The @ec.europa.eu's Veronica Manfredi agrees that it's 'unexpected’ that harmful #BottomTrawling should happen in so-called protected areas & explains the Commission is ready to listen 👂 to local watchdogs & observers to learn and bring much needed change. #ProtectedMeansProtected #EUOceanWeek
October 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The @ec.europa.eu's Veronica Manfredi agrees that it's 'unexpected’ that harmful #BottomTrawling should happen in so-called protected areas & explains the Commission is ready to listen 👂 to local watchdogs & observers to learn and bring much needed change. #ProtectedMeansProtected #EUOceanWeek
🌊 On #MPADay, let's remember that most EU MPAs still allow destructive fishing like #BottomTrawling. Real protection means banning harmful practices and ensuring our marine ecosystems can thrive. 🌍🐠 #ProtectedMeansProtected
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media.tenor.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
🌊 On #MPADay, let's remember that most EU MPAs still allow destructive fishing like #BottomTrawling. Real protection means banning harmful practices and ensuring our marine ecosystems can thrive. 🌍🐠 #ProtectedMeansProtected
🌊 The EU's ocean reputation took a hit at #UNOC.
While #BottomTrawling ravages Marine Protected Areas, most EU leaders offered little more than lip service. 🛑
#OurOcean deserves better.
🔗 Full story: seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#ProtectedMeansProtected #BanBottomTrawling
While #BottomTrawling ravages Marine Protected Areas, most EU leaders offered little more than lip service. 🛑
#OurOcean deserves better.
🔗 Full story: seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#ProtectedMeansProtected #BanBottomTrawling
UNOC: EU's environmental reputation in tatters as it fails marine protected areas on international stage - Seas At Risk
Europe’s pressured marine protected areas (MPAs) and the life they harbour have been left to fend for themselves by European leaders who gathered this week for the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNO...
seas-at-risk.org
June 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🌊 The EU's ocean reputation took a hit at #UNOC.
While #BottomTrawling ravages Marine Protected Areas, most EU leaders offered little more than lip service. 🛑
#OurOcean deserves better.
🔗 Full story: seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#ProtectedMeansProtected #BanBottomTrawling
While #BottomTrawling ravages Marine Protected Areas, most EU leaders offered little more than lip service. 🛑
#OurOcean deserves better.
🔗 Full story: seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#ProtectedMeansProtected #BanBottomTrawling
Portugal made a major step towards #30x30 by expanding an MPA with a % fully protected! 🤩💙
Meanwhile, EU leaders at #UNOC3 are all talk and no action… 🥱
Read the full PR from our member @sciaena-ngo.bsky.social here: www.sciaena.org/en/sciaena-c...
#ProtectedMeansProtected
Meanwhile, EU leaders at #UNOC3 are all talk and no action… 🥱
Read the full PR from our member @sciaena-ngo.bsky.social here: www.sciaena.org/en/sciaena-c...
#ProtectedMeansProtected
June 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Portugal made a major step towards #30x30 by expanding an MPA with a % fully protected! 🤩💙
Meanwhile, EU leaders at #UNOC3 are all talk and no action… 🥱
Read the full PR from our member @sciaena-ngo.bsky.social here: www.sciaena.org/en/sciaena-c...
#ProtectedMeansProtected
Meanwhile, EU leaders at #UNOC3 are all talk and no action… 🥱
Read the full PR from our member @sciaena-ngo.bsky.social here: www.sciaena.org/en/sciaena-c...
#ProtectedMeansProtected
The law is clear and courts are upholding it to tackle #BottomTrawling in #MPAs. We need to mobilise all - countries, NGOs, industry - to ensure #ProtectedMeansProtected says @verampcoelho.bsky.social
at #UNOC3
at #UNOC3
June 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The law is clear and courts are upholding it to tackle #BottomTrawling in #MPAs. We need to mobilise all - countries, NGOs, industry - to ensure #ProtectedMeansProtected says @verampcoelho.bsky.social
at #UNOC3
at #UNOC3
We're here at the UN Oceans Conference in Nice. The Taoiseach will be speaking today and we hope to hear announcements, not only on the blue economy and offshore renewables, but on plans for effective marine protection.
#UNOC3
#30x30
#ProtectedmeansProtected
#UNOC3
#30x30
#ProtectedmeansProtected
June 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
We're here at the UN Oceans Conference in Nice. The Taoiseach will be speaking today and we hope to hear announcements, not only on the blue economy and offshore renewables, but on plans for effective marine protection.
