Environmental Justice Foundation
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- 🐟 “Saiko killers” In @oceanographicmag.bsky.social, @stevetrent.bsky.social delves into the impact of illegal saiko trade (the at-sea transfer of frozen slabs from trawlers to canoes) in Ghana, the action taken to end it and how misconduct by the Chinese fleet still persists. Read it now:
- ⏰ Today is the last day to vote for our film “Adrift” at the Smiley Charity Film Awards 🎬 It tells the story of how illegal fishing has pushed fish populations in Senegal to the brink and played a major role in driving irregular migration to Europe across the world’s deadliest route. Vote now 🗳️ ⬇️
- 🇬🇧✉️ 44 parliamentarians have taken a stand for UK consumers, fishers and the marine environment Today, cross-party parliamentarians delivered a letter to Emma Reynolds MP and @angelaeagle1.bsky.social, expressing their alarm at the ongoing failure to adequately scrutinise the UK’s seafood imports.
- 📝 We’re hiring a Senior Campaigner to join our team in South Korea We are looking for someone to lead our oceans programme in South Korea - a critical player in regional fisheries governance and distant water fishing operations. Apply by Feb. 28th 18:00 (GMT) via the application form on our site:
- 🚨 We’re hiring a Communications and Media Officer - Ghana Candidates should have exceptional copywriting and organisational skills, an eye for a compelling story, and the ability to secure media coverage. Apply by 20 February: ejfoundation.org/jobs/communi...
- Breaking the vicious circle of illegal fishing in Ghana 🐟 Our new report finds that persistent illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing from the industrial trawl fleet in Ghana, largely owned by Chinese actors, is wiping out small pelagic fish populations. ejfoundation.org/reports/brea...
- 📹 Eyes on the water: How CCTV can expose crimes at sea Our new report draws on case studies from Taiwan, the EU, Thailand, and Ghana, finding that onboard CCTV cameras can deter crime and abuse and provide independently verifiable evidence for enforcement. 📕: ejfoundation.org/reports/eyes...
- ⚠️ Less than week left to vote for our film "Adrift: Senegal’s coastal crisis and the deadly route to Europe" at the Smiley Charity Film Awards! We need your support to go the distance and share the story of Abdou and Senegal's fishing communities with the world. Vote before Friday 30/1 🗳️
- ⏰ Proposals for Latin America Regional Coordinator are due this Saturday, 31/1! We're #hiring one or more implementation partners to coordinate work under our EU-funded Global Toolkit for Participatory Fisheries Governance project. Find more details in English ⬇️ ejfoundation.org/jobs/call-fo...
- ☀️🌬️ In 2025, for the first time, wind and solar power produced more energy than fossil fuels in the EU 👏 @ember-energy.org finds in their new report that wind and solar energy made up a record 30% of the 🇪🇺’s electricity, up from 20% just five years ago.
- Journalists are some of the greatest defenders of the truth that we have, yet they often operate in hostile contexts without adequate resources. To strengthen their work, we provide tailored workshops. Reza Riziqo is an #InvestigativeJournalist who participated in our training in Indonesia.
- 🪸 Cleaning up the ocean with citizen science 🔬 Last week in Rayong Province, Thailand, our team, in collaboration with the Love Wildlife Foundation, organised a cleanup dive to retrieve abandoned fishing gear and collect data on fishing-gear debris using citizen science 🌊
- 🇬🇭 Lifting the veil on transparency in Ghana’s fishing sector In our new analysis of Ghana’s fisheries sector, we aim to inform and guide action to implement all ten principles of the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency. Read our report to learn more ⬇️
- 🌊 A turning point for the ocean and a win for multilateralism 👏 Today, the UN #HighSeasTreaty has entered into force, and we celebrate this exciting moment for ocean protection. It is evidence that a rules-based order can still deliver in the face of escalating environmental breakdown.
- 🇪🇺💡 Thank you to EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis for meeting with Steve Trