scientist? Add your name today! ↩️
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The Lord Howe Rise, one of the suggested High Seas #MPAs under the #BBNJ Treaty, is a vulnerable target to destructive fishing methods.
The Treaty presents an opportunity to #ProtectSeamounts, biodiversity hotspots home to unique habitats and deep-sea species, and carbon sequestration reservoirs.
The Treaty presents an opportunity to #ProtectSeamounts, biodiversity hotspots home to unique habitats and deep-sea species, and carbon sequestration reservoirs.
June 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The Lord Howe Rise, one of the suggested High Seas #MPAs under the #BBNJ Treaty, is a vulnerable target to destructive fishing methods.
The Treaty presents an opportunity to #ProtectSeamounts, biodiversity hotspots home to unique habitats and deep-sea species, and carbon sequestration reservoirs.
The Treaty presents an opportunity to #ProtectSeamounts, biodiversity hotspots home to unique habitats and deep-sea species, and carbon sequestration reservoirs.
A new study of a New Zealand seamount finds, even after decades of damage, heavily trawled seamounts still hold ecological value.
These findings strengthen the case for permanently protecting all seamounts, not just those untouched by bottom trawling. buff.ly/uYGHr6b
#ProtectSeamounts
These findings strengthen the case for permanently protecting all seamounts, not just those untouched by bottom trawling. buff.ly/uYGHr6b
#ProtectSeamounts
June 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
A new study of a New Zealand seamount finds, even after decades of damage, heavily trawled seamounts still hold ecological value.
These findings strengthen the case for permanently protecting all seamounts, not just those untouched by bottom trawling. buff.ly/uYGHr6b
#ProtectSeamounts
These findings strengthen the case for permanently protecting all seamounts, not just those untouched by bottom trawling. buff.ly/uYGHr6b
#ProtectSeamounts
The murals bring the hidden world of seamounts to life - sites of life, wonder, and global importance, deserving our utmost care to preserve the ocean’s health and resilience. #ProtectSeamounts #OceanLifelines
June 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The murals bring the hidden world of seamounts to life - sites of life, wonder, and global importance, deserving our utmost care to preserve the ocean’s health and resilience. #ProtectSeamounts #OceanLifelines
This is a pivotal year to #ProtectSeamounts, our #OceanLifelines.
Read below our 2025 reflections on #seamounts protection and see how you can support our campaign. 👇
Read below our 2025 reflections on #seamounts protection and see how you can support our campaign. 👇
Ocean Lifelines: Seamounts, Science, and the Path Forward for 2025 - DSCC
Blog: 2024 was a year of progress, fueled by strong partnerships, emerging science, and a growing global commitment to deep-sea conservation.
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June 17, 2025 at 6:03 AM
This is a pivotal year to #ProtectSeamounts, our #OceanLifelines.
Read below our 2025 reflections on #seamounts protection and see how you can support our campaign. 👇
Read below our 2025 reflections on #seamounts protection and see how you can support our campaign. 👇
As #UNOC3 ends in Nice, momentum to #DefendTheDeep is growing:
✔️ 37 countries back a #DeepSeaMining moratorium
✔️ The European Court of Justice upholds bottom-contact fishing ban
✔️ Scientists urge action to #ProtectSeamounts
Now governments must act: deep-sea-conservation.org/un-ocean-con...
✔️ 37 countries back a #DeepSeaMining moratorium
✔️ The European Court of Justice upholds bottom-contact fishing ban
✔️ Scientists urge action to #ProtectSeamounts
Now governments must act: deep-sea-conservation.org/un-ocean-con...
Media Release: UN Ocean Conference Shines a Light on the Deep Sea: Now, Time for Action - DSCC
NICE, FRANCE – PRESS RELEASE, 13 JUNE, 2025 The 3rd UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) concluded today in Nice, France, with the deep sea placed firmly at the heart of international ocean governance. From ...
deep-sea-conservation.org
June 13, 2025 at 11:12 AM
As #UNOC3 ends in Nice, momentum to #DefendTheDeep is growing:
✔️ 37 countries back a #DeepSeaMining moratorium
✔️ The European Court of Justice upholds bottom-contact fishing ban
✔️ Scientists urge action to #ProtectSeamounts
Now governments must act: deep-sea-conservation.org/un-ocean-con...