#UNOC3
#30x30
#ProtectedmeansProtected
#UNOC3
#30x30
#ProtectedmeansProtected
Making waves at #UNOC with the best crew in town 🌊💙 When we say #ProtectedMeansProtected, we really mean don’t touch our bottom. @seasatrisk.bsky.social sailing strong for the ocean! 🐠🚫⛴️ #DefendTheDeep @tobiastroll.bsky.social @remico.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Making waves at #UNOC with the best crew in town 🌊💙 When we say #ProtectedMeansProtected, we really mean don’t touch our bottom. @seasatrisk.bsky.social sailing strong for the ocean! 🐠🚫⛴️ #DefendTheDeep @tobiastroll.bsky.social @remico.bsky.social
Over 2500 participants 👯♀️🕺🤾🧜♀️ joined the #BlueMarch in Nice for #UNOC3! Citizens and civil society are calling on politicians to truly protect #MarineProtectedAreas and take more concrete actions for our ocean! 🌊 #ProtectedMeansProtected #MPAs #UNOC3
June 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Over 2500 participants 👯♀️🕺🤾🧜♀️ joined the #BlueMarch in Nice for #UNOC3! Citizens and civil society are calling on politicians to truly protect #MarineProtectedAreas and take more concrete actions for our ocean! 🌊 #ProtectedMeansProtected #MPAs #UNOC3
I had the honor of marching together with #Ocean warriors, experts, campaigners, polititians, divers, scientists, coastal communities at the #BlueMarch2025 in Nice. Message to the #UNOC3 delegates is clear: #protectedmeansprotected #30x30 Ratify the High Seas Treaty! #BBNJ @seasatrisk.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I had the honor of marching together with #Ocean warriors, experts, campaigners, polititians, divers, scientists, coastal communities at the #BlueMarch2025 in Nice. Message to the #UNOC3 delegates is clear: #protectedmeansprotected #30x30 Ratify the High Seas Treaty! #BBNJ @seasatrisk.bsky.social
Nice is dressed in blue! As #UNOC3 approaches, the #BlueMarch is making waves demanding real action #ProtectedMeansProtected.
💙Oceana team is SO proud to march alongside ocean advocates from around the world! 💙
💙Oceana team is SO proud to march alongside ocean advocates from around the world! 💙
June 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Nice is dressed in blue! As #UNOC3 approaches, the #BlueMarch is making waves demanding real action #ProtectedMeansProtected.
💙Oceana team is SO proud to march alongside ocean advocates from around the world! 💙
💙Oceana team is SO proud to march alongside ocean advocates from around the world! 💙
Did you know that over half of Spain’s marine protected areas aren’t truly protected? 🌊
Destructive fishing like #BottomTrawling is still allowed in them. The Spanish government has the chance to ensure that these areas are properly managed. #ProtectedMeansProtected.
#UNOC3
Destructive fishing like #BottomTrawling is still allowed in them. The Spanish government has the chance to ensure that these areas are properly managed. #ProtectedMeansProtected.
#UNOC3
June 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Did you know that over half of Spain’s marine protected areas aren’t truly protected? 🌊
Destructive fishing like #BottomTrawling is still allowed in them. The Spanish government has the chance to ensure that these areas are properly managed. #ProtectedMeansProtected.
#UNOC3
Destructive fishing like #BottomTrawling is still allowed in them. The Spanish government has the chance to ensure that these areas are properly managed. #ProtectedMeansProtected.
#UNOC3
Protecting the ocean is protecting the environment. Only 0.014% of Spanish seas are strictly protected, while bottom trawling still destroys vital habitats in many #MarineProtectedAreas.🌊
Ahead of #UNOC3, we call for real action!
#WorldEnvironmentDay #ProtectedMeansProtected
Ahead of #UNOC3, we call for real action!
#WorldEnvironmentDay #ProtectedMeansProtected
June 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Protecting the ocean is protecting the environment. Only 0.014% of Spanish seas are strictly protected, while bottom trawling still destroys vital habitats in many #MarineProtectedAreas.🌊
Ahead of #UNOC3, we call for real action!
#WorldEnvironmentDay #ProtectedMeansProtected
Ahead of #UNOC3, we call for real action!
#WorldEnvironmentDay #ProtectedMeansProtected
“Ocean with David Attenborough” - beautiful, terrifying, and hopeful. The footage of destructive fishing is a gut punch - and it beggars belief that we still allow ocean bulldozers to destroy our #MPAs. Will #UNOC offer action, or just more hopeful words? #ProtectedMeansProtected
June 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
“Ocean with David Attenborough” - beautiful, terrifying, and hopeful. The footage of destructive fishing is a gut punch - and it beggars belief that we still allow ocean bulldozers to destroy our #MPAs. Will #UNOC offer action, or just more hopeful words? #ProtectedMeansProtected
As #UNOC3 prepares to kick off, the EU faces a new legal challenge over #BottomTrawling in #MarineProtectedAreas.
