WWF Mediterranean
@wwfmediterranean.bsky.social
We work for a sustainable future of the Mediterranean Sea 🌊
Pioneering new ways to protect nature and the people who depend on it.
Pioneering new ways to protect nature and the people who depend on it.
Last night we screened David Attenborough’s Ocean-a powerful journey into the deep sea, revealing the devastating impact of human activity on marine life.
The event was part of EU's project Bluemissionmed🌊💙
©Olly Scholey
#OceanDocumentary #BlueMissionMed #MarineConservation #ClimateAction
The event was part of EU's project Bluemissionmed🌊💙
©Olly Scholey
#OceanDocumentary #BlueMissionMed #MarineConservation #ClimateAction
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Last night we screened David Attenborough’s Ocean-a powerful journey into the deep sea, revealing the devastating impact of human activity on marine life.
The event was part of EU's project Bluemissionmed🌊💙
©Olly Scholey
#OceanDocumentary #BlueMissionMed #MarineConservation #ClimateAction
The event was part of EU's project Bluemissionmed🌊💙
©Olly Scholey
#OceanDocumentary #BlueMissionMed #MarineConservation #ClimateAction
The Med needs action now. 💙
At Ecomondo, we’re bringing concrete solutions:
✅ Nettag+ to recover lost gear
✅ Plastic Smart Cities
✅ VR to face marine litter
📍Rimini 4–7 Nov
Let’s scale innovation for a pollution-free Mediterranean. #WWFMediterranean
At Ecomondo, we’re bringing concrete solutions:
✅ Nettag+ to recover lost gear
✅ Plastic Smart Cities
✅ VR to face marine litter
📍Rimini 4–7 Nov
Let’s scale innovation for a pollution-free Mediterranean. #WWFMediterranean
November 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The Med needs action now. 💙
At Ecomondo, we’re bringing concrete solutions:
✅ Nettag+ to recover lost gear
✅ Plastic Smart Cities
✅ VR to face marine litter
📍Rimini 4–7 Nov
Let’s scale innovation for a pollution-free Mediterranean. #WWFMediterranean
At Ecomondo, we’re bringing concrete solutions:
✅ Nettag+ to recover lost gear
✅ Plastic Smart Cities
✅ VR to face marine litter
📍Rimini 4–7 Nov
Let’s scale innovation for a pollution-free Mediterranean. #WWFMediterranean
🌊🐟 WWF joins the GFCM & CoC to turn decisions into action for a sustainable Mediterranean. Strong compliance means real results at sea — protecting species & supporting coastal communities. 💙
#WWF #GFCM #SustainableFisheries #Mediterranean #ForNatureForPeople
#WWF #GFCM #SustainableFisheries #Mediterranean #ForNatureForPeople
November 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🌊🐟 WWF joins the GFCM & CoC to turn decisions into action for a sustainable Mediterranean. Strong compliance means real results at sea — protecting species & supporting coastal communities. 💙
#WWF #GFCM #SustainableFisheries #Mediterranean #ForNatureForPeople
#WWF #GFCM #SustainableFisheries #Mediterranean #ForNatureForPeople
🌊 Building resilience in the Mediterranean
This week in Tunis 🇹🇳, MPA managers, local authorities, and NGOs from the Southern Mediterranean joined training on Climate Change Adaptation Planning to strengthen marine resilience.
Organized by #BlueSouthMed, #MPA4Change & #BuildBackBlue.
This week in Tunis 🇹🇳, MPA managers, local authorities, and NGOs from the Southern Mediterranean joined training on Climate Change Adaptation Planning to strengthen marine resilience.
Organized by #BlueSouthMed, #MPA4Change & #BuildBackBlue.
October 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🌊 Building resilience in the Mediterranean
This week in Tunis 🇹🇳, MPA managers, local authorities, and NGOs from the Southern Mediterranean joined training on Climate Change Adaptation Planning to strengthen marine resilience.
Organized by #BlueSouthMed, #MPA4Change & #BuildBackBlue.
This week in Tunis 🇹🇳, MPA managers, local authorities, and NGOs from the Southern Mediterranean joined training on Climate Change Adaptation Planning to strengthen marine resilience.
Organized by #BlueSouthMed, #MPA4Change & #BuildBackBlue.