✔️ 37 countries back a #DeepSeaMining moratorium
✔️ The European Court of Justice upholds bottom-contact fishing ban
✔️ Scientists urge action to #ProtectSeamounts
Now governments must act: deep-sea-conservation.org/un-ocean-con...
🎨The beautiful seamounts mural is one of #UNOC3 Day 2 highlights!
On Med Day, we brought deep-sea ecosystems to life at the Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen. The mural is a vibrant reminder of what’s at stake and why bottom trawling must end. #ProtectSeamounts
On Med Day, we brought deep-sea ecosystems to life at the Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen. The mural is a vibrant reminder of what’s at stake and why bottom trawling must end. #ProtectSeamounts
June 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🎨The beautiful seamounts mural is one of #UNOC3 Day 2 highlights!
On Med Day, we brought deep-sea ecosystems to life at the Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen. The mural is a vibrant reminder of what’s at stake and why bottom trawling must end. #ProtectSeamounts
On Med Day, we brought deep-sea ecosystems to life at the Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen. The mural is a vibrant reminder of what’s at stake and why bottom trawling must end. #ProtectSeamounts
Protecting seamounts is about more than conserving biodiversity - it’s about ocean health, food security & climate resilience.
On Mediterranean Day at #UNOC3, we remind States that Life Below Water GOES DEEP and we urge them to #ProtectSeamounts from destructive fishing practices.
On Mediterranean Day at #UNOC3, we remind States that Life Below Water GOES DEEP and we urge them to #ProtectSeamounts from destructive fishing practices.
June 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Protecting seamounts is about more than conserving biodiversity - it’s about ocean health, food security & climate resilience.
On Mediterranean Day at #UNOC3, we remind States that Life Below Water GOES DEEP and we urge them to #ProtectSeamounts from destructive fishing practices.
On Mediterranean Day at #UNOC3, we remind States that Life Below Water GOES DEEP and we urge them to #ProtectSeamounts from destructive fishing practices.
As #UNOC3 kicks off in Nice, global scientists are calling on the UN to protect deep-sea seamounts from bottom trawl fishing in a new letter. The science is clear: the time for action is now.
Read the full proclamation: buff.ly/2hpyYWm
#ProtectSeamounts #OceanLifeLines #DefendTheDeep
Read the full proclamation: buff.ly/2hpyYWm
#ProtectSeamounts #OceanLifeLines #DefendTheDeep
June 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
As #UNOC3 kicks off in Nice, global scientists are calling on the UN to protect deep-sea seamounts from bottom trawl fishing in a new letter. The science is clear: the time for action is now.
Read the full proclamation: buff.ly/2hpyYWm
#ProtectSeamounts #OceanLifeLines #DefendTheDeep
Read the full proclamation: buff.ly/2hpyYWm
#ProtectSeamounts #OceanLifeLines #DefendTheDeep
David Attenborough’s OCEAN reveals the hidden destruction of the deep sea—where industrial bottom trawling wipes out fragile ecosystems on ancient seamounts.
Read our Seamounts Campaign Director reflections ⤵️
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#ProtectSeamounts #OceanLifelines #BiodiversityDay
Read our Seamounts Campaign Director reflections ⤵️
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#ProtectSeamounts #OceanLifelines #BiodiversityDay
May 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
David Attenborough’s OCEAN reveals the hidden destruction of the deep sea—where industrial bottom trawling wipes out fragile ecosystems on ancient seamounts.
Read our Seamounts Campaign Director reflections ⤵️
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#ProtectSeamounts #OceanLifelines #BiodiversityDay
Read our Seamounts Campaign Director reflections ⤵️
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#ProtectSeamounts #OceanLifelines #BiodiversityDay
🐠🐙 #Seamounts in the Southeast Pacific Ocean are among the most ecologically rich places on Earth. However, these ecosystems are threatened by industrial fishing.
At #SPRFMO, govts took a step forward but immediate action is needed. #ProtectSeamounts @dialogueearth.bsky.social #MPAs
At #SPRFMO, govts took a step forward but immediate action is needed. #ProtectSeamounts @dialogueearth.bsky.social #MPAs
The world must act now to safeguard the Pacific’s last wild frontiers
As the High Seas Treaty stalls, an opportunity to protect one of the Pacific’s most fragile ecosystems is emerging, writes Felipe Paredes of Oceana Chile
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May 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
🐠🐙 #Seamounts in the Southeast Pacific Ocean are among the most ecologically rich places on Earth. However, these ecosystems are threatened by industrial fishing.
