Oceana Belize
@oceanabelize.bsky.social
We are dedicated to protecting and preserving Belize’s marine resources.
Save the oceans, feed the world.🐟
belize.oceana.org
Save the oceans, feed the world.🐟
belize.oceana.org
✨ Happy Holidays ✨ - from your Oceana Belize team
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
✨ Happy Holidays ✨ - from your Oceana Belize team
𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐆: Before 2025 ends, we take a look back on an amazing year of advocacy and action with you. 💙
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A YEAR OF WAVES WITH YOU
We’d like to think of 2025 as a year of empowering voices for change. We were able to strengthen our partnerships and expand our outreach efforts through engagement with community groups, in classroom...
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December 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐆: Before 2025 ends, we take a look back on an amazing year of advocacy and action with you. 💙
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Happy Friday, ocean lovers! 🏝️ So blessed to call views like these an everyday gift in Belize.
📷: Ameera Marin
📷: Ameera Marin
December 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Happy Friday, ocean lovers! 🏝️ So blessed to call views like these an everyday gift in Belize.
📷: Ameera Marin
📷: Ameera Marin
The holidays are a time for gratitude and reflection. Belizeans share a deep connection to the sea: a source of food, jobs, culture, and natural beauty. Protecting our marine resources is how we honor that connection and ensure a healthy sea for the future. Take action here: bit.ly/4pGKdpn
December 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The holidays are a time for gratitude and reflection. Belizeans share a deep connection to the sea: a source of food, jobs, culture, and natural beauty. Protecting our marine resources is how we honor that connection and ensure a healthy sea for the future. Take action here: bit.ly/4pGKdpn
At Oceana, we're proud to be part of marine conservation efforts in Belize, advocating with Belizeans and championing science-based policies that protect our sea and the livelihoods that depend on it for generations to come. Visit bit.ly/3vLutEL to find out how you can take action with us.
December 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
At Oceana, we're proud to be part of marine conservation efforts in Belize, advocating with Belizeans and championing science-based policies that protect our sea and the livelihoods that depend on it for generations to come. Visit bit.ly/3vLutEL to find out how you can take action with us.
Like many other species, the parrotfish plays an important role in maintaining the health of our reef. Their constant grazing with their parrot-like beaks gives coral space to breathe and grow, just like weeding helps flowers flourish in a garden.
December 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Like many other species, the parrotfish plays an important role in maintaining the health of our reef. Their constant grazing with their parrot-like beaks gives coral space to breathe and grow, just like weeding helps flowers flourish in a garden.
Belize's fishers are more than workers, they're guardians of the sea. Every fisheries decision affects their communities. Stand with fishing communities calling for fairness and transparency in how they're represented at the decision table: https://bit.ly/strongfutureforourfisheries
December 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Belize's fishers are more than workers, they're guardians of the sea. Every fisheries decision affects their communities. Stand with fishing communities calling for fairness and transparency in how they're represented at the decision table: https://bit.ly/strongfutureforourfisheries
Every action matters when it comes to protecting and preserving our sea. Join us in calling for the constitutional right to be consulted about the future of our marine treasures, our future: bit.ly/43XmEAz
December 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Every action matters when it comes to protecting and preserving our sea. Join us in calling for the constitutional right to be consulted about the future of our marine treasures, our future: bit.ly/43XmEAz
Dennis has played a significant role in helping to shape national conservation policy through decades of dedicated advocacy and has made a lasting impact on the global fly-fishing community. He leads with purpose and heart. Meet our Ocean Hero, Dennis Garbutt! belize.oceana.org/blog/meet-oc...
December 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Dennis has played a significant role in helping to shape national conservation policy through decades of dedicated advocacy and has made a lasting impact on the global fly-fishing community. He leads with purpose and heart. Meet our Ocean Hero, Dennis Garbutt! belize.oceana.org/blog/meet-oc...
For decades, Elito has been a fearless voice for conservation, from standing against destructive coastal development to championing the protection of our marine treasures. Meet our Ocean Hero 2025, Elito Arceo!
belize.oceana.org/blog/meet-oc...
belize.oceana.org/blog/meet-oc...
