publication of the #oceanspact delayed until tomorrow, June 5, a quick rewrite 🤔
« Commissioner Kadis faces additional pressures that we did not. » & for that reason it is disingenuous to expect him to do what you failed to do i.e. deliver meaningful #ocean protection #UNOC3 #oceanspact
2 former EU Commissioners join calls on their successor Costas Kadis to ensure his #OceansPact is bold & binding to address the threats #OurOcean faces. With #UNOC just days away all eyes are on him to show the EU can be the leader the ocean 🌊 & planet 🌍 so badly need euobserver.com/green-econom...
The marine knowledge value chain is a core concept of the #OceansPact, set to be presented in Nice, as highlighted by #RémyDenos from #EUMARE. It underscores the step-by-step journey from data collection to actionable insights that support sustainable ocean governance.
🌊🔬 Marine Knowledge, recognised in the #OceansPact as a key enabler of a healthy and prosperous ocean, is more critical than ever.
At #EMD2025, our workshop, moderated by #UrmasLips, highlighted the essential role of ocean observation in turning that vision into reality.
Much more could and should have been asked of the EU #OceansPact, but credit where it’s due: the largest political group @eppgroup.bsky.social is now crystal clear on #DeepSeaMining: A moratorium until impacts are fully understood, no loss of biodiversity, no ecosystem degradation. 🌊⛏️ #DefendTheDeep
🚨 The leaked EU #OceansPact is a masterclass in smoke & mirrors, its 'actions' mainly a repackaging of existing agreements. Without binding measures the Pact will be more flop than framework. @ec.europa.eu has until 04/06 to fix this. #BackToTheDrawingBoard #BlueManifesto
@l-guillot.bsky.social
📢New report shows that the current EU fisheries policy favours large-scale industry to the detriment of small-scale & low-impact fisheries. 🎣🐟
We call on Commissioner Costas Kadis to take action to fully enforce EU law! #OceansPact #RethinkFisheries
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Yesterday, @socialistsanddemocrats.eu called on Commissioner Kadis to make the EU #OceansPact binding 🪢
If we want a healthy & resilient ocean, it can’t be all splash and no substance 🌊
The #BlueManifesto shows how to get there: bit.ly/3EKYQW6
Examples of MPAs working across Europe
Well-managed #MarineProtectedAreas are vital for:
🌊 Ocean conservation
🎣 Supporting coastal communities
🔵 A sustainable #BlueEconomy
The EU #OceansPact should ensure real protection for MPAs. Learn more in this briefing with working examples across Europe⤵️
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Today's EP debate on the #OceansPact highlighted the dire state of #OurOcean & the need to support fishers & coastal communities. We agree & urge to protect 30% of #OurOcean by 2030, ban destructive #BottomTrawling to rewild marine ecosystems & gain socio-economic benefits.
Well-managed #MarineProtectedAreas are vital for:
🌊 Ocean conservation
🎣 Supporting coastal communities
🔵 A sustainable #BlueEconomy
The EU #OceansPact should ensure real protection for MPAs. Learn more in our new briefing ⤵️
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🔹 Insightful discussions at #EUAquaculture event! 🌊
Piroska Kállay of EESC.bsky.social highlighted how aquaculture boosts jobs in coastal & rural areas, supports #FoodSecurity, and drives #sustainability. 💡
📖Read our opinion on #OceansPact: europa.eu/!qvqwDy
📣With costaskadis.bsky.social & others
🚨NEW PR: Despite a 1 yr deadline not a single EU country has launched plans to phase out bottom trawling from MPAs. 🤯
The political will to act is slim to none. 👎
All eyes are now on Commissioner Kadis's #OceansPact to deliver for #OurOcean. 🌊🐙
Read more🔗
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Destructive fishing is decimating fish populations and destroying marine ecosystems.
