⚠️ We need an urgent change of course.
Tell the government: End overfishing NOW 👉 act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
📢 Let’s make our calls for change so loud, the government has no choice but to listen
#EndOverfishing #ProtectCod #OceanCrisis
Tell the government: End overfishing NOW 👉 act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
📢 Let’s make our calls for change so loud, the government has no choice but to listen
#EndOverfishing #ProtectCod #OceanCrisis
🚨 Half the UK’s top 10 fish stocks are being overexploited, new Oceana UK research shows
Overfishing is emptying our seas of life, and it's a political choice 🐟 That's why I’m joining Oceana UK in calling on the Prime Minister to end overfishing in UK waters.
act.oceana.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
⚠️ We need an urgent change of course.
Tell the government: End overfishing NOW 👉 act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
📢 Let’s make our calls for change so loud, the government has no choice but to listen
#EndOverfishing #ProtectCod #OceanCrisis
Tell the government: End overfishing NOW 👉 act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
📢 Let’s make our calls for change so loud, the government has no choice but to listen
#EndOverfishing #ProtectCod #OceanCrisis
Today marks a monumental occasion as the @wto.org Agreement on #FisheriesSubsidies has entered into force!
Alas more work needs to be done to finalise the #overfishing chapter otherwise the whole agreement might be jeopardise. The clock has started ticking!
#EndOverfishing #IUUfishing
Alas more work needs to be done to finalise the #overfishing chapter otherwise the whole agreement might be jeopardise. The clock has started ticking!
#EndOverfishing #IUUfishing
September 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Today marks a monumental occasion as the @wto.org Agreement on #FisheriesSubsidies has entered into force!
Alas more work needs to be done to finalise the #overfishing chapter otherwise the whole agreement might be jeopardise. The clock has started ticking!
#EndOverfishing #IUUfishing
Alas more work needs to be done to finalise the #overfishing chapter otherwise the whole agreement might be jeopardise. The clock has started ticking!
#EndOverfishing #IUUfishing
By 2050 human-induced pressures on 🌊 ecosystems are likely to more than double. I have feel we know what we need to do about it, but evidently easier said than done. Thanks @tomolamola.bsky.social for pointing to this study.
#EndOverfishing #30by30
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#EndOverfishing #30by30
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Cumulative impacts to global marine ecosystems projected to more than double by midcentury
Pressures from human activities are expected to increase significantly, impacting marine ecosystems globally. To plan for a sustainable future, we need to forecast distributions of cumulative impacts ...
www.science.org
September 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
By 2050 human-induced pressures on 🌊 ecosystems are likely to more than double. I have feel we know what we need to do about it, but evidently easier said than done. Thanks @tomolamola.bsky.social for pointing to this study.
#EndOverfishing #30by30
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#EndOverfishing #30by30
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
📽️ includes one of my best calls to action at the very end: 'put on your hoodie & continue the fight' #EndOverfishing
Walking down @ocean2012.bsky.social memory lane...
🐟 @maerkelig.bsky.social
🐟 @verampcoelho.bsky.social
🐟 @justynazajchowska.bsky.social
🐟 @ikingma.bsky.social
🐟 @ianfisheries.bsky.social
🐟 @oceancathrine.bsky.social
🐟 @gfc-ocean.bsky.social
& many, many more
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfZJ...
🐟 @maerkelig.bsky.social
🐟 @verampcoelho.bsky.social
🐟 @justynazajchowska.bsky.social
🐟 @ikingma.bsky.social
🐟 @ianfisheries.bsky.social
🐟 @oceancathrine.bsky.social
🐟 @gfc-ocean.bsky.social
& many, many more
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfZJ...
FISH FIGHT CAMPAIGN at the European Parliament in Strasbourg
YouTube video by Hugh's Fish Fight
www.youtube.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
📽️ includes one of my best calls to action at the very end: 'put on your hoodie & continue the fight' #EndOverfishing
Despite the 2025 deadline to #EndOverfishing under the #WestMedMAP, illicit hake sales continue in Italy.
