Sussex trawling ban: new protections for marine habitats The ban around Beachy Head East MCZ brings new protections to marine life.

🎉OCEAN WIN: A new law banning trawling and scalloping in an area off the Sussex coast has been approved by the govt!

The new law now sees almost 30% of the inshore waters in Sussex protected from trawling. What a major victory for ocean life!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp84p23y6gko

💪 We've joined forces with other NGOs to send an open letter to UK Govt with a simple demand: END OVERFISHING 🎣

Why? Because 1 in 4 UK fish populations are overfished. It's time to take a stand for our seas.

✉️ Send your own letter here: https://bit.ly/4cFFy1X

Scientists unite to map and protect Atlantic’s deep-sea corals - Oceanographic An international team launches Coral Cartography to map Atlantic cold-water corals, using imagery and machine learning to guide conservation.

INCREDIBLE! An ambitious Atlantic-wide coral mapping project has launched. It will help fill critical gaps in our understanding of cold-water coral, a vital part of deep-sea habitats that are facing mounting pressures from mining and the climate crisis 🪸
https://bit.ly/4cilCTI

Overfishing is pushing UK seas to the brink 🐟🚨 A QUARTER of fish stocks are at risk. Call on the PM to do his job and end industrial overfishing now! https://bit.ly/3OLe6aY

🚨 Mackerel is being taken off the shelves amidst an overfishing crisis. Cod is on red alert & herring is also at risk. The ocean is sounding the alarm, it's time for us to listen 🐟

ACT NOW to call on govt to end overfishing in our waters: https://bit.ly/4trrBfe

More than 15m oysters to be released in the North Sea for UK rewilding project Exclusive: Experts say scheme will help repair damaged marine ecosystems while sequestering large amounts of carbon

🎉 +15 MILLION oysters will be released into the North Sea in one of the biggest rewilding projects in UK waters! This will re-establish a huge oyster bed around Orkney that experts say will help repair damaged marine habitats while sequestering carbon
https://bit.ly/3Q9sw5d

"Bottom trawling is taking place in our waters everyday. Does the Noble Lady agree time is of the essence?"

We're STILL waiting for govt to act on a proposed ban of bottom trawling in 41 marine protected areas in England. Our seas cannot wait much longer. Time to #BanBottomTrawling in #MPAs!

🌊 Professor @profstevesimpson.bsky.social, marine biologist, warns: overfishing threatens UK seas, communities & our climate

🐟 Join Steve and add your voice to our petition to tell the PM to end overfishing! act.oceana.org/page/178303/...

🎣"We're emptying our seas. The ocean has an incredible ability to bounce back but that resilience is finite, & as overfishing, the climate crisis & pollution converge, we cannot afford to wait. The govt must urgently create a strategy to end overfishing."
https://bit.ly/4dS3LEj

🐟 This can't continue. The ocean has an incredible ability to bounce back, but that resilience is finite. The government must urgently create a clear strategy to end overfishing, and act on it.

Take action today if you agree: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...

🎣 Not only that, but the situation is getting worse year on year. Last year, 52% of catch limits were set above scientific advice. Now, it's jumped up to 58%, despite the state of our seas being in decline, and our fish populations being on the brink.

🚨 BREAKING: 58% of fishing catch limits for 2026 have been set ABOVE scientific advice. That means industrial ships have just been given a free pass to take too much from our seas, yet again - as confirmed by the government's own fisheries advisors, @cefasgovuk.bsky.social, today.

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🌊 HIRING! We’re excited to be recruiting for a Development Manager to join our team this year 🎉

✨ Are you someone who loves our seas and wants to help drive real change to protect them? Apply here: www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/oceana-...

⏰ Closing date: Sunday 10th May

UK seas are being emptied by industrial trawlers 🐟 Cod, mackerel & herring won’t last if industrial overfishing continues. Join actor Jim Murray & demand the PM act! act.oceana.org/page/178303/data/1

Take action today – our seas can’t wait 🌊

Brits warned to ‘completely avoid’ country's favourite fish in critical warning The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has issued an urgent warning about national cod populations - which have declined significantly and unsustainably over the last 10 years

🚨Brits have been told to "completely avoid" UK-caught cod as the overfishing crisis surges. British cod numbers have plummeted despite zero-catch recommendations, resulting in it being downgraded to the worst possible rating in the Marine Conservation Society's Good Fish Guide
https://bit.ly/4cj2DXQ

🐟 Without healthy fish, UK seas can’t survive. Ocean advocate and vet, Cal Major, is backing our campaign, join her and demand the PM ends overfishing now 💙
act.oceana.org/page/178303/data/1

🚨 Overfishing only feeds the profits of big fishing corporations looking to make a quick buck whilst emptying our seas. We must safeguard UK fish populations, for the health of our seas, for marine wildlife, and for our coastal communities.

