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- The year is 2035, the ocean called – she's been protected, restored and is thriving. Abundant with fish and life. A healthy ocean is possible. YOU can help us make this a reality, follow us to get involved! 🌍💙
- Still thinking about your New Year’s resolution? Here’s how you can get involved in ocean conservation👇 ✍️ Sign a petition 🗣️Talk to your friends and family about the ocean 🏃♂️Take on a challenge and fundraise for us Share this post if you plan to take action for our ocean in 2026 💪
- Reposted by Blue Marine FoundationEnough is enough. It’s time for a ban - starting yesterday. Take action with us, @bluemarinef.bsky.social & Only One to save UK seas. Email the Environment Secretary, Steve Reed, telling him to BAN bottom trawling in marine protected areas. 🚫✊ 💥 ACT: act.for-the-ocean.org/act/protect-... 👈👈
- Reposted by Blue Marine Foundation❌ Promise made. Promise broken? The UK Environment Secretary, Steve Reed, VOWED to end bottom trawling. A year on, and we are STILL waiting. 3/4 🔽
- Reposted by Blue Marine Foundation🚨 BREAKING: 20,000+ HOURS of suspected bottom trawling WRECKED the UK’s offshore marine “protected” areas last year, our research shows! 🌊 That would score tracks on the seabed that would stretch EIGHT TIMES around the UK. All with the government's permission! 1/4 🔽 www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
- EXPOSED: Never seen before footage reveals the catastrophic impacts caused by bottom trawling ❌ @oceanauk.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzG9...
- “Bottom trawling is still allowed in many so-called marine protected areas worldwide. And perhaps even more astonishingly, it is subsidised by governments. Very few places are safe from this. including almost nowhere in my own country.” - David Attenborough, in OCEAN.
- A new poll reveals overwhelming public support for a trawling ban in protected areas. It follows the cinema release of feature film OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH which features graphic scenes of undersea destruction caused by trawling, filmed in greater detail than ever before.
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View full threadOCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH is in cinemas now > oceanfilm.net
- EXPOSED: Never seen before footage reveals the catastrophic impacts caused by bottom trawling ❌ @oceanauk.bsky.social & Only One www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzG9...
- “Bottom trawling is still allowed in many so-called marine protected areas worldwide. And perhaps even more astonishingly, it is subsidised by governments. Very few places are safe from this. including almost nowhere in my own country.” - David Attenborough, in OCEAN.
- A new poll reveals overwhelming public support for a trawling ban in protected areas. It follows the cinema release of feature film OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH which shows graphic scenes of undersea destruction caused by trawling, filmed in greater detail than ever before.
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View full threadWhich side of history will you be on? Take action with Blue Marine, Oceana UK and Only One here 👉 www.bluemarinefoundation.com/2025/04/30/t...
- Reposted by Blue Marine FoundationHeld at Royal Festival Hall, the event left everyone reflecting on how vital it is to protect our seas. Huge thanks to the Players of #People’sPostcodeLottery and @bluemarinef.bsky.social for this powerful experience. 💙 #Ocean #YouthVoice #ClimateAction #UKYouth
- Reposted by Blue Marine FoundationIt was an honour to host the Future Generations world premiere of Ocean with David Attenborough 🌊 The film will be in cinemas from May 8, and on National Geographic, Disney+ and Hulu from June 8 (World Ocean Day). We can’t wait for you all to see it! 🐟 #oceanfilm
- Reposted by Blue Marine Foundationamazing that David Attenborough has put out a film about the world's seas on his 99th birthday, including footage from Scotland's beautiful inshore, all very much worthy of @emmaroddicksnp.bsky.social's motion to Parliament and comment from @bluemarinef.bsky.social news.stv.tv/scotland/sir...
- Reposted by Blue Marine FoundationThe 1st national UK conference on kelp ecology is happening at @sussex.ac.uk today. Follow @sussexkelp.bsky.social and #KelpSummit2025 for updates through the day, and check out the new report from @bluemarinef.bsky.social sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/uks-fir...