We call on Italy, Spain, France & @ec.europa.eu to:
✅Strengthen enforcement
✅Improve fishing selectivity
✅Protect nursery areas
✅Increase consumer awareness
#SaveTheHake
We call on Italy, Spain, France & @ec.europa.eu to:
✅Strengthen enforcement
✅Improve fishing selectivity
✅Protect nursery areas
✅Increase consumer awareness
#SaveTheHake
August 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Despite the 2025 deadline to #EndOverfishing under the #WestMedMAP, illicit hake sales continue in Italy.
We call on Italy, Spain, France & @ec.europa.eu to:
✅Strengthen enforcement
✅Improve fishing selectivity
✅Protect nursery areas
✅Increase consumer awareness
#SaveTheHake
We call on Italy, Spain, France & @ec.europa.eu to:
✅Strengthen enforcement
✅Improve fishing selectivity
✅Protect nursery areas
✅Increase consumer awareness
#SaveTheHake
🪶 #DYK UK seabird populations have plummeted in the last few decades. One major culprit? Overfishing.
We must act now to restore ocean balance and protect these vital, vanishing birds.
#WorldSeabirdDay #EndOverfishing #SaveOurSeabirds 🌊
We must act now to restore ocean balance and protect these vital, vanishing birds.
#WorldSeabirdDay #EndOverfishing #SaveOurSeabirds 🌊
July 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🪶 #DYK UK seabird populations have plummeted in the last few decades. One major culprit? Overfishing.
We must act now to restore ocean balance and protect these vital, vanishing birds.
#WorldSeabirdDay #EndOverfishing #SaveOurSeabirds 🌊
We must act now to restore ocean balance and protect these vital, vanishing birds.
#WorldSeabirdDay #EndOverfishing #SaveOurSeabirds 🌊
🚨Scottish seal populations plummet! 🦭
Numbers fell by 20% in 5 yrs along Scotland's west coast, long considered their last UK stronghold
Lack of food is likely fuelling the decline. We need a sustainable, regenerative approach to fishing - now.
#EndOverfishing
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Numbers fell by 20% in 5 yrs along Scotland's west coast, long considered their last UK stronghold
Lack of food is likely fuelling the decline. We need a sustainable, regenerative approach to fishing - now.
#EndOverfishing
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Significant decline among seals on Scotland's west coast
The population fell by 20% over five years, in a region considered a stronghold for the marine mammal.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🚨Scottish seal populations plummet! 🦭
Numbers fell by 20% in 5 yrs along Scotland's west coast, long considered their last UK stronghold
Lack of food is likely fuelling the decline. We need a sustainable, regenerative approach to fishing - now.
#EndOverfishing
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Numbers fell by 20% in 5 yrs along Scotland's west coast, long considered their last UK stronghold
Lack of food is likely fuelling the decline. We need a sustainable, regenerative approach to fishing - now.
#EndOverfishing
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
🐟 Our Mission Regeneration provides government with time-bound actions to #EndOverfishing and restore thriving UK seas. Catch limits in line with science is utterly critical. More below:
uk.oceana.org/reports/call...
uk.oceana.org/reports/call...
Mission Regeneration: A Roadmap to End Overfishing & Restore Life to UK Seas
uk.oceana.org
April 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
🐟 Our Mission Regeneration provides government with time-bound actions to #EndOverfishing and restore thriving UK seas. Catch limits in line with science is utterly critical. More below:
uk.oceana.org/reports/call...
uk.oceana.org/reports/call...
MSY is a limit, not a target.
Gentle reminder also for 🇪🇺 fisheries ministers. #EndOverfishing
Gentle reminder also for 🇪🇺 fisheries ministers. #EndOverfishing
If experts overestimate fish numbers, they might recommend higher levels of harvest than are actually sustainable. Most fisheries set catch limits conservatively to account for this uncertainty.”
What’s a Sustainable Fishery? It Depends Who You Ask. - Ambrook Research
Experts worry that fisheries could be overfishing their stocks even when they’re officially “sustainable.”
buff.ly
April 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
MSY is a limit, not a target.
Gentle reminder also for 🇪🇺 fisheries ministers. #EndOverfishing
Gentle reminder also for 🇪🇺 fisheries ministers. #EndOverfishing
Orca get it in the neck for their hunting tactics. But if sharks are being put at risk, that’s on us for messing up most of their other habitat. Humans are actually the biggest threat to sharks. We should #EndOverfishing before blaming Orca for being wild animals.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Awe-inspiring and harrowing’: how two orcas with a taste for liver decimated the great white shark capital of the world
A decade ago, up to 1,000 of the apex predators lived in one South African bay. Now they have gone, fleeing from killer whales. But the gap they have left creates problems for other species
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Orca get it in the neck for their hunting tactics. But if sharks are being put at risk, that’s on us for messing up most of their other habitat. Humans are actually the biggest threat to sharks. We should #EndOverfishing before blaming Orca for being wild animals.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🐟 Tiny fish faces giant threat 🚨 The UK is set to defend sandeels in an EU fishing showdown. The lifeblood of our North Sea, #sandeels feed puffins, seals, whales & more. A #fishing ban is critical & challenging it is a deep betrayal of our shared seas 🌊 #EndOverfishing
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sandeel: Brexit fishing row heads for trade court showdown
The UK has banned European vessels from catching the silvery fish species in its North Sea waters but the EU is challenging the move.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🐟 Tiny fish faces giant threat 🚨 The UK is set to defend sandeels in an EU fishing showdown. The lifeblood of our North Sea, #sandeels feed puffins, seals, whales & more. A #fishing ban is critical & challenging it is a deep betrayal of our shared seas 🌊 #EndOverfishing
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
🚨 Time is running out to save UK seas. Overfishing, bottom trawling & pollution mean UK waters may miss their 2027 target of being in good ecological status.
We NEED better #ocean protection NOW! 🌊
#BanBottomTrawling in MPAs
#EndOffshoreDrilling
#EndOverfishing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We NEED better #ocean protection NOW! 🌊
#BanBottomTrawling in MPAs
#EndOffshoreDrilling
#EndOverfishing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Window to stop decline of England’s nature closing fast, watchdog says
Office for Environmental Protection calls for urgent action after finding government is falling short on most targets
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🚨 Time is running out to save UK seas. Overfishing, bottom trawling & pollution mean UK waters may miss their 2027 target of being in good ecological status.
We NEED better #ocean protection NOW! 🌊
#BanBottomTrawling in MPAs
#EndOffshoreDrilling
#EndOverfishing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We NEED better #ocean protection NOW! 🌊
#BanBottomTrawling in MPAs
#EndOffshoreDrilling
#EndOverfishing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The call for change is loud - will our government answer? 🌊 Read our plan to save our seas 👉 https://bit.ly/oceana-uk-roadmap
#EndOverfishing
#EndOverfishing
January 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The call for change is loud - will our government answer? 🌊 Read our plan to save our seas 👉 https://bit.ly/oceana-uk-roadmap
#EndOverfishing
#EndOverfishing
🎉🌊 Happy New Year from all of us at Oceana!
Here’s to a 2025 filled with progress for our ocean, stronger protection for marine life, and a healthier planet for all.💙
#BanBottomTrawling #EndOverfishing #FightIUUfishing
Here’s to a 2025 filled with progress for our ocean, stronger protection for marine life, and a healthier planet for all.💙
#BanBottomTrawling #EndOverfishing #FightIUUfishing
January 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🎉🌊 Happy New Year from all of us at Oceana!