#WWFTürkiye and #WorldRowing united in Antalya with the EU #BlueMissionMed project during the European Rowing Championships.
Athletes adopted a beach where the Manavgat River meets the #Mediterranean and collected #microplastic samples.
Join the fight against plastic pollution. 🌊
Athletes adopted a beach where the Manavgat River meets the #Mediterranean and collected #microplastic samples.
Join the fight against plastic pollution. 🌊
WWF Türkiye Microplastics and beach clean-up
YouTube video by WWF Mediterranean
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October 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
#WWFTürkiye and #WorldRowing united in Antalya with the EU #BlueMissionMed project during the European Rowing Championships.
Athletes adopted a beach where the Manavgat River meets the #Mediterranean and collected #microplastic samples.
Join the fight against plastic pollution. 🌊
Athletes adopted a beach where the Manavgat River meets the #Mediterranean and collected #microplastic samples.
Join the fight against plastic pollution. 🌊
🌊 In Antalya, during the European Rowing Championships, WWF-Türkiye and World Rowing joined forces to protect our seas.
At sunset, athletes and volunteers cleaned a beach where the Manavgat River meets the Med — collecting 60 kg of waste.
Every stroke counts against plastic pollution. 💪 #AdoptABeach
At sunset, athletes and volunteers cleaned a beach where the Manavgat River meets the Med — collecting 60 kg of waste.
Every stroke counts against plastic pollution. 💪 #AdoptABeach
October 16, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🌊 In Antalya, during the European Rowing Championships, WWF-Türkiye and World Rowing joined forces to protect our seas.
At sunset, athletes and volunteers cleaned a beach where the Manavgat River meets the Med — collecting 60 kg of waste.
Every stroke counts against plastic pollution. 💪 #AdoptABeach
At sunset, athletes and volunteers cleaned a beach where the Manavgat River meets the Med — collecting 60 kg of waste.
Every stroke counts against plastic pollution. 💪 #AdoptABeach
📍In Brussels this week?
Check out this great event hosted by colleagues from @wwf.eu and @wwfsverige.bsky.social.
Register here 👇
www.eventbrite.be/e/policy-dia...
Check out this great event hosted by colleagues from @wwf.eu and @wwfsverige.bsky.social.
Register here 👇
www.eventbrite.be/e/policy-dia...
October 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
📍In Brussels this week?
Check out this great event hosted by colleagues from @wwf.eu and @wwfsverige.bsky.social.
Register here 👇
www.eventbrite.be/e/policy-dia...
Check out this great event hosted by colleagues from @wwf.eu and @wwfsverige.bsky.social.
Register here 👇
www.eventbrite.be/e/policy-dia...
I spy a sea turtle, a jellyfish, some seagrass and a whole lot of sprat!
#EUOceanWeek is just around the corner!
Check out what's on the cards and hit repost if you have some ocean and #biodiversity lovers in your community!
🌊https://www.oceanweek.eu/
#EUOceanWeek is just around the corner!
Check out what's on the cards and hit repost if you have some ocean and #biodiversity lovers in your community!
🌊https://www.oceanweek.eu/
October 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I spy a sea turtle, a jellyfish, some seagrass and a whole lot of sprat!
#EUOceanWeek is just around the corner!
Check out what's on the cards and hit repost if you have some ocean and #biodiversity lovers in your community!
🌊https://www.oceanweek.eu/
#EUOceanWeek is just around the corner!
Check out what's on the cards and hit repost if you have some ocean and #biodiversity lovers in your community!
🌊https://www.oceanweek.eu/
🌊 Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows are vital for climate and #biodiversity, yet threatened by anchoring. 🌊
During #OceanWeek (13–19 October), let’s act to protect our #BlueForests!
📘 Report: www.wwfmmi.org/what_we_do/b...
🌍 www.oceanweek.eu
During #OceanWeek (13–19 October), let’s act to protect our #BlueForests!
📘 Report: www.wwfmmi.org/what_we_do/b...
🌍 www.oceanweek.eu
October 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
🌊 Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows are vital for climate and #biodiversity, yet threatened by anchoring. 🌊
During #OceanWeek (13–19 October), let’s act to protect our #BlueForests!
📘 Report: www.wwfmmi.org/what_we_do/b...
🌍 www.oceanweek.eu
During #OceanWeek (13–19 October), let’s act to protect our #BlueForests!
📘 Report: www.wwfmmi.org/what_we_do/b...
🌍 www.oceanweek.eu
🏆 The countdown has begun! In November, the Society4Med Award – 2nd Edition will celebrate two initiatives leading the way in protecting our ocean and waters. WWF Mediterranean proudly supports #BlueMissionMed 🌊💙 Stay tuned for the awards ceremony!
September 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🏆 The countdown has begun! In November, the Society4Med Award – 2nd Edition will celebrate two initiatives leading the way in protecting our ocean and waters. WWF Mediterranean proudly supports #BlueMissionMed 🌊💙 Stay tuned for the awards ceremony!
🦈WWF Mediterranen, WWF North Africa, SPA/RAC, Plan Bleu & GFCM concluded a 3-day workshop on #shark and #ray conservation in the Mediterranean. With support from Shark Conservation Fund & UNEP MAP, partners explored joint solutions to balance #conservation & coastal livelihoods. 🌊
September 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🦈WWF Mediterranen, WWF North Africa, SPA/RAC, Plan Bleu & GFCM concluded a 3-day workshop on #shark and #ray conservation in the Mediterranean. With support from Shark Conservation Fund & UNEP MAP, partners explored joint solutions to balance #conservation & coastal livelihoods. 🌊
🦈🌊 The sub-regional #shark & #ray workshop continues in Tunis, co-organized by WWF Mediterranean, WWF North Africa, Plan Bleu, SPA/RAC, GFCM, with support from SCF & UNEP/MAP.
Focus on legal tools, action plans & socio-economic challenges to balance #conservation & livelihoods across the region.
Focus on legal tools, action plans & socio-economic challenges to balance #conservation & livelihoods across the region.
September 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🦈🌊 The sub-regional #shark & #ray workshop continues in Tunis, co-organized by WWF Mediterranean, WWF North Africa, Plan Bleu, SPA/RAC, GFCM, with support from SCF & UNEP/MAP.
Focus on legal tools, action plans & socio-economic challenges to balance #conservation & livelihoods across the region.
Focus on legal tools, action plans & socio-economic challenges to balance #conservation & livelihoods across the region.
📢 Day 1 in Tunis!
🌊 WWF Mediterranean, WWF North Africa, PlanBleu & SPA/RAC launched a regional workshop on #shark and #ray #conservation.
👉 We shared inspiring initiatives:
🇹🇳 Sharks in Gabes (Tunisia)
🇱🇾 Angel Shark Project (Libya)
🗓️ More exchanges and ideas to come in the next two days!
🌊 WWF Mediterranean, WWF North Africa, PlanBleu & SPA/RAC launched a regional workshop on #shark and #ray #conservation.
👉 We shared inspiring initiatives:
🇹🇳 Sharks in Gabes (Tunisia)
🇱🇾 Angel Shark Project (Libya)
🗓️ More exchanges and ideas to come in the next two days!
September 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
📢 Day 1 in Tunis!
🌊 WWF Mediterranean, WWF North Africa, PlanBleu & SPA/RAC launched a regional workshop on #shark and #ray #conservation.
👉 We shared inspiring initiatives:
🇹🇳 Sharks in Gabes (Tunisia)
🇱🇾 Angel Shark Project (Libya)
🗓️ More exchanges and ideas to come in the next two days!
🌊 WWF Mediterranean, WWF North Africa, PlanBleu & SPA/RAC launched a regional workshop on #shark and #ray #conservation.
👉 We shared inspiring initiatives:
🇹🇳 Sharks in Gabes (Tunisia)
🇱🇾 Angel Shark Project (Libya)
🗓️ More exchanges and ideas to come in the next two days!
🌊 The Society4Med Award – 2nd Edition is underway!
📅 SAVE THE DATE:
The deadline for submissions has been extended to 30/9.
WWF Mediterranean supports #BlueMissionMed 💙
🔗 bluemissionmed.eu/second-editi...
📅 SAVE THE DATE:
The deadline for submissions has been extended to 30/9.
WWF Mediterranean supports #BlueMissionMed 💙
🔗 bluemissionmed.eu/second-editi...