At #SPRFMO, govts took a step forward but immediate action is needed. #ProtectSeamounts @dialogueearth.bsky.social #MPAs
At #SPRFMO, govts took a step forward but immediate action is needed. #ProtectSeamounts @dialogueearth.bsky.social #MPAs
🎨 On #DeepDay, we celebrated seamounts at the Lord Howe Rise and South Tasman Sea Symposium with an outstanding mural created by the Chilean artist #PayoSochting and Bla! Art Collective, illustrating their rich biodiversity and aboriginal knowledge and art. 🌊⛰️
#ProtectSeamounts
#ProtectSeamounts
May 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
🎨 On #DeepDay, we celebrated seamounts at the Lord Howe Rise and South Tasman Sea Symposium with an outstanding mural created by the Chilean artist #PayoSochting and Bla! Art Collective, illustrating their rich biodiversity and aboriginal knowledge and art. 🌊⛰️
#ProtectSeamounts
#ProtectSeamounts
This #DeepDay, we must turn science & traditional knowledge that help us understand the #DeepSea into action.
Ending bottom trawling on #seamounts is 1️⃣ of the clearest actions governments can take to breathe life back into our ocean. bit.ly/44po3Aj
#ProtectSeamounts @seamounty.bsky.social
Ending bottom trawling on #seamounts is 1️⃣ of the clearest actions governments can take to breathe life back into our ocean. bit.ly/44po3Aj
#ProtectSeamounts @seamounty.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
This #DeepDay, we must turn science & traditional knowledge that help us understand the #DeepSea into action.
Ending bottom trawling on #seamounts is 1️⃣ of the clearest actions governments can take to breathe life back into our ocean. bit.ly/44po3Aj
#ProtectSeamounts @seamounty.bsky.social
Ending bottom trawling on #seamounts is 1️⃣ of the clearest actions governments can take to breathe life back into our ocean. bit.ly/44po3Aj
#ProtectSeamounts @seamounty.bsky.social
Ahead of the premiere of his latest documentary "Ocean", Sir David Attenborough exposes the impact of #BottomTrawling on our ocean.
In his interview to @theguardian.com he calls for urgent action to protect our seas before it's too late. #ProtectSeamounts
In his interview to @theguardian.com he calls for urgent action to protect our seas before it's too late. #ProtectSeamounts
Attenborough at 99: naturalist ‘goes further than before’ to speak out against industrial fishing in new film
The celebrated presenter warns of ‘modern day colonialism at sea’ as he highlights the destruction caused by overfishing and bottom trawling
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May 3, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Ahead of the premiere of his latest documentary "Ocean", Sir David Attenborough exposes the impact of #BottomTrawling on our ocean.
In his interview to @theguardian.com he calls for urgent action to protect our seas before it's too late. #ProtectSeamounts
In his interview to @theguardian.com he calls for urgent action to protect our seas before it's too late. #ProtectSeamounts
🚨 @greenpeace.org.nz exposes coral graveyards in the Tasman Sea—devastated by New Zealand's 🇳🇿 bottom trawling fleets, one of the biggest threats to ocean health in local and in international waters between NZ and Australia.
This destructive practice must be banned. #ProtectSeamounts
This destructive practice must be banned. #ProtectSeamounts
First images of coral destruction from our Seamount Expedition
When we set out to explore the secrets of the deep sea on our Seamount Expedition, our aim was to survey seamounts, or underwater mountains, using specialist deep sea cameras,…
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May 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
🚨 @greenpeace.org.nz exposes coral graveyards in the Tasman Sea—devastated by New Zealand's 🇳🇿 bottom trawling fleets, one of the biggest threats to ocean health in local and in international waters between NZ and Australia.
This destructive practice must be banned. #ProtectSeamounts
This destructive practice must be banned. #ProtectSeamounts
Good news from #OurOcean2025! The Republic of Korea🇰🇷 committed to enhancing #HighSeas protections, including supporting #MPAs in the Emperor Seamount Chain & Salas y Gómez and Nazca Ridge. A great step forward to #ProtectSeamounts!