December 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
For decades, Elito has been a fearless voice for conservation, from standing against destructive coastal development to championing the protection of our marine treasures. Meet our Ocean Hero 2025, Elito Arceo!
belize.oceana.org/blog/meet-oc...
belize.oceana.org/blog/meet-oc...
#READ: Honoring Belize's ocean champions! 🌊 🏆 Oceana in Belize names Jose "Elito" Arceo and Dennis Garbutt as 2025 Ocean Heroes.
belize.oceana.org/press-releas...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
#READ: Honoring Belize's ocean champions! 🌊 🏆 Oceana in Belize names Jose "Elito" Arceo and Dennis Garbutt as 2025 Ocean Heroes.
belize.oceana.org/press-releas...
belize.oceana.org/press-releas...
This holiday season, let's celebrate differently by protecting what we love. Join us in reducing single-use plastics and disposing of waste properly. Our oceans have no room for pollution, but plenty of room for hope when we act together.
📷: John Romero
📷: John Romero
December 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This holiday season, let's celebrate differently by protecting what we love. Join us in reducing single-use plastics and disposing of waste properly. Our oceans have no room for pollution, but plenty of room for hope when we act together.
📷: John Romero
📷: John Romero
Our sea is everything to Belize. But are we protecting it for the next generation?
Swipe through to learn what sustainable fisheries management really means for our beloved Belize, and why it's not just about what we have today, it's about our future.
Swipe through to learn what sustainable fisheries management really means for our beloved Belize, and why it's not just about what we have today, it's about our future.
November 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Our sea is everything to Belize. But are we protecting it for the next generation?
Swipe through to learn what sustainable fisheries management really means for our beloved Belize, and why it's not just about what we have today, it's about our future.
Swipe through to learn what sustainable fisheries management really means for our beloved Belize, and why it's not just about what we have today, it's about our future.
#Didyouknow manatee grazing helps the ocean?
When manatees eat seagrass, it encourages fresh, healthy shoots to grow, similar to how mowing a lawn promotes new growth. Younger seagrass is more nutritious and better at supporting marine life.
When manatees eat seagrass, it encourages fresh, healthy shoots to grow, similar to how mowing a lawn promotes new growth. Younger seagrass is more nutritious and better at supporting marine life.
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
#Didyouknow manatee grazing helps the ocean?
When manatees eat seagrass, it encourages fresh, healthy shoots to grow, similar to how mowing a lawn promotes new growth. Younger seagrass is more nutritious and better at supporting marine life.
When manatees eat seagrass, it encourages fresh, healthy shoots to grow, similar to how mowing a lawn promotes new growth. Younger seagrass is more nutritious and better at supporting marine life.
Jacinta Usher, Oceana Belize's
Campaign & Policy Director, received the first-ever IWIC Award at the 2025 International Women in Conservation Summit. We're so proud! Congrats as well to all the incredible nominees, whose passion and commitment keep Belize's environment thriving.
Campaign & Policy Director, received the first-ever IWIC Award at the 2025 International Women in Conservation Summit. We're so proud! Congrats as well to all the incredible nominees, whose passion and commitment keep Belize's environment thriving.
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Jacinta Usher, Oceana Belize's
Campaign & Policy Director, received the first-ever IWIC Award at the 2025 International Women in Conservation Summit. We're so proud! Congrats as well to all the incredible nominees, whose passion and commitment keep Belize's environment thriving.
Campaign & Policy Director, received the first-ever IWIC Award at the 2025 International Women in Conservation Summit. We're so proud! Congrats as well to all the incredible nominees, whose passion and commitment keep Belize's environment thriving.
Yesterday, at the 2025 IWIC Summit, Oceana's Alyssa Noble, Lara Levinson, and Kim Elmslie led a panel on "Bringing Policy to Life," highlighting how conservation policies are created, implemented, & strengthened through accountability, & the power of people behind every campaign.
November 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Yesterday, at the 2025 IWIC Summit, Oceana's Alyssa Noble, Lara Levinson, and Kim Elmslie led a panel on "Bringing Policy to Life," highlighting how conservation policies are created, implemented, & strengthened through accountability, & the power of people behind every campaign.
Hudut, sere, tapou, bundiga… what's your fave? These Garifuna dishes share one key ingredient: seafood from our Caribbean Sea. Protecting the ocean with sustainable fishing keeps our catches, traditions, and communities thriving for generations.
