Oceana UK
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Ocean conservation charity fighting for UK seas to get the protection they deserve ✊️
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"It's just 22 more oil fields"
No.
It's 900 million tonnes of CO2 🌍
It's 149+ species at risk 🦈
It's 95% of them drilling through wildlife nurseries 🐟
It's our entire ocean ecosystem 🌊
This game's rigged. Time to change the rules. ✊
📧 Email your MP → https://bit.ly/490ZLPq
No.
It's 900 million tonnes of CO2 🌍
It's 149+ species at risk 🦈
It's 95% of them drilling through wildlife nurseries 🐟
It's our entire ocean ecosystem 🌊
This game's rigged. Time to change the rules. ✊
📧 Email your MP → https://bit.ly/490ZLPq
November 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
"It's just 22 more oil fields"
No.
It's 900 million tonnes of CO2 🌍
It's 149+ species at risk 🦈
It's 95% of them drilling through wildlife nurseries 🐟
It's our entire ocean ecosystem 🌊
This game's rigged. Time to change the rules. ✊
📧 Email your MP → https://bit.ly/490ZLPq
No.
It's 900 million tonnes of CO2 🌍
It's 149+ species at risk 🦈
It's 95% of them drilling through wildlife nurseries 🐟
It's our entire ocean ecosystem 🌊
This game's rigged. Time to change the rules. ✊
📧 Email your MP → https://bit.ly/490ZLPq
Reposted by Oceana UK
Oceana UK made a Top Trumps of planned oil sites. The numbers are shocking:
🦭 149 wildlife species at risk (likely an underestimate)
🐟 36 commercially important fish species also threatened
🛢️ over 900 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent projected to be released
Email your MP: link in this post ⬇️
🦭 149 wildlife species at risk (likely an underestimate)
🐟 36 commercially important fish species also threatened
🛢️ over 900 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent projected to be released
Email your MP: link in this post ⬇️
500 govt meetings with oil lobbyists last year ✓
22 new oil fields pending ✓
8 fields in or next to marine PROTECTED areas ✓
Our govt considering the true ocean impact ❌
Game over. The #OilFieldFiles are public.
📧 Email your MP to stop this → act.oceana.org/page/171529/...
22 new oil fields pending ✓
8 fields in or next to marine PROTECTED areas ✓
Our govt considering the true ocean impact ❌
Game over. The #OilFieldFiles are public.
📧 Email your MP to stop this → act.oceana.org/page/171529/...
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Oceana UK made a Top Trumps of planned oil sites. The numbers are shocking:
🦭 149 wildlife species at risk (likely an underestimate)
🐟 36 commercially important fish species also threatened
🛢️ over 900 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent projected to be released
Email your MP: link in this post ⬇️
🦭 149 wildlife species at risk (likely an underestimate)
🐟 36 commercially important fish species also threatened
🛢️ over 900 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent projected to be released
Email your MP: link in this post ⬇️
Big Oil is pushing through 22 new oil fields in but we've exposed the true ocean impact of each one 🌊⚠️
Big Oil is playing games with our seas & "allowing any of these fields to proceed makes losers of us all" ❌
@oceanographicmag.bsky.social 🔽
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/marine-...
Big Oil is playing games with our seas & "allowing any of these fields to proceed makes losers of us all" ❌
@oceanographicmag.bsky.social 🔽
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/marine-...
Marine wildlife threatened by North Sea oil fields despite pledges - Oceanographic
Oceana UK warns that allowing North Sea oil and gas plans to proceed would cause severe harm to UK seas and marine life.
oceanographicmagazine.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Big Oil is pushing through 22 new oil fields in but we've exposed the true ocean impact of each one 🌊⚠️
Big Oil is playing games with our seas & "allowing any of these fields to proceed makes losers of us all" ❌
@oceanographicmag.bsky.social 🔽
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/marine-...
Big Oil is playing games with our seas & "allowing any of these fields to proceed makes losers of us all" ❌
@oceanographicmag.bsky.social 🔽
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/marine-...
500 govt meetings with oil lobbyists last year ✓
22 new oil fields pending ✓
8 fields in or next to marine PROTECTED areas ✓
Our govt considering the true ocean impact ❌
Game over. The #OilFieldFiles are public.
📧 Email your MP to stop this → act.oceana.org/page/171529/...
22 new oil fields pending ✓
8 fields in or next to marine PROTECTED areas ✓
Our govt considering the true ocean impact ❌
Game over. The #OilFieldFiles are public.
📧 Email your MP to stop this → act.oceana.org/page/171529/...
November 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
500 govt meetings with oil lobbyists last year ✓
22 new oil fields pending ✓
8 fields in or next to marine PROTECTED areas ✓
Our govt considering the true ocean impact ❌
Game over. The #OilFieldFiles are public.
📧 Email your MP to stop this → act.oceana.org/page/171529/...
22 new oil fields pending ✓
8 fields in or next to marine PROTECTED areas ✓
Our govt considering the true ocean impact ❌
Game over. The #OilFieldFiles are public.
📧 Email your MP to stop this → act.oceana.org/page/171529/...
Here's the truth: Overfishing is not an unavoidable tragedy. It's a political choice, & the UK Govt has the power to stop it 🎣
Help us call on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
Help us call on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
November 2, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Here's the truth: Overfishing is not an unavoidable tragedy. It's a political choice, & the UK Govt has the power to stop it 🎣
Help us call on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
Help us call on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
Imagine a world without overfishing. Sun-drenched shoals of fish, flashing silver as they swim, chased by a joyous medley of life, from puffins to porpoises, fin whales to fisherfolk 🐟🐋
This does not have to be fiction. Tell UK Govt to end overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
This does not have to be fiction. Tell UK Govt to end overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
November 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Imagine a world without overfishing. Sun-drenched shoals of fish, flashing silver as they swim, chased by a joyous medley of life, from puffins to porpoises, fin whales to fisherfolk 🐟🐋
This does not have to be fiction. Tell UK Govt to end overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
This does not have to be fiction. Tell UK Govt to end overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
🎣We are calling on the UK Government to urgently publish and implement a properly funded and enforced strategy to end overfishing and give life back to our seas.
Our seas need us to take a stand and raise our voices. Will you?
Send a message. Make it count. https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
Our seas need us to take a stand and raise our voices. Will you?
Send a message. Make it count. https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
October 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🎣We are calling on the UK Government to urgently publish and implement a properly funded and enforced strategy to end overfishing and give life back to our seas.
Our seas need us to take a stand and raise our voices. Will you?
Send a message. Make it count. https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
Our seas need us to take a stand and raise our voices. Will you?
Send a message. Make it count. https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
Overfishing is not the answer.
Together, we can demand that the government put our shared seas before corporate profit.
Help us tell UK Govt it's time to: END OVERFISHING 🎣 https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
Together, we can demand that the government put our shared seas before corporate profit.
Help us tell UK Govt it's time to: END OVERFISHING 🎣 https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
October 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Overfishing is not the answer.
Together, we can demand that the government put our shared seas before corporate profit.
Help us tell UK Govt it's time to: END OVERFISHING 🎣 https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
Together, we can demand that the government put our shared seas before corporate profit.
Help us tell UK Govt it's time to: END OVERFISHING 🎣 https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
Catch limits for Northeast Atlantic mackerel must be slashed by 70% to safeguard these fish, experts have warned ⚠️📉
This is the result of decades of disregard for the science & disrespect for our ocean wildlife 🐟🌊
It's time to END OVERFISHING ✊
https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
This is the result of decades of disregard for the science & disrespect for our ocean wildlife 🐟🌊
It's time to END OVERFISHING ✊
https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
October 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Catch limits for Northeast Atlantic mackerel must be slashed by 70% to safeguard these fish, experts have warned ⚠️📉
This is the result of decades of disregard for the science & disrespect for our ocean wildlife 🐟🌊
It's time to END OVERFISHING ✊
https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
This is the result of decades of disregard for the science & disrespect for our ocean wildlife 🐟🌊
It's time to END OVERFISHING ✊
https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
🐟 Over 75% of the total volume of fish caught by UK vessels in 2023 was landed by the largest vessels. But those larger vessels make up just 4% of the UK fleet by number 🚢 How is this fair?!
Take action with us to end industrial overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
Take action with us to end industrial overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
October 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🐟 Over 75% of the total volume of fish caught by UK vessels in 2023 was landed by the largest vessels. But those larger vessels make up just 4% of the UK fleet by number 🚢 How is this fair?!
Take action with us to end industrial overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
Take action with us to end industrial overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
1/6 of all UK commercial fish stocks are both in an overfished state and STILL being overexploited 🐟❌
How can anyone justify overfishing these struggling populations? It can only lead to empty seas, devoid of life
Join us in calling on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
How can anyone justify overfishing these struggling populations? It can only lead to empty seas, devoid of life
Join us in calling on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
October 27, 2025 at 8:44 AM
1/6 of all UK commercial fish stocks are both in an overfished state and STILL being overexploited 🐟❌
How can anyone justify overfishing these struggling populations? It can only lead to empty seas, devoid of life
Join us in calling on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
How can anyone justify overfishing these struggling populations? It can only lead to empty seas, devoid of life
Join us in calling on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
#DYK that hidden beneath the waves of UK seas were once oyster reefs covering an area the size of Ireland?
Habitat loss & pollution led to a 95% decline in stocks. But restoration projects are bringing these biogenic ocean habitats back from the brink 🦪
https://bit.ly/4nvAwIM
Habitat loss & pollution led to a 95% decline in stocks. But restoration projects are bringing these biogenic ocean habitats back from the brink 🦪
https://bit.ly/4nvAwIM
‘Once upon a time they covered an area the size of Ireland’: The restoration of Britain’s native oyster reefs is shaping future marine projects around the world
Jane Wheatley reports on an innovative project to restore Britain’s once plentiful native oyster reefs in Tyne & Wear.
www.countrylife.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
#DYK that hidden beneath the waves of UK seas were once oyster reefs covering an area the size of Ireland?
Habitat loss & pollution led to a 95% decline in stocks. But restoration projects are bringing these biogenic ocean habitats back from the brink 🦪
https://bit.ly/4nvAwIM
Habitat loss & pollution led to a 95% decline in stocks. But restoration projects are bringing these biogenic ocean habitats back from the brink 🦪
https://bit.ly/4nvAwIM
Continued overfishing of mackerel means the situation "could move to a zero-catch scenario in the coming years", warns the Pelagic Advisory Council
Without drastic action to end overfishing, our seas will soon be empty of life 🐟🌊
https://bit.ly/47o7HIc
Without drastic action to end overfishing, our seas will soon be empty of life 🐟🌊
https://bit.ly/47o7HIc
Continued mackerel overfishing could lead to zero TAC in 2027 - Fishing News
EU warned that continued mackerel overfishing in the North East Atlantic could lead to a zero TAC by 2027, says the Pelagic Advisory Council.
fishingnews.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Continued overfishing of mackerel means the situation "could move to a zero-catch scenario in the coming years", warns the Pelagic Advisory Council
Without drastic action to end overfishing, our seas will soon be empty of life 🐟🌊
https://bit.ly/47o7HIc
Without drastic action to end overfishing, our seas will soon be empty of life 🐟🌊
https://bit.ly/47o7HIc
Overfishing is not the answer.
Together, we can demand that the government put our shared seas before corporate profit.
Help us tell UK Govt it's time to: END OVERFISHING 🎣 https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
Together, we can demand that the government put our shared seas before corporate profit.
Help us tell UK Govt it's time to: END OVERFISHING 🎣 https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
October 24, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Overfishing is not the answer.
Together, we can demand that the government put our shared seas before corporate profit.
Help us tell UK Govt it's time to: END OVERFISHING 🎣 https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
Together, we can demand that the government put our shared seas before corporate profit.
Help us tell UK Govt it's time to: END OVERFISHING 🎣 https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
Overfishing is not an unavoidable tragedy. It's a POLITICAL CHOICE.
