3/3 The severe welfare impacts documented at every stage are undeniable. This has to end.

👉 Read the full assessment via this link:

www.oceancare.org/en/stories_a...

#AnimalWelfare #StopTheGrind

2/3 It shows that at every stage, pilot whales suffer profoundly. The welfare impacts are severe: anxiety, breathlessness, confusion, fear, panic, pain, helplessness. #pilotwhales are sentient, intelligent beings. They never abandon each other, forced to witness their loved ones' slaughter.

2/2 At this meeting, #OceanCare raised concerns about a profit startup that is attempting to do ocean fertilization. Commercial interests have no place in researching or promoting marine geoengineering proposals. We need science-driven, precautionary governance - not profit-driven experimentation.

3/3 🎥 See the highlights from the 2nd year of fieldwork, the collaboration & political commitment behind it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdkZ...

Partners: Greece's Ministry of Environment & Energy, NECCA, The Green Tank, Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute, FORTH & OceanCare.

2/3 The SAvE Whales system will detect #spermwhales by their clicking sounds and alerts vessels in real time. Ships can then slow down or alter course, reducing #collision risk. In the Kythira Strait, where rerouting isn't possible, this system will be crucial.

4/4 OceanCare has submitted a formal complaint against this lack of consistency with international conservation standards and decision by ACCOBAMS, the appropriate Agreement to protect these species in the Mediterranean Sea.

#ProtectWhales #MaritimeSector #OceanConservation

3/4 This incident underscores why OceanCare works intensively to achieve a mandatory vessel speed reduction which is the most effective measure (also in terms of economic cost) to reduce the risk of collisions with ships & the best way to create a level playing field for all shipping companies.

2/4 The timing of the strike by a ship is difficult to judge, but post-mortem inquiries shall provide more information soon.
Being hit and killed by a vessel is the main human induced cause of death for large whales in the NW Mediterranean Sea — which is a PSSA designated by the @imohq.bsky.social.

3/3 The solution? Mediterranean countries must cut CO2 emissions by an average of 6% per year starting in 2030 to still achieve the 2°C target of the Paris Agreement.
The numbers are clear. The time to act is now.

Read the full report for more information:
www.oceancare.org/wp-content/u...

2/3 Our new report reveals the dramatic situation in the Mediterranean region:

🔹 The region has already "spent" its 1.5°C budget
🔹 At current emission rates, the remaining carbon budget is exhausted by 2035.
🔹 We're spending faster than we can afford

3/3 We have to remain as much as possible below the 2°C threshold, as defined in the Paris Agreement. And this is still achievable - if #Mediterranean countries reduce emissions by ~6% annually starting in 2030, as shown in our and BC3s latest report.

Read here:
www.oceancare.org/wp-content/u...

2/3 The Mediterranean's geography makes it uniquely vulnerable. As a semi-enclosed sea with limited connection to the Atlantic, it can't shed heat the way the open ocean can. Warming from surrounding land masses intensifies the effect. The region heats faster than almost anywhere else on Earth. 🔥

3/3 🌎 The Barcelona Convention unites all 21 Mediterranean countries. The framework for cooperation exists.

What's missing? Political will. The fossil fuel era must end. Regional action must begin. Science gave us the roadmap. Policy must act.

Study: www.oceancare.org/en/stories_a...

@unep.org

2/3 Marine life under severe threat.🐟

What we're losing:

🔹 Corals are already bleaching
🔹 Species are migrating north.
🔹 Food chains are collapsing.

But there's still hope. Staying within 2°C is possible - if countries cut emissions 6% annually from 2030.

4/4 The science is clear: #Collision lethality probability is very low when #vesselspeed does not exceed 10 knots.The path forward: Mandatory speed reductions would protect endangered species while creating a level playing field for the #shipping industry.

3/4 ➡️ Cruise ships and container ships primarily operate in the 10-20 knot range, while cargo ships and tankers show more moderate speeds, with a notable portion traveling at safer speeds of 5-10 knots.
➡️ 80%+ of merchant vessel distance traveled above 10 knots in both 2023 and 2024