Lawyers say this destructive practice goes against EU nature law and puts the ocean — and people — at grave risk. #ProtectedMeansProtected
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...
Lawyers say this destructive practice goes against EU nature law and puts the ocean — and people — at grave risk. #ProtectedMeansProtected
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...
June 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
As #UNOC3 prepares to kick off, the EU faces a new legal challenge over #BottomTrawling in #MarineProtectedAreas.
Lawyers say this destructive practice goes against EU nature law and puts the ocean — and people — at grave risk. #ProtectedMeansProtected
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...
Lawyers say this destructive practice goes against EU nature law and puts the ocean — and people — at grave risk. #ProtectedMeansProtected
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...
🌊#MPAs are vital against #BiodiversityLoss & #ClimateChange! Yet, destructive fishing practices, like #BottomTrawling undermine them. Find out how legal compliance & enforcement can safeguard the ocean! #ProtectedMeansProtected #UNOC3👉
seas-at-risk.org/publications...
seas-at-risk.org/publications...
Factsheet: Marine Protected Areas in the EU: ensuring legal compliance and effective enforcement - Seas At Risk
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the European Union are established under EU laws including the Habitats Directive, to conserve rare, threatened, or endemic animal and plant species, along with their ...
seas-at-risk.org
June 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
🌊#MPAs are vital against #BiodiversityLoss & #ClimateChange! Yet, destructive fishing practices, like #BottomTrawling undermine them. Find out how legal compliance & enforcement can safeguard the ocean! #ProtectedMeansProtected #UNOC3👉
seas-at-risk.org/publications...
seas-at-risk.org/publications...
📢Marine NGOs filed a legal complaint against the
@ec.europa.eu. Destructive fishing practices in #MPAs, like #BottomTrawling, violate nature laws & endanger the ocean. NGOs urge the EC to take infringement action. #ProtectedMeansProtected #UNOC3 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
@ec.europa.eu. Destructive fishing practices in #MPAs, like #BottomTrawling, violate nature laws & endanger the ocean. NGOs urge the EC to take infringement action. #ProtectedMeansProtected #UNOC3 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
June 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
📢Marine NGOs filed a legal complaint against the
@ec.europa.eu. Destructive fishing practices in #MPAs, like #BottomTrawling, violate nature laws & endanger the ocean. NGOs urge the EC to take infringement action. #ProtectedMeansProtected #UNOC3 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
@ec.europa.eu. Destructive fishing practices in #MPAs, like #BottomTrawling, violate nature laws & endanger the ocean. NGOs urge the EC to take infringement action. #ProtectedMeansProtected #UNOC3 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#ProtectedMeansProtected
➡️ europe.oceana.org/es/press-rel...
@saraaagesen.bsky.social @marillesfoundation.bsky.social @miteco.gob.es @med30.org @ecologistasenaccion.org
➡️ europe.oceana.org/es/press-rel...
@saraaagesen.bsky.social @marillesfoundation.bsky.social @miteco.gob.es @med30.org @ecologistasenaccion.org
Oceana urge a España a reforzar la protección del mar en la Conferencia de la ONU sobre los Océanos en Niza
Oceana pide al Gobierno de España priorizar con urgencia la protección del mar de cara a la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre los...
europe.oceana.org
May 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
As France prepares to host #UNOC3, our 🆕 analysis reveals that in 2024, over 17,000 hours of destructive #BottomTrawling occurred in 🇫🇷’s most iconic MPAs.
We call on @EmmanuelMacron to #BanBottomTrawling in all MPAs & ensure #ProtectedMeansProtected.
➡️ europe.oceana.org/reports/fran...
We call on @EmmanuelMacron to #BanBottomTrawling in all MPAs & ensure #ProtectedMeansProtected.
➡️ europe.oceana.org/reports/fran...
May 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
As France prepares to host #UNOC3, our 🆕 analysis reveals that in 2024, over 17,000 hours of destructive #BottomTrawling occurred in 🇫🇷’s most iconic MPAs.
We call on @EmmanuelMacron to #BanBottomTrawling in all MPAs & ensure #ProtectedMeansProtected.
➡️ europe.oceana.org/reports/fran...
We call on @EmmanuelMacron to #BanBottomTrawling in all MPAs & ensure #ProtectedMeansProtected.