Here’s to a 2025 filled with progress for our ocean, stronger protection for marine life, and a healthier planet for all.💙
#BanBottomTrawling #EndOverfishing #FightIUUfishing
Here’s to a 2025 filled with progress for our ocean, stronger protection for marine life, and a healthier planet for all.💙
#BanBottomTrawling #EndOverfishing #FightIUUfishing
📢#PressRelease: #AGRIFISH Council still ignores science pushing some fish populations on the brink of collapse. It's time for a shift to sustainable, low-impact fishing.
#EndOverfishing #RethinkFisheries #EUBiodiversity
👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#EndOverfishing #RethinkFisheries #EUBiodiversity
👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
December 11, 2024 at 9:19 AM
📢#PressRelease: #AGRIFISH Council still ignores science pushing some fish populations on the brink of collapse. It's time for a shift to sustainable, low-impact fishing.
#EndOverfishing #RethinkFisheries #EUBiodiversity
👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#EndOverfishing #RethinkFisheries #EUBiodiversity
👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
The call for change is loud - will our government answer? 🌊 Read our plan to save our seas 👉https://bit.ly/oceana-uk-roadmap #EndOverfishing
December 10, 2024 at 2:25 PM
The call for change is loud - will our government answer? 🌊 Read our plan to save our seas 👉https://bit.ly/oceana-uk-roadmap #EndOverfishing
So important #EndOverfishing 🦈🐋🐟🌊
🚨 Overfishing has caused shark numbers to decline by +50% in the last 50 yrs, research shows. #Sharks are ancient species that are critical to #ocean health. We MUST curb #overfishing to ensure their survival. Science-backed catch limits now! #EndOverfishing 👇
www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...
www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...
Sharks and rays face growing risk of extinction from overfishing
“Sharks and rays are important predators, and their decline disrupts food webs throughout the ocean", said one of the study's authors.
www.euronews.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:45 AM
So important #EndOverfishing 🦈🐋🐟🌊
As #AGRIFISH ministers meet today, we urge 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 to make history by committing to sustainable fishing opportunities in the western #Mediterranean.
It’s time to #EndOverfishing, protect vital ecosystems, and secure a thriving ocean for future generations 🌊
It’s time to #EndOverfishing, protect vital ecosystems, and secure a thriving ocean for future generations 🌊
December 9, 2024 at 9:14 AM
As #AGRIFISH ministers meet today, we urge 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 to make history by committing to sustainable fishing opportunities in the western #Mediterranean.
It’s time to #EndOverfishing, protect vital ecosystems, and secure a thriving ocean for future generations 🌊
It’s time to #EndOverfishing, protect vital ecosystems, and secure a thriving ocean for future generations 🌊
🚨 Overfishing has caused shark numbers to decline by +50% in the last 50 yrs, research shows. #Sharks are ancient species that are critical to #ocean health. We MUST curb #overfishing to ensure their survival. Science-backed catch limits now! #EndOverfishing 👇
www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...
www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...
Sharks and rays face growing risk of extinction from overfishing
“Sharks and rays are important predators, and their decline disrupts food webs throughout the ocean", said one of the study's authors.
www.euronews.com
December 9, 2024 at 8:55 AM
🚨 Overfishing has caused shark numbers to decline by +50% in the last 50 yrs, research shows. #Sharks are ancient species that are critical to #ocean health. We MUST curb #overfishing to ensure their survival. Science-backed catch limits now! #EndOverfishing 👇
www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...
www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...
To be honest, glad I am not following these nights of 🇪🇺 horse trading any longer. Best was company of @maerkelig.bsky.social #EndOverfishing
December 8, 2024 at 5:57 PM
To be honest, glad I am not following these nights of 🇪🇺 horse trading any longer. Best was company of @maerkelig.bsky.social #EndOverfishing
Overfishing has halved populations of chondrichthyan fishes – sharks, rays, & chimaeras – since 1970. Target fisheries & incidental capture (bycatch) has resulted in over 1/3 threatened with extinction.