September 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🌊 The Society4Med Award – 2nd Edition is underway!
📅 SAVE THE DATE:
The deadline for submissions has been extended to 30/9.
WWF Mediterranean supports #BlueMissionMed 💙
🔗 bluemissionmed.eu/second-editi...
📅 SAVE THE DATE:
The deadline for submissions has been extended to 30/9.
WWF Mediterranean supports #BlueMissionMed 💙
🔗 bluemissionmed.eu/second-editi...
🌊 Generations by the sea face a silent enemy: ghost gear.
🎣 Small-scale fisheries are stepping up with courage.
🤝 NETTAG+ & WWF join Sicilian communities for a more sustainable future.
🎣 Small-scale fisheries are stepping up with courage.
🤝 NETTAG+ & WWF join Sicilian communities for a more sustainable future.
Engaging Sicilian small-scale fishers to protect and clean the sea.
YouTube video by WWF Mediterranean
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September 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🌊 Generations by the sea face a silent enemy: ghost gear.
🎣 Small-scale fisheries are stepping up with courage.
🤝 NETTAG+ & WWF join Sicilian communities for a more sustainable future.
🎣 Small-scale fisheries are stepping up with courage.
🤝 NETTAG+ & WWF join Sicilian communities for a more sustainable future.
Coastal communities in the #Mediterranean face challenges but hold the keys to #resilience. In #Salento, #WWFMediterranean links marine protection, sustainable fishing & inclusion. 🌊💙
Read more: www.mondoemediterraneo.eu/with-wwf-med...
Read more: www.mondoemediterraneo.eu/with-wwf-med...
September 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Coastal communities in the #Mediterranean face challenges but hold the keys to #resilience. In #Salento, #WWFMediterranean links marine protection, sustainable fishing & inclusion. 🌊💙
Read more: www.mondoemediterraneo.eu/with-wwf-med...
Read more: www.mondoemediterraneo.eu/with-wwf-med...
🦈 #Sharks and rays in the Mediterranean are under threat, but knowledge about their lives and migration routes is still scarce.
#TSharks brings together scientists, NGOs, fisheries authorities and local communities, including fishers, to close this gap.
🔎 Explore the platform: tshark.it/map/
#TSharks brings together scientists, NGOs, fisheries authorities and local communities, including fishers, to close this gap.
🔎 Explore the platform: tshark.it/map/
Tsharks [ENGLISH]
YouTube video by Biologia Marina in Chioggia_Università di Padova
youtu.be
September 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🦈 #Sharks and rays in the Mediterranean are under threat, but knowledge about their lives and migration routes is still scarce.
#TSharks brings together scientists, NGOs, fisheries authorities and local communities, including fishers, to close this gap.
🔎 Explore the platform: tshark.it/map/
#TSharks brings together scientists, NGOs, fisheries authorities and local communities, including fishers, to close this gap.
🔎 Explore the platform: tshark.it/map/
Meet Chad Hooper, CEO of @Succorfish, and Domenico Mendolia, Sicilian fisher, introducing how the NETTAG+ Surface Location Unit works.
#MarineInnovation #WWFMediterranean #GhostGear
#MarineInnovation #WWFMediterranean #GhostGear
Introducing NETTAG+ - Chad Hooper and Domenico Mendolia
YouTube video by WWF Mediterranean
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September 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Meet Chad Hooper, CEO of @Succorfish, and Domenico Mendolia, Sicilian fisher, introducing how the NETTAG+ Surface Location Unit works.
#MarineInnovation #WWFMediterranean #GhostGear
#MarineInnovation #WWFMediterranean #GhostGear
Meet Domenico Mendolia, small-scale fisher in Portorosa, Sicily, and Sandra Ramos from CIIMAR, Portugal and NETTAG+ project Coordinator, as they explain how ghost gear harms both the environment and local economies.
#MarineInnovation #WWFMediterranean #GhostGear
#MarineInnovation #WWFMediterranean #GhostGear
Introducing NETTAG+ - Domenico Mendolia and Sandra Ramos
YouTube video by WWF Mediterranean
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August 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Meet Domenico Mendolia, small-scale fisher in Portorosa, Sicily, and Sandra Ramos from CIIMAR, Portugal and NETTAG+ project Coordinator, as they explain how ghost gear harms both the environment and local economies.