November 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Hudut, sere, tapou, bundiga… what's your fave? These Garifuna dishes share one key ingredient: seafood from our Caribbean Sea. Protecting the ocean with sustainable fishing keeps our catches, traditions, and communities thriving for generations.
It’s #ManateeMonday 💙 Belize is home to one of the healthiest West Indian manatee populations—a reminder of what thriving marine habitats look like. Protect them through respectful observation and slower speeds in manatee hotspots.
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It’s #ManateeMonday 💙 Belize is home to one of the healthiest West Indian manatee populations—a reminder of what thriving marine habitats look like. Protect them through respectful observation and slower speeds in manatee hotspots.
On this blue planet, we're all connected to oceans. They cover 2/3 of Earth and contain most of its life. Now they need ALL of our help. Join Oceana in using your voice to protect what sustains us. Learn more: belize.oceana.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
On this blue planet, we're all connected to oceans. They cover 2/3 of Earth and contain most of its life. Now they need ALL of our help. Join Oceana in using your voice to protect what sustains us. Learn more: belize.oceana.org
Happy #ManateeMonday!
#DYK Although they are nicknamed "sea cows", the closest relative to today's manatees is actually the elephant! The nickname "sea cow" is most likely in reference to the manatee's slow nature and large stature.
#DYK Although they are nicknamed "sea cows", the closest relative to today's manatees is actually the elephant! The nickname "sea cow" is most likely in reference to the manatee's slow nature and large stature.
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Happy #ManateeMonday!
#DYK Although they are nicknamed "sea cows", the closest relative to today's manatees is actually the elephant! The nickname "sea cow" is most likely in reference to the manatee's slow nature and large stature.
#DYK Although they are nicknamed "sea cows", the closest relative to today's manatees is actually the elephant! The nickname "sea cow" is most likely in reference to the manatee's slow nature and large stature.
Oceana joined a community-led cleanup in Hopkins this week, collecting 60 bags of garbage! 👏💪 A powerful reminder that protecting our reef starts with us. 💙
This weekend, let’s cut down on single-use plastics & keep trash where it belongs — not in our sea. 🌊
This weekend, let’s cut down on single-use plastics & keep trash where it belongs — not in our sea. 🌊
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Oceana joined a community-led cleanup in Hopkins this week, collecting 60 bags of garbage! 👏💪 A powerful reminder that protecting our reef starts with us. 💙
This weekend, let’s cut down on single-use plastics & keep trash where it belongs — not in our sea. 🌊
This weekend, let’s cut down on single-use plastics & keep trash where it belongs — not in our sea. 🌊
#ThrowbackThursday 🌊🇧🇿 Five years ago, #Belize made history by banning #gillnets! The Fisheries Resources (Gill Net Prohibition) Regulations 2020 have since protected marine habitats, promoted #sustainablefishing, and strengthened marine conservation in Belize.
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
#ThrowbackThursday 🌊🇧🇿 Five years ago, #Belize made history by banning #gillnets! The Fisheries Resources (Gill Net Prohibition) Regulations 2020 have since protected marine habitats, promoted #sustainablefishing, and strengthened marine conservation in Belize.
Corozal Community College #Wavemakers teamed up with community members to build a compost bin & garden for the HelpAge Center in Corozal! We're inspired by our Wavemakers, creating positive change in their communities, one small action at a time. Become an Oceana Wavemaker: https://bit.ly/4er69A6
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Corozal Community College #Wavemakers teamed up with community members to build a compost bin & garden for the HelpAge Center in Corozal! We're inspired by our Wavemakers, creating positive change in their communities, one small action at a time. Become an Oceana Wavemaker: https://bit.ly/4er69A6
Can you imagine a Belize without a healthy, vibrant sea? Protecting what sustains us is everyone's responsibility, and your voice has the power to shape a future where we all thrive together. Join the movement at https://bit.ly/3vLutEL.
November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Can you imagine a Belize without a healthy, vibrant sea? Protecting what sustains us is everyone's responsibility, and your voice has the power to shape a future where we all thrive together. Join the movement at https://bit.ly/3vLutEL.