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Lol. Lmao even.
The CoC seem to be having some internal strife over their terrible, industry driven fisheries legislation.

(one has to wonder about the message behind the photo choice here from Stuff's editor)

National MPs threaten to withdraw support for fisheries bill […]

A blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) with albinism was spotted in the waters of the Loreto Bay National Park (México). An amazing reminder of how much we are yet to know about marine life. With 70% of our shared oceans unexplored, we have to #ProtectTheOceans
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Photo of an orange roughy fish Text underneath says "100 years old and still gorgeous!"

Your #OrangeRoughy fun fact of the day:

These fish live very slow paced lives. They only start reproducing after they reach between 20 - 30 years of age and scientist believe they are fully sexually mature when they reach about 70 years!

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'It's proof': New coral evidence clashes with Govt's South Pacific trawling plan Footage identified 350 coral and sponge species on the Lord Howe Rise.

Incredible stuff here from Greenpeace.

This is all the evidence needed.

Bottom trawling HAS to stop.

#ProtectTheOceans via @greenpeace.org.nz

The Southern Ocean is not a sacrifice zone. 🌊🐋

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#KrillCrisis #Antarctica #SouthernOcean #MaritimeOSINT #ProtectTheOceans

Massive win for moana as Taranaki seabed mining application rejected - Greenpeace Aotearoa Greenpeace along with iwi and environmental groups are calling the decision to reject Trans Tasman Resources proposal to mine the Taranaki seafloor “a massive win for people power and the…

Great news from @greenpeace.org.nz as New Zealand REJECTS deep sea mining in the incredible Taranaki region!

Aotearoa said no to ecosystem destruction - who's next? 🌏💚

#StopDeepSeaMining #ProtectTheOceans

#ProtectTheOceans 🌊

From the

#TrumpRegime 💙🌊

BREAKING: NOAA has finalised a rule to fast-track #DeepSeaMining without critical environmental reviews, permitting ocean destruction before we even know the full cost. Science shouldn’t be an afterthought.

#ProtectTheOceans

Celebrating the ocean from coast to coast Today, we are celebrating the Global Ocean Treaty entering into force by unveiling two ocean-themed murals on the coasts of Turtle Island.

Read more about these two beautiful murals in celebration of the Global Ocean Treaty coming into force, and take action >> act.gp/4b7kGkY

#ProtectTheOceans

Canada: ratify the Global Ocean Treaty! The Global Ocean Treaty needs 60 countries to sign it into Law by 2025. Sign the petition to ensure Canada is one of them!

The oceans are overheated, overfished and overused. Time’s running out! I'm calling on Minister @melaniejoly and the Canadian government to turn the #HighSeasTreaty into law so we can #ProtectTheOceans with global ocean sanctuaries 🌊👇 act.gp/3GjHgGi

Ich hoffe so sehr, dass das neue Meeresschutzabkommen auch wirklich greift - es ist sooo nötig!
Befürchte aber dass das Abkommen verpufft.

Dazu habe ich heute gebloggt:
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#BBNJ #HighSeas #ProtectTheOceans

La Suisse doit agir maintenant pour la protection des océans - Greenpeace Schweiz Le Traité sur la haute mer entrera en vigueur le 17 janvier, une étape importante pour la protection et l’utilisation durable des océans.

Le Traité sur la haute mer entrera en vigueur samedi. C'est l'accord environnemental le +important depuis celui de Paris sur le climat. La 🇨🇭, qui l'a signé mais pas ratifié, doit agir sans tarder. Ce traité est essentiel pour préserver notamment la biodiversité marine et le climat. #ProtectTheOceans

Let’s Turn the Tide to Protect 30% of the Ocean by 2030 - Greenpeace International Add your name to call on leaders to create new ocean sanctuaries and protect our blue planet.

Join the movement and tell your government to use the Treaty to #ProtectTheOceans >> act.gp/44HJwnn

Imagine a future where parts of the sea are safe zones, with no destructive fishing, no harm, just space for marine life to rest, recover, and thrive.

And it’s possible — because later this month the Global Ocean Treaty will finally be coming into force! 🌊💙

#ProtectTheOceans.

Greenpeace East Asia welcomes China’s ratification of the Global Ocean Treaty - Greenpeace East Asia China has ratified the Global Ocean Treaty, making China one of the first countries to be bound by the landmark agreement when it officially enters into force next January. that completed the ratifica...