#MarineInnovation #WWFMediterranean #GhostGear
#MarineInnovation #WWFMediterranean #GhostGear
The #NETTAG project offers effective solutions to combat #GhostGear.
Now, we need policymakers, fishers, and companies to work with us to implement these tools and protect our seas.
#StefaniaCampogianni #WWFMediterranean #MarineInnovation #GhostGearSolutions #BlueEconomy #NETTAG
Now, we need policymakers, fishers, and companies to work with us to implement these tools and protect our seas.
#StefaniaCampogianni #WWFMediterranean #MarineInnovation #GhostGearSolutions #BlueEconomy #NETTAG
Introducing NETTAG+ - Stefania Campogianni
YouTube video by WWF Mediterranean
youtu.be
August 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The #NETTAG project offers effective solutions to combat #GhostGear.
Now, we need policymakers, fishers, and companies to work with us to implement these tools and protect our seas.
#StefaniaCampogianni #WWFMediterranean #MarineInnovation #GhostGearSolutions #BlueEconomy #NETTAG
Now, we need policymakers, fishers, and companies to work with us to implement these tools and protect our seas.
#StefaniaCampogianni #WWFMediterranean #MarineInnovation #GhostGearSolutions #BlueEconomy #NETTAG
Meet Alfredo Martins, Research Coordinator in Robotics from INESC TEC, introducing how the IRIS robot from the NETTAG+ project works, and how it can support fishers and port authorities to locate and retrieve ghost gear.
Introducing NETTAG+ - Alfredo Martins
YouTube video by WWF Mediterranean
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August 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Meet Alfredo Martins, Research Coordinator in Robotics from INESC TEC, introducing how the IRIS robot from the NETTAG+ project works, and how it can support fishers and port authorities to locate and retrieve ghost gear.
Meet Jeff Neasham, Professor of Acoustic Signal Processing at Newcastle University, and Stefania Campogianni, WWF Mediterranean, introducing the #NETTAG solutions against #ghostgear.
introducing #NETTAG - Jeff Neasham, Stefania Campogianni
YouTube video by WWF Mediterranean
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August 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Meet Jeff Neasham, Professor of Acoustic Signal Processing at Newcastle University, and Stefania Campogianni, WWF Mediterranean, introducing the #NETTAG solutions against #ghostgear.
From acoustic tags to GPS tracking, #NETTAG brings tech & fishers together to recover ghost gear across the Med.
📽️ Discover how pilot actions are turning into scalable solutions:
#MarineInnovation #WWFMediterranean #GhostGear
📽️ Discover how pilot actions are turning into scalable solutions:
#MarineInnovation #WWFMediterranean #GhostGear
The NETTAG+ project
YouTube video by WWF Mediterranean
youtu.be
August 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
From acoustic tags to GPS tracking, #NETTAG brings tech & fishers together to recover ghost gear across the Med.
📽️ Discover how pilot actions are turning into scalable solutions:
#MarineInnovation #WWFMediterranean #GhostGear
📽️ Discover how pilot actions are turning into scalable solutions:
#MarineInnovation #WWFMediterranean #GhostGear
🔥 Wildfires in Europe are growing deadlier—but they’re not inevitable.
They're driven by land neglect, poor planning & climate inaction.
We need prevention, nature-based solutions & community action.
Let’s protect people & nature.
More: www.wwf.eu?18776266/Fro...
#WWF #Megafires #WWFMediterranean
They're driven by land neglect, poor planning & climate inaction.
We need prevention, nature-based solutions & community action.
Let’s protect people & nature.
More: www.wwf.eu?18776266/Fro...
#WWF #Megafires #WWFMediterranean
August 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🔥 Wildfires in Europe are growing deadlier—but they’re not inevitable.
They're driven by land neglect, poor planning & climate inaction.
We need prevention, nature-based solutions & community action.
Let’s protect people & nature.
More: www.wwf.eu?18776266/Fro...
#WWF #Megafires #WWFMediterranean
They're driven by land neglect, poor planning & climate inaction.
We need prevention, nature-based solutions & community action.
Let’s protect people & nature.
More: www.wwf.eu?18776266/Fro...
#WWF #Megafires #WWFMediterranean