This #WorldFisheriesDay, we celebrate the fishing communities who are proving that ocean recovery is possible.

When fishers thrive, the ocean thrives. When the ocean thrives, coastal nations prosper.

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Governments can protect marine environments by supporting small-scale fishing Nearly 30 per cent of the world’s population lives in coastal areas. A changing climate and biodiversity loss represent an unprecedented threat to these ecosystems.

One in 12 people globally depend on small-scale fishing for their livelihoods

This week at #COP30, our message is clear: protect the ocean by empowering those who've stewarded it for generations.

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Ghana leads the way in transforming bottom trawling Ebrima Saidy, Blue Ventures, shares why Ghana’s move to phase out bottom trawling marks a major win for coastal communities, biodiversity, and resilience.

📢 “Ghana's commitment to ban bottom trawling in coastal waters marks a historic moment for ocean justice and coastal communities across West Africa and beyond.”

Read our CEO Ebrima Saidy‘s full article via: for-the-ocean.org/ghana-bottom...

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Small-scale fishers in Timor-Leste are adapting to climate change and leading with solutions 💪

✅ 1,642 hectares of new marine protected areas
✅ 30,000 mangrove seedlings planted
✅ Women-led monitoring groups established

Community-led conservation works: bit.ly/4kV519F

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Blue Ventures - Beyond Conservation We're placing communities at the centre of solutions to sustain fisheries, manage ecosystems and redefine how the world protects the ocean.

Sustainable fishing #fishtraps on the coast of northern #Belize, as local fishers from #sarteneja with the #blueventures team.
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Video of seagrass devastation cut from David Attenborough documentary Film-makers decided a clip of bottom-trawling fishing boats ripping up seagrass from Sir David Attenborough’s film Ocean was ‘too harsh’ for the public

Footage of seagrass being ripped up by bottom trawlers in Sir David Attenborough’s ‘Ocean’ deemed ‘too harsh’ for the public to see: bit.ly/3TpZk8r

Alongside the #TransformingBottomTrawling Coalition, we're defending these vital marine ecosystems: bit.ly/4kvaHGV

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Photos: Fishermen, known as 'Sea Nomads,' dive to protect ocean life in Madagascar They make their living off the sea, but their catch is dwindling. So these traditional fisherfolk are taking steps to preserve both sea life — and their livelihood.

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This week, we discussed with our grantees mid-term review of €2.6m project 'Safeguarding Blue Forests in 🇮🇩' exchanging on first results and how to make project even more impactful.
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