🐟 The govt continues to set catch limits too high, ignoring scientific advice that could save marine life & coastal communities 🌊
Help us tell UK Govt it's time to: END OVERFISHING 🎣 act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
🐟 The govt continues to set catch limits too high, ignoring scientific advice that could save marine life & coastal communities 🌊
Help us tell UK Govt it's time to: END OVERFISHING 🎣 act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
October 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Overfishing is not an unavoidable tragedy. It's a POLITICAL CHOICE.
🐟 The govt continues to set catch limits too high, ignoring scientific advice that could save marine life & coastal communities 🌊
Help us tell UK Govt it's time to: END OVERFISHING 🎣 act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
🐟 The govt continues to set catch limits too high, ignoring scientific advice that could save marine life & coastal communities 🌊
Help us tell UK Govt it's time to: END OVERFISHING 🎣 act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
🚨 1/6 of all UK commercial fish stocks are in an overfished state and STILL being overexploited ❌🐟
How can anyone justify overfishing these struggling stocks? It can only lead to empty seas, devoid of life 📉
Join us in calling on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
How can anyone justify overfishing these struggling stocks? It can only lead to empty seas, devoid of life 📉
Join us in calling on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
October 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
🚨 1/6 of all UK commercial fish stocks are in an overfished state and STILL being overexploited ❌🐟
How can anyone justify overfishing these struggling stocks? It can only lead to empty seas, devoid of life 📉
Join us in calling on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
How can anyone justify overfishing these struggling stocks? It can only lead to empty seas, devoid of life 📉
Join us in calling on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
🐟 1 in 4 of the UK’s commercial fish populations are OVERFISHED to the point of having CRITICALLY LOW population sizes, our new report reveals 📉🌊
The govt’s inaction to end overfishing is hurtling us towards empty seas 🚫
📝✊Call on the PM to take action: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
The govt’s inaction to end overfishing is hurtling us towards empty seas 🚫
📝✊Call on the PM to take action: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
October 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🐟 1 in 4 of the UK’s commercial fish populations are OVERFISHED to the point of having CRITICALLY LOW population sizes, our new report reveals 📉🌊
The govt’s inaction to end overfishing is hurtling us towards empty seas 🚫
📝✊Call on the PM to take action: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
The govt’s inaction to end overfishing is hurtling us towards empty seas 🚫
📝✊Call on the PM to take action: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI
🚨 BREAKING: Half of the UK’s top 10 fish stocks are being overexploited, including some of our most iconic fish, like North Sea cod - our new research shows
The government has the power to stop this. Tell them to: END OVERFISHING! https://act.oceana.org/page/178303/data/1?ea.tracking.id=bluesky
The government has the power to stop this. Tell them to: END OVERFISHING! https://act.oceana.org/page/178303/data/1?ea.tracking.id=bluesky
October 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Half of the UK’s top 10 fish stocks are being overexploited, including some of our most iconic fish, like North Sea cod - our new research shows
The government has the power to stop this. Tell them to: END OVERFISHING! https://act.oceana.org/page/178303/data/1?ea.tracking.id=bluesky
The government has the power to stop this. Tell them to: END OVERFISHING! https://act.oceana.org/page/178303/data/1?ea.tracking.id=bluesky
ORCA CALF SIGHTING OFF THE UK 🌊🙌
A possible sighting of a calf among a pair of female orcas off the Isles of Scilly has sparked huge excitement among marine wildlife experts this week
More here 🔽
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gpv5pjlwno
A possible sighting of a calf among a pair of female orcas off the Isles of Scilly has sparked huge excitement among marine wildlife experts this week
More here 🔽
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gpv5pjlwno
Delight over reported sighting of orca calf off Isles of Scilly
Two female Iberian orcas are seen off the Isles of Scilly with an unidentified new addition.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
ORCA CALF SIGHTING OFF THE UK 🌊🙌
A possible sighting of a calf among a pair of female orcas off the Isles of Scilly has sparked huge excitement among marine wildlife experts this week
More here 🔽
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gpv5pjlwno
A possible sighting of a calf among a pair of female orcas off the Isles of Scilly has sparked huge excitement among marine wildlife experts this week
More here 🔽
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gpv5pjlwno
🚨 The High Seas Treaty Bill was debated in Parliament yesterday! 🌊
MPs across parties were banging the drum for our seas, with many namechecking Oceana’s work, from polling & policy asks. Here's Sarah Champion MP calling for urgent ocean action to tackle bottom trawling ✊🔽
MPs across parties were banging the drum for our seas, with many namechecking Oceana’s work, from polling & policy asks. Here's Sarah Champion MP calling for urgent ocean action to tackle bottom trawling ✊🔽
October 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🚨 The High Seas Treaty Bill was debated in Parliament yesterday! 🌊
MPs across parties were banging the drum for our seas, with many namechecking Oceana’s work, from polling & policy asks. Here's Sarah Champion MP calling for urgent ocean action to tackle bottom trawling ✊🔽
MPs across parties were banging the drum for our seas, with many namechecking Oceana’s work, from polling & policy asks. Here's Sarah Champion MP calling for urgent ocean action to tackle bottom trawling ✊🔽
Here's the truth: Overfishing is not an unavoidable tragedy. It's a political choice, & the UK Govt has the power to stop it 🎣
Help us call on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
Help us call on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
October 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Here's the truth: Overfishing is not an unavoidable tragedy. It's a political choice, & the UK Govt has the power to stop it 🎣
Help us call on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
Help us call on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
🐟 “Overfishing is not an unavoidable tragedy; it is a political choice, and currently, there is no legal accountability for failure. The UK has no overarching recovery plan or legally binding time frame to end overfishing.” 🔽
www.seafoodsource.com/news/environ...
www.seafoodsource.com/news/environ...
Crucial UK fish stocks face collapse without urgent political action, Oceana warns
Half of the United Kingdom’s 10 most valuable fish stocks are actively or about to be in trouble of overfishing, Oceana warns.
www.seafoodsource.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🐟 “Overfishing is not an unavoidable tragedy; it is a political choice, and currently, there is no legal accountability for failure. The UK has no overarching recovery plan or legally binding time frame to end overfishing.” 🔽
www.seafoodsource.com/news/environ...
www.seafoodsource.com/news/environ...
🚨 1/6 of all UK commercial fish stocks are in an overfished state and STILL being overexploited ❌🐟
How can anyone justify overfishing these struggling stocks? It can only lead to empty seas, devoid of life 📉
Join us in calling on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
How can anyone justify overfishing these struggling stocks? It can only lead to empty seas, devoid of life 📉
Join us in calling on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
October 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🚨 1/6 of all UK commercial fish stocks are in an overfished state and STILL being overexploited ❌🐟
How can anyone justify overfishing these struggling stocks? It can only lead to empty seas, devoid of life 📉
Join us in calling on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
How can anyone justify overfishing these struggling stocks? It can only lead to empty seas, devoid of life 📉
Join us in calling on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
🚨 URGENT: Earth has reached its first catastrophic tipping point linked to greenhouse gas emissions, with warm water coral reefs now facing a long-term decline, new research shows 🪸💔
No more delays. We MUST fairly transition to a renewable future!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
No more delays. We MUST fairly transition to a renewable future!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
🚨 URGENT: Earth has reached its first catastrophic tipping point linked to greenhouse gas emissions, with warm water coral reefs now facing a long-term decline, new research shows 🪸💔
No more delays. We MUST fairly transition to a renewable future!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
No more delays. We MUST fairly transition to a renewable future!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🐟 1 in 4 of the UK’s commercial fish populations are OVERFISHED to the point of having CRITICALLY LOW population sizes, our new report reveals 📉🌊
The govt’s inaction to end overfishing is hurtling us towards empty seas 🚫
📝✊Call on the PM to take action: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
The govt’s inaction to end overfishing is hurtling us towards empty seas 🚫
📝✊Call on the PM to take action: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
October 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
🐟 1 in 4 of the UK’s commercial fish populations are OVERFISHED to the point of having CRITICALLY LOW population sizes, our new report reveals 📉🌊
The govt’s inaction to end overfishing is hurtling us towards empty seas 🚫
📝✊Call on the PM to take action: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
The govt’s inaction to end overfishing is hurtling us towards empty seas 🚫
📝✊Call on the PM to take action: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...