➡️ europe.oceana.org/reports/fran...
Spain’s marine protected areas look safe on paper, but bottom trawling is still allowed in many of them.
Without proper management plans & real enforcement, these are just #PaperParks.
It’s time to stop destructive fishing in MPAs.
#UNOC3 #ProtectedMeansProtected @saraaagesen.bsky.social
Without proper management plans & real enforcement, these are just #PaperParks.
It’s time to stop destructive fishing in MPAs.
#UNOC3 #ProtectedMeansProtected @saraaagesen.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Spain’s marine protected areas look safe on paper, but bottom trawling is still allowed in many of them.
Without proper management plans & real enforcement, these are just #PaperParks.
It’s time to stop destructive fishing in MPAs.
#UNOC3 #ProtectedMeansProtected @saraaagesen.bsky.social
Without proper management plans & real enforcement, these are just #PaperParks.
It’s time to stop destructive fishing in MPAs.
#UNOC3 #ProtectedMeansProtected @saraaagesen.bsky.social
Did you know that bottom trawling is allowed in many marine protected areas in Spain and in Europe?
Citizens are clear: they demand to truly safeguard marine ecosystems.
Ahead of #UNOC3, it’s time to turn words into action. #ProtectedMeansProtected 🌊
Citizens are clear: they demand to truly safeguard marine ecosystems.
Ahead of #UNOC3, it’s time to turn words into action. #ProtectedMeansProtected 🌊
Ban bottom trawling in Spanish marine protected areas
A ban on trawling in marine protected areas should be a central theme of this election campaign in Spain. The stakes are high. Citizens are clear: the future government…
vimeo.com
May 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Did you know that bottom trawling is allowed in many marine protected areas in Spain and in Europe?
Citizens are clear: they demand to truly safeguard marine ecosystems.
Ahead of #UNOC3, it’s time to turn words into action. #ProtectedMeansProtected 🌊
Citizens are clear: they demand to truly safeguard marine ecosystems.
Ahead of #UNOC3, it’s time to turn words into action. #ProtectedMeansProtected 🌊
Happy #BiodiversityDay!
EU seas & oceans are rich in habitats &marine life. But #MPAs are under threat from destructive fishing practices. We call on the European Commission to take action to truly preserve protected species. It's time to ensure that #ProtectedMeansProtected! ©DimitrisPoursanidis
EU seas & oceans are rich in habitats &marine life. But #MPAs are under threat from destructive fishing practices. We call on the European Commission to take action to truly preserve protected species. It's time to ensure that #ProtectedMeansProtected! ©DimitrisPoursanidis
May 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Happy #BiodiversityDay!
EU seas & oceans are rich in habitats &marine life. But #MPAs are under threat from destructive fishing practices. We call on the European Commission to take action to truly preserve protected species. It's time to ensure that #ProtectedMeansProtected! ©DimitrisPoursanidis
EU seas & oceans are rich in habitats &marine life. But #MPAs are under threat from destructive fishing practices. We call on the European Commission to take action to truly preserve protected species. It's time to ensure that #ProtectedMeansProtected! ©DimitrisPoursanidis
Today small-scale fishers, scientists, citizens & civil society organisations handed a petition signed by 250,000 Europeans to Costas Kadis, urging him to #BanBottomTrawling in #MarineProtectedAreas, through an #OceanPact where #Protectedmeansprotected.
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...
May 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Today small-scale fishers, scientists, citizens & civil society organisations handed a petition signed by 250,000 Europeans to Costas Kadis, urging him to #BanBottomTrawling in #MarineProtectedAreas, through an #OceanPact where #Protectedmeansprotected.
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...
➡️ europe.oceana.org/press-releas...
📢Today representatives of small-scale fishers, scientists, citizens & civil society handed in a petition to Costas Kadis - EU Commissioner for the Ocean - signed by +250K European citizens calling to #EndBottomTrawling in #MPAs. 🐠
#ProtectedMeansProtected
👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#ProtectedMeansProtected
👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#endbottomtrawling #mpas #protectedmeansprotected | Seas At Risk
📢Today representatives of small-scale fishers, scientists, citizens & civil society handed in a petition to Costas Kadis, EU Commissioner of the Ocean, signed by +250K European citizens✍️ calling ...
www.linkedin.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
📢Today representatives of small-scale fishers, scientists, citizens & civil society handed in a petition to Costas Kadis - EU Commissioner for the Ocean - signed by +250K European citizens calling to #EndBottomTrawling in #MPAs. 🐠
#ProtectedMeansProtected
👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#ProtectedMeansProtected
👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...