EU decision-makers are on a mission to roll back vital nature laws.

🚨 Across Europe we’re seeing fewer fish stocks, bycatch of endangered species, and declining marine habitats.

These laws need no fixing; they need enforcing. #HandsOffNature!

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With proper monitoring, scientists can finally see what’s really being caught. including unexpected bycatch, and ensure fishing stays in balance with nature.

This is the kind of future-proof approach Europe should back. 🌊

🎥 Watch how on-board cameras give a full view of what happens on deck, from multiple angles and straight at the point where fish come in.

With transparency, fishers rethink gear, areas, and practices. When everything’s visible, discards drop.

🐟 Europe can’t afford to keep wasting fish at sea.

Highgrading is illegal, harmful to ecosystems, and unfair to honest fishers, yet it often goes unseen.

This waste puts huge pressure on marine ecosystems and with almost no risk of getting caught, the practice continues.🌊

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🦑 Did you know that the squid we eat can come from regions that are notorious for illegal fishing & human rights abuses?

Oceana's recent investigation shows that many squid products sold in the EU lack basic information such as species & origin.

Consumers deserve to know more:

EU citizens expect #MarineProtectedAreas to be protected from destructive fishing.

Six months after NGOs filed a legal complaint, we urge @ec.europa.eu to enforce the law and Commissioner Kadis to end destructive #BottomTrawling in MPAs via the #EUOceanPact.

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🌊Marine protected areas aren’t always as “protected” as they sound.

Spain is still allowing destructive #BottomTrawling inside these sites, and that’s why we, together with @clienteartheur.bsky.social, are taking the Government to court. #ProtectedMeansProtected #30x30

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We were at the @fao.org GFCM annual meeting urging stronger deep-sea protection in the Mediterranean. Pilot projects show the costs for fishers are minimal, yet countries missed a key chance to act.

The EU must lead & extend the trawl ban to at least 800m by 2026. #DefendTheDeep

Six months after the #OceanPact, where the EU committed to tackle flags of convenience, we call on the
@ec.europa.eu and Commissioner Costas Kadis to act: publish the study on the impact of this practice and ensure that EU Member States monitor foreign ownership of fishing vessels.

🔎🌊What lies beneath Spain’s blue horizon? Oceana’s Ranger dives deep to reveal the unseen.

📽️Discover the some of these surprising findings!

One bottom trawl. That’s all it takes to destroy decades of deep-sea life. The Mediterranean’s unique deep ecosystems deserve real protection.

It’s time for @fao.org GFCM and @ec.europa.eu to extend the deep-sea trawl ban to at least 800m. It’s time to #DefendTheDeep.

Small-scale fishers are vital for coastal economies, but still left behind when quotas are allocated.

The #CommonFisheriesPolicy recognises them, but EU countries fail to ensure fair access.

On #WorldFisheriesDay, we stand with small-scale fishers & call for fair quotas 🎣

🌊 We’re taking action against #BottomTrawling in marine protected areas.

Last year, we joined forces with @clientearth.bsky.social to take Spain to court for failing to protect their seas, but still nothing has changed.

#ProtectedMeansProtected
@clienteartheur.bsky.social

A zebra seabream swims through the waters of El Hierro, a volcanic wonder in the Canary Islands 🇮🇨 🇪🇸 where around 90% of the island lies beneath the sea. 🐠🌊

For years, Oceana has campaigned for the protection of El Hierro’s rich, well-preserved ecosystems.

The EU’s #CommonFisheriesPolicy delivers results: where it’s implemented, fish stocks recover and overfishing drops.🐟

But progress isn’t complete yet. We need full and fair implementation across all EU seas, for people and for the planet. 🌍