Media Release: Korean Government announces protection commitments to seamounts on the high seas, laying the foundation for an effective High Seas Treaty - DSCC
At the 10th Our Ocean Conference, the Korean Government announces protection commitments to seamounts on the high seas
deep-sea-conservation.org
April 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Good news from #OurOcean2025! The Republic of Korea🇰🇷 committed to enhancing #HighSeas protections, including supporting #MPAs in the Emperor Seamount Chain & Salas y Gómez and Nazca Ridge. A great step forward to #ProtectSeamounts!
DYK that in the Pacific lies the Emperor Seamount Chain, which could be designated as one of the High Seas #MPAs under the #BBNJ Treaty?
The first BBNJ PrepCom will lay strong groundwork to bring the Treaty to life and #ProtectSeamounts.
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📷 NIWA
The first BBNJ PrepCom will lay strong groundwork to bring the Treaty to life and #ProtectSeamounts.
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📷 NIWA
April 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
DYK that in the Pacific lies the Emperor Seamount Chain, which could be designated as one of the High Seas #MPAs under the #BBNJ Treaty?
The first BBNJ PrepCom will lay strong groundwork to bring the Treaty to life and #ProtectSeamounts.
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📷 NIWA
The first BBNJ PrepCom will lay strong groundwork to bring the Treaty to life and #ProtectSeamounts.
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📷 NIWA
🐟 VOTE TODAY to protect Orange Roughy, the fish of the year, not catch of the day! mountainstosea.org.nz/fishoftheyea...
#ProtectSeamounts #DefendTheDeep
#ProtectSeamounts #DefendTheDeep
🐟 Vote the Orange Roughy for Fish of the Year 2025
(*not* catch of the day) 🐟
Orange Roughy are in DEEP trouble. They can live to 250 years, but are caught by destructive bottom trawlers, which devastate their deep-sea habitat on seamounts.
#kikorangi
www.mountainstosea.org.nz/fishoftheyea...
(*not* catch of the day) 🐟
Orange Roughy are in DEEP trouble. They can live to 250 years, but are caught by destructive bottom trawlers, which devastate their deep-sea habitat on seamounts.
#kikorangi
www.mountainstosea.org.nz/fishoftheyea...
March 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🐟 VOTE TODAY to protect Orange Roughy, the fish of the year, not catch of the day! mountainstosea.org.nz/fishoftheyea...
#ProtectSeamounts #DefendTheDeep
#ProtectSeamounts #DefendTheDeep
🚨 These ancient habitats can take centuries to recover, yet this destructive practice continues.
The DSCC calls on #SPRFMO Members to ensure adequate protection of #seamounts and #VMEs to prevent significant adverse impacts. #ProtectSeamounts
deep-sea-conservation.org/seamounts-of...
The DSCC calls on #SPRFMO Members to ensure adequate protection of #seamounts and #VMEs to prevent significant adverse impacts. #ProtectSeamounts
deep-sea-conservation.org/seamounts-of...
Seamounts of the South Pacific - DSCC
The South Pacific region, covering a quarter of the Earth’s high seas, is a treasure trove of biodiversity and a nexus of cultural heritage.
deep-sea-conservation.org
February 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🚨 These ancient habitats can take centuries to recover, yet this destructive practice continues.
The DSCC calls on #SPRFMO Members to ensure adequate protection of #seamounts and #VMEs to prevent significant adverse impacts. #ProtectSeamounts
deep-sea-conservation.org/seamounts-of...
The DSCC calls on #SPRFMO Members to ensure adequate protection of #seamounts and #VMEs to prevent significant adverse impacts. #ProtectSeamounts
deep-sea-conservation.org/seamounts-of...
"New Zealand is fast becoming a pariah for its destructive fishing practices. It now wants to catch Australia’s quota of orange roughy and increase limits for how much deep-sea coral bottom trawlers take." - former NZ Prime Minister @helenclarknz.bsky.social. #ProtectSeamounts
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‘Wrong side of history’: NZ makes controversial bid for Australia’s orange roughy quota
New Zealand is among 17 nations meeting in Chile to negotiate high seas fishing policy.
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February 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"New Zealand is fast becoming a pariah for its destructive fishing practices. It now wants to catch Australia’s quota of orange roughy and increase limits for how much deep-sea coral bottom trawlers take." - former NZ Prime Minister @helenclarknz.bsky.social. #ProtectSeamounts
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