- 🚨Governments pledged to protect at least 30% of the ocean by 2030, yet bottom trawling is still allowed in "protected" areas. Join the Week of Ocean Action & demand bottom trawling is banned in Europe’s marine protected areas. 🌍 Click here to demand action: bit.ly/41RiLea #ForTheOcean
- Our friends @oceanauk.bsky.social are in court today, fighting to get big oil out of our ocean. This is a court case to keep a close eye on 👇👇
- 🚨 Big Oil want us silent. They want us to accept more oil, more destruction, more climate chaos. We say no. We’re at the High Court in London right now for our case challenging the latest oil and gas licences. JOIN US. 🌊 NO MORE OIL. #OceanVsOil act.oceana.org/page/168228/...
- Reposted by Blue Marine Foundation🐧 GREAT OCEAN NEWS 🐧 The SA government has finally declared no-take zones around key African Penguin breeding colonies. My friends at SANCCOB have worked tirelessly for many years to make this happen, and they deserve to be widely praised for this hard-fought victory. 1/2
- 🚨The great UK fishing scandal continues as 54% of catch limits are set above scientific advice for 2025, further jeopardising our dwindling fish populations and struggling small-scale fishing fleets. The Labour government must and can turn this around for people & the planet. Share if you agree✊
- BREAKING NEWS 🚨 SANCCOB, BirdLife SA, the fishing industry and the South African government agree to new no-take zones to commercial fishers around penguin breeding colonies. 🐧 Thank you for supporting this campaign to #SaveAfricanPenguins. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Actual footage of me, celebrating my inbox being organised for ✨ one whole minute ✨ #celebrate #officehumour
- Blue Marine is thrilled to be celebrating its 15th year of working to protect the ocean. 🎊 We would like to thank all our partners who have been instrumental in helping us deliver our mission. Here's to the next 15 years of uniting to protect the ocean! 🌊
- Another big environmental court case is coming. This time from our friends @oceanauk.bsky.social It’s time to get big oil out of our marine protected areas. This case is one to keep up to date on👇
- Reposted by Blue Marine FoundationThe UK Government went against scientific advice when it set maximum fishing quotas for 2024. @Bluemarinef.bsky.social is bringing legal action against Defra, saying it acted contrary to its commitments to protect the UK’s marine environment 👏 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
- Reposted by Blue Marine Foundation👏👏👏 Our government urgently needs a strategy to stop overfishing from gutting our seas. Great work @bluemarinef.bsky.social
- Today, we take the government to court for allowing decades of overfishing. The aim of the case is to reform fisheries management at a government level – to support thriving coastal communities and the recovery of our marine life. Read more 👇 www.bluemarinefoundation.com/2025/03/05/b...
- Reposted by Blue Marine Foundation🚨 Today, we're in the High Court representing @bluemarinef.bsky.social in their case challenging fishing quotas exceeding scientific advice, harming ocean & industry health. Counsel: David Wolfe KC & Brendon Moorhouse. www.richardbuxton.co.uk/case/blue-ma...
- Today, we take the government to court for allowing decades of overfishing. The aim of the case is to reform fisheries management at a government level – to support thriving coastal communities and the recovery of our marine life. Read more 👇 www.bluemarinefoundation.com/2025/03/05/b...
- Reposted by Blue Marine FoundationYesterday I spotted my first rainbow sea slug! They’ve been known in the southwest since 2022 - but so happy to have finally spotted my own!! 🩵🦑🤿🇬🇧🌊 #nudibranch #rockpooling #UKunderwater
- We’re #hiring! Are you an exceptionally organised and efficient facilitator looking for a new role? We are looking for our first executive assistant to join the Blue Marine team. Full details here👇 www.bluemarinefoundation.com/vacancy/exec...
- 🚨 New research from On The Hook MSC reveals a major issue with the Marine Stewardship Council’s standard: most seafood carrying the label is not fully certified—it’s *conditionally certified* meaning it has failed to meet best-practice levels 🧵👇 #SustainableSeafood (1/6)
- 91.8% of fisheries certified under the MSC programme receive certification with conditions at their first assessment. Many of them never fully close these conditions, yet continue to market their products as "sustainable”. (2/6)
- This misleads consumers who pay a premium for sustainable seafood and harms fisheries that actually meet best practices. (3/6)
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View full threadThis is why we demand that MSC certification should ONLY be given to fisheries that meet global best practices—unconditionally. Conditional certification must stop. Learn more about why this matters 👇https://onthehook.org.uk/conditional-assessment-campaign/ 📖
- Reposted by Blue Marine FoundationGreat talk tonight on Marine Protected Areas by Jean-Luc Solandt @bluemarinef.bsky.social for the SHIPS project in Plymouth. Take home message: Marine conservation is hard & messy & takes time, but we are making progress. Don't let perfection be the enemy of the good #oceanoptimism 🐟🦞🐙🪸
- GOOD NEWS: France and Spain become first in EU to ratify the High Seas Treaty This important treaty is key to protecting 30% of our #ocean by 2030. We need 60 countries to ratify for the treaty to become legally binding. Share this post if you think the UK Government should ratify! 👀
- Happy Valentine’s Day! 💙 African Penguins are loyal partners and mutually share the responsibilities of parenting. Both male and female take turns incubating the eggs, tending to their young and going out to sea to feed.🐧 Show your love for penguins: only.one/act/save-afr...
- 🚨 INVESTIGATIONS UPDATE: Blue Marine and BLOOM challenge the European Commission in court over decision to block crucial fisheries management measures for the protection of the marine environment in the Indian Ocean.
- Reposted by Blue Marine FoundationAbsolutely delighted to have my work as #artistinresidence with Convex Seascape Survey featured in @thembauk.bsky.social I'm so privileged to work with these amazing people @cezzalew.bsky.social @ap3489.bsky.social @bluemarinef.bsky.social www.yumpu.com/en/document/... pp18-19
- Reposted by Blue Marine FoundationΗ "Συμμαχία για τον Αμβρακικό" γιορτάζει την Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Υγροτόπων! "#Amvrakikos Alliance" celebrates #WorldWetlandsDay! Ενημερωθείτε για τις δράσεις μας και ανακαλύψτε τη διεθνούς σημασίας 🦩🐬🦆φύση του Αμβρακικού: 👉 bit.ly/amvrakikos_alliance @iseaorg.bsky.social @bluemarinef.bsky.social
- Reposted by Blue Marine FoundationNGOs and fishermen call for an urgent end to destructive fishing in 'protected' areas🎣 OnlyOne, @bluemarinef.bsky.social, Oceana and more have sent open letters to President Macron and the EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans. Read more in @euronewsgreen👇 www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
- Reposted by Blue Marine FoundationGreat to see @fishtekmarine.bsky.social #DiscoScallops landing on plates at my favourite fish restaurant #Rockfish Innovative marine research that is making for healthier #seafood and a healthier #seabed @exetermarine.bsky.social @bluemarinef.bsky.social
- We've partnered with Blue Earth Summit for the second year running! 🐋 This partnership is more than just a collaboration, it’s a commitment to action. The ocean gives us half the oxygen we breathe, absorbs one-third of global CO₂ emissions and plays a pivotal role in regulating our climate. 🌎
- This year is a significant one for our ocean. 🌊 2025 marks a halfway point through the ‘ocean decade’, a critical moment in the global commitment to protect at least 30 per cent of land and sea by 2030. Click the link below to check out 'Into the Blue'.👇 issuu.com/bluemarinefo...
- Imagine a world without African Penguins. 🐧 The warning signs are there, we need to act now to protect these vulnerable and iconic species. By 2035, African Penguins could be extinct. Sign the petition to #SaveAfricanPenguins.