#GlobalSharkTrends
🧵4/20
#EndOverfishing
#SustainableDevelopmentGoals
#GlobalSharkTrends
🧵4/20
#EndOverfishing
#SustainableDevelopmentGoals
December 5, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Overfishing has halved populations of chondrichthyan fishes – sharks, rays, & chimaeras – since 1970. Target fisheries & incidental capture (bycatch) has resulted in over 1/3 threatened with extinction.
#GlobalSharkTrends
🧵4/20
#EndOverfishing
#SustainableDevelopmentGoals
#GlobalSharkTrends
🧵4/20
#EndOverfishing
#SustainableDevelopmentGoals
New #GlobalSharkTrends analysis funded by @SharkRayFund serves as a #wakeupcall for urgent action to turn the tide for these extraordinary animals:
bit.ly/GlobalSharkTrends
🧵2/20
#EndOverfishing
#SustainableDevelopmentGoals
bit.ly/GlobalSharkTrends
🧵2/20
#EndOverfishing
#SustainableDevelopmentGoals
December 5, 2024 at 10:05 PM
New #GlobalSharkTrends analysis funded by @SharkRayFund serves as a #wakeupcall for urgent action to turn the tide for these extraordinary animals:
bit.ly/GlobalSharkTrends
🧵2/20
#EndOverfishing
#SustainableDevelopmentGoals
bit.ly/GlobalSharkTrends
🧵2/20
#EndOverfishing
#SustainableDevelopmentGoals
📝Our recommendations to 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 for #AGRIFISH are clear:
⚠️ Implement emergency measures for European hake
🚢 Reduce fishing days for trawlers
🦐 Lower quotas of shrimp stocks
To #EndOverfishing and safeguard #Mediterranean ecosystems
⚠️ Implement emergency measures for European hake
🚢 Reduce fishing days for trawlers
🦐 Lower quotas of shrimp stocks
To #EndOverfishing and safeguard #Mediterranean ecosystems
December 5, 2024 at 9:53 AM
📝Our recommendations to 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 for #AGRIFISH are clear:
⚠️ Implement emergency measures for European hake
🚢 Reduce fishing days for trawlers
🦐 Lower quotas of shrimp stocks
To #EndOverfishing and safeguard #Mediterranean ecosystems
⚠️ Implement emergency measures for European hake
🚢 Reduce fishing days for trawlers
🦐 Lower quotas of shrimp stocks
To #EndOverfishing and safeguard #Mediterranean ecosystems
🎣 With the #AGRIFISH Council just around the corner, we urge 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 governments to take decisive action to #EndOverfishing in the #Mediterranean.
Our ocean ecosystems - and the communities that depend on them - can’t wait any longer. It's time to restore fish populations!
Our ocean ecosystems - and the communities that depend on them - can’t wait any longer. It's time to restore fish populations!
December 2, 2024 at 10:18 AM
🎣 With the #AGRIFISH Council just around the corner, we urge 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 governments to take decisive action to #EndOverfishing in the #Mediterranean.
Our ocean ecosystems - and the communities that depend on them - can’t wait any longer. It's time to restore fish populations!
Our ocean ecosystems - and the communities that depend on them - can’t wait any longer. It's time to restore fish populations!
Meanwhile, we're also taking legal actions across Europe against fishing limits that threaten the long-term resilience of fish populations. Next week's #Agrifish
@eucouncil.bsky.social will be a chance to finally #EndOverfishing and prioritise fish stock recovery.
@eucouncil.bsky.social will be a chance to finally #EndOverfishing and prioritise fish stock recovery.
November 28, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Meanwhile, we're also taking legal actions across Europe against fishing limits that threaten the long-term resilience of fish populations. Next week's #Agrifish
@eucouncil.bsky.social will be a chance to finally #EndOverfishing and prioritise fish stock recovery.
@eucouncil.bsky.social will be a chance to finally #EndOverfishing and prioritise fish stock recovery.