This is HUGE news.

China has completed the ratification process for the Global Ocean Treaty, confirming it will be bound by the landmark ocean protection agreement when it officially enters into force on January 17, 2026.

#ProtectTheOceans

Read more👇

#ProtectTheOceans

From Trump

🌊🐟🦀🐙

Let’s Turn the Tide to Protect 30% of the Ocean by 2030 - Greenpeace International Add your name to call on leaders to create new ocean sanctuaries and protect our blue planet.

Tell your government to use the Treaty to #ProtectTheOceans

act.gp/44HJwnn

Illustration of a nautilus mollusc with a hammer across, reminiscent of the shape of the communist hammer and sickle. The background looks like waves. Text reads Drown the rich beneath the reefs they boiled. LIBERATE THE OCEANS.

#ProtectTheOceans #TaxTheSuperRich #eatTheRich

60,000 African penguins starved to death after sardine numbers collapsed – study Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds

The combination of the climate crisis and overfishing is having a devastating effect on marine biodiversity not just in South Africa, but across the globe.
#ProtectTheOceans

Apparement en ce #BlackFriday, tout doit disparaître...
manchots du Cap: -77% (1979–2023)
récifs coralliens: -50% (1950–2023)
requins : -70% (1970–2020)
thons: -60% (1954–2006)
La vie marine subit la pression de la pêche industrielle, du réchauffement climatique et de la pollution. #ProtectTheOceans

🔎 Το Παρατηρητήριο #weseayou είναι η 1η ψηφιακή πλατφόρμα παρακολούθησης των δεσμεύσεων για την προστασία του θαλάσσιου περιβάλλοντος στην Ελλάδα.

#weseayou #protecttheoceans #wwf #greenpeace #vouliwatch

BOOM!

Seabed miners thwarted in the Cook Islands until at least 2032.

The opposition grows stronger every day.

#ProtectTheOceans #Pacific

💔 Daarom zijn oceanenreservaten belangrijk. Beschermde gebieden in de zee waar het leven kan herstellen en groeien, zonder last te hebben van schadelijke menselijke activiteiten.
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#ProtectTheOceans #OceanSanctuaries

Hauraki marine protection law creates 'dangerous precedent' - recreational fishers A recreational fishing advocacy group has accused the government of creating exclusive zones for commercial fishing with a new marine protection law.

The new Hauraki marine protection law creates a dangerous precedent by allowing commercial fishing in high protection areas and exclusive zones for commercial fishing.
#nzpol #ProtectTheOceans
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Bottom trawling a triple threat to marine environments - new report - Greenpeace Aotearoa Greenpeace is calling for urgent action to restrict bottom trawling after a new government report highlights the compounding effects the destructive fishing method has on climate change, habitat degra...

Bottom trawling a triple threat to marine environments – new report, via @greenpeace.org.nz www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...

#ProtectTheOceans

Black and white drawing of underwater life

🐙Did you manage to find all ten?

Comment below how many you were able to spot 👇

Happy World Octopus Day!

#ProtectTheOceans #StopDeepSeaMining

Graphic heart around the State of Palestine flag (in red, black, white and green). Text: the State of Palestine just ratified the Global Ocean Treaty

Our heartfelt congratulations to the State of Palestine on ratifying the Global Ocean Treaty. ⁣
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In the face of genocide, famine and suffering, this decision to stand for our shared planet and ocean is a powerful act of courage & solidarity. ⁣
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#ProtectTheOceans #StopDeepSeaMining #StopTheGenocide

Fast-track expert finds ‘substantial uncertainty’ at heart of seabed mine A commissioned report found unproven methods, scrambled citations and a reliance on decades-old data in fast-track application

Fast-track expert finds ‘substantial uncertainty’ at heart of seabed mining application

#BanSeabedMining #ProtectTheOceans

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We are not stopping on our mission to foster a new generation of ocean stewards who will protect the oceans around the world.
#oceanstewardsneeded #oceanconservation #oceanstewardship #protecttheoceans

Good news for the ocean: The Global Treaty can finally enter into force after 60 countries sign it into law! 🥳 This unlocks a powerful tool to create ocean sanctuaries and help protect 30% of the ocean by 2030. 🐠💙 People power WORKS!

#ProtectTheOceans #UNGA