- The #HighSeasTreaty is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to protect almost half of our planet, but it needs to be ratified by at least 60 countries for it to enter into force and take effect. Urge leaders around the world to ratify NOW: highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratif... #RaceForRatification
- We’re #hiring! 📣 Are you oyster-ly mad for #restoring marine habitats? We might just have the role for you. We are looking for a new Solent Project Officer be working to restore the Solent’s native #oysters. 🦪 Apply by 23 Feb👇 www.bluemarinefoundation.com/vacancy/sole...
- Reposted by Blue Marine FoundationPuffin food fight goes to court as UK and EU clash over sand eels www.bbc.com/news/article... #brexit ##brexitreality #fisheries #conservation 🐟
- We could choose to drill baby drill, or we could rewild baby, rewild. Which side are you on? ✊✊
- Reposted by Blue Marine FoundationHello from the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) 👋 We're new to Blue Sky but we hope you will follow us on the rewilding journey of Sussex's kelp forests and other marine habitats. 🌊🐚🪸🦞 📸Paul Boniface/Sussex Underwater @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @bluemarinef.bsky.social
- 🐟 Sandeels take centre stage at The Hague If we are serious about tackling climate change and biodiversity loss, it's imperative that we keep fish like sandeels, out of nets. Read more about the courtroom trade battle in @theguardian.com👇 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Reposted by Blue Marine FoundationDuring our recent #VR #education sessions with @bluemarinef.bsky.social, we asked young people what the government should do to take #action for the #ocean 🐙 Check out their answers in our latest Instagram reel 🎬 www.instagram.com/p/DFNUyGszzRP/
- Your weekly #ocean #news has landed 🪸 Dive into new #coral science, fisheries updates and marine protection news 👇 www.bluemarinefoundation.com/2025/01/24/w...
- Reposted by Blue Marine FoundationGreat to see Arran COAST here on Bluesky! They've been showing the world that 'Marine conservation begins at home' for over 30 years. Please give them a follow 🪸🐟🐙🦞
- Small-scale fisheries are the back bone of our coastal communities, but funding often goes to the biggest players in the industry. Supporting the biggest players, lines the pockets of the few. ❌ Local governments must recognise the value of small-scale fisheries. Read more in @theguardian.com👇
- “If this arbitration decision goes the EU’s way it is likely to lead to France challenging trawling bans in all our offshore marine protected areas" - Charles Clover, Blue Marine co-founder.
- The UK has vowed to fight the European Union’s attempt to overturn a ban on sand eel fishing, in the first formal spat over the Brexit trade deal. New documents show the UK will mount a defence arguing it used the best scientific evidence available. Fishy story 👇 www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
- 🐟 Small fish, big row The humble #sandeel is set to take centre stage in the first courtroom trade battle between the UK and EU since Brexit. #Overfishing this critical species has a detrimental impact on our wider marine environment. ❌ Read more from BBC News👇 www.bbc.com/news/article...
- 🪸 OCEAN NEWS Start your week by diving into the latest ocean science, conservation and ocean x climate news.👇 www.bluemarinefoundation.com/2025/01/17/w...
- Reposted by Blue Marine FoundationJust making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found
- 🎙️NEW PODCAST: Turning the tides on overfishing The London Stock Exchange podcast interviewed our CEO, Clare Brook to explore how we can turn the tide on overfishing and save our ocean. Listen wherever you get your podcasts👇 pod.link/sustainable/...
- The Dogger Bank, the ecological heart of the North Sea, is in trouble ‼️ Bottom trawling continues to be a threat to this vital ecosystem, so we are taking legal action with our partners. Read more about the legal case in @oceanographicmag.bsky.social 👇 oceanographicmagazine.com/news/dutch-g...
- 🔓 SEABED SECRETS: How much carbon does the ocean floor store, and how can we protect this largely unseen carbon sink? Learn more about this overlooked ocean habitat in @oceanographicmag.bsky.social 👇 oceanographicmagazine.com/features/sea...
- Britain has been quietly increasing exports of European eel to Russia over the past few years despite the fact that the species is endangered ❌ Read the Sustainable Eel Group's letter in @thetelegraph.bsky.social signed by our co-founder 👇 www.sustainableeelgroup.org/in-full-segs...