The Irish Wildlife Trust calls on the Government to submit their EU roadmaps detailing how they plan to phase out bottom trawling in MPA's by 2030
#ProtectedMeansProtected #OceansPact #MPA
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📢 With only 12% of EU seas designated as protected & destructive fishing still rampant in the so called "protected areas", EU seas are at risk. It's time for the EU to expand #MPAs & ensure they are truly protected.🐳 #ProtectedMeansProtected #OceansPact
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📢New analysis
No EU country has comprehensive plans to phase out #BottomTrawling from #MPAs by 2030. This is in spite of EU nature laws & international biodiversity commitments that bind Member States to protect their #MPAs. 🐟
#OceansPact #ProtectedMeansProtected
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EU countries continue to defy rules on protecting marine habitats🪸🐙
Now scientists, fishers & civil society ask Commissioner Costas Kadis to use the EU #OceansPact to put a stop to destructive fisheries in Marine Protected Areas.
👀Read more: seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#ProtectedMeansProtected
The #OceansPact must fix these failures by strengthening the #MSFD, ensuring legally binding and measurable targets, and securing proper funding. At least 30% of EU seas must be protected by 2030, with 10% under strict protection.
Our seas can’t wait 📣
A new @EU_Commission report confirms we're failing #OurOcean. 🌊
Implementation of the EU's overarching tool to achieve healthy seas (the #MSFD) is failing miserably & needs to be a top priority of the #OceansPact.
👀 Read: seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
#BlueManifesto @tobiastroll.bsky.social
🌊 EU - #OceansPact: Heute beraten Stakeholder aus der maritimen Wirtschaft über strengere Gesetze und ihre Durchsetzung für den Schutz der Meere. Das #BlueManifesto zeigt den Weg dorthin: seas-at-risk.org/blue-manifes...
As multilateralism falters, the EU's proposed #OceansPact offers a vital chance to strengthen Europe's marine conservation approach before UNOC3. As our planet is facing a triple planetary crisis, OceanCare urges a holistic framework to address climate change, pollution & biodiversity loss. #SDG14
💰Adequate funding secured to implement #OceansPact (mainly through existing resources and by encouraging private investment).
🎣Small scale fishers important part of the Pact.
🛑Banning #bottomtrawling dependant on impact assessments.
4/5
4️⃣Coastal communities
5️⃣Implementation & monitoring mechanism for #OceansPact with indicators & key actions/initiatives plus some legislative actions in line with sustainability, competitiveness, simplification/cut of red tape
6️⃣Policy integration
7️⃣Education and awareness
2/5
🧵Interesting discussion on the European #OceansPact in @politico.eu's webinar.
@ec.europa.eu DG MARE Commissioner Dr Costas Kadis highlighted these key priorities:
1️⃣Sustainable blue economy
2️⃣Ground policy on knowledge
3️⃣International ocean governance - mirror EU policies internationally
EuroGOOS and #EOOS have responded to the #OceansPact Call for Evidence, advocating for a coherent and impactful EU ocean policy framework.
🔗 Read our full responses here:
🔹 EuroGOOS: lnkd.in/e4JzENV3
🔹 European Ocean Observing System (EOOS): lnkd.in/egGTepeU
Die #EuropeanOceanDays finden diese Woche in Brüssel statt.
🌊Für den EU- #OceansPact fordern wir:
- 30% der Meeresfläche rechtlich zu schützen (10% davon streng)
- Gesetze wie die Meeresstrategie-Rahmenrichtlinie (MSRL) zu stärken
- die grenzübergreifende Zusammenarbeit zu gewährleisten.
EU PECH Committee. Exchange of views with Mr Costas Kadis, Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, 19 Feb '25
#CFP #OceansPact #Article17 #ICH #PECH #islands #IIMRO #SSF
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EU #IUU Coalition ( @ejfoundation.org @oceanaeurope.bsky.social @nature.org @pewtrusts.org @wwfeu.bsky.social ) #OceansPact priorities:
1️⃣Implementation of existing rules📜
2️⃣Vessel&beneficial ownership transparency🪪
3️⃣Action against flags of non-compliance🚩
Full text👇
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✔️ The #OceansPact – It must be ambitious, with binding targets & dedicated resources to ensure effective implementation.
✔️ The #WaterResilienceStrategy – The source-to-sea approach is a step forward, but pollution reduction & reducing pressures on coastlines and coastal water must be a priority.