ACT NOW! act.oceana.org/page/178303/...

🪝Overfishing is decimating our seas and we need to act now to save them. Since Hollywood won’t help us spread the word, it looks like we’ll need the PM to do his job instead. Sign our petition to get the government to stop overfishing in UK waters! 🐟
https://bit.ly/4vgKd2L

10% of the ocean now protected. We have four years to triple it - Oceanographic Over 10% of the global ocean is now officially protected. But with coverage needing to triple by 2030, the hard work is only just beginning.

🌊 10% of the global ocean is now officially recognised as protected! A big step forward - but celebration must be tempered with urgency, because we only have four years to triple that number if we're to successfully meet the 30x30 goal. Full speed ahead!
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/10-of-t...

EU Raises Mackerel Quotas Despite Scientific Overfishing Warnings - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Industry News EU raises mackerel quotas despite scientific overfishing warnings, aligning with UK Norway Iceland and Faroe Islands quota decisions

🚨 The EU has joined other countries in deciding to continue to overfish mackerel despite it being on the brink. Ignoring the science and increasing catch limits? This is how fish populations collapse. We can’t keep making the same mistakes 🐟
https://bit.ly/3QmZSNK

🎉 OCEAN WIN: Scientists exploring the deep Coral Sea off Australia have discovered over 110 new-to-science marine animals, from ghost sharks to sea anemones, living up to 3km below the surface 🌊
https://bit.ly/4e63Hkh

🚨 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.

🐟 Sick of the never-ending mismanagement of our fisheries? Help us tell the government to end overfishing in UK waters: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...

Opinion Piece: Making Space in Scotland’s Inshore Fisheries - Scottish Fishing Industry - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Industry News Bally Philp, National Coordinator at SCFF, argues that "making space" is essential for the survival of Scotland's inshore fisheries and communities

🎣"The uncomfortable truth is that [...] we got better & better at catching, & the system that was meant to manage the industry couldn't keep up. The consequences are plain to be seen in almost every coastal community around Scotland" @thefishingdaily.bsky.social
thefishingdaily.com/scottish-fis...

Foolish thinking: More drilling will cut UK energy bills or provide energy security ❌ In fact, it won’t do either. Oil is exported on the global market & the basin is in decline. Renewables are the real solution for the ocean 🌊⚡ Act now: act.oceana.org/page/171529/... #FossilFoolsDay

80% drop in Ghana’s fisheries prompts Oceana expansion - Oceanographic Ghana’s fish populations decline by up to 80% in 20 years, threatening food security and livelihoods, as Oceana launches African office.

🌊 Oceana is launching a new office in Ghana 🇬🇭 focused on rebuilding ocean health in the region, following reports that some fish populations have declined by nearly 80% in 20 years. More here 🔽
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/80-drop-in-ghanas-f...

✊ Take action with us today to demand the government end overfishing in UK waters: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...

Govt has the power to STOP this blatant plundering of our seas. But bylaws to ban bottom trawling remain in the consultation phase ⌛️All the while massive trawlers prowl some of the UK's most sensitive "protected" habitats, obliterating our fish populations even further 🐟 3/4

🎣 UK fish populations are already on the brink. North Sea cod, Celtic Sea cod, Irish Sea whiting, Irish Sea herring and North Sea and east English Channel horse mackerel were all at critically low levels last year, yet continued to be overfished - as shown by our research🔽 2/4

‘A national scandal’: trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected UK waters ‘Precious ocean life is being pushed to the brink’ say campaigners, arguing that overfished marine areas are ‘protected only on paper’

🚨🐟 +1 MILLION tonnes of fish were snatched by trawlers from UK marine "protected" areas in just four years, showing that our marine parks are currently little more than lines on a map 1/4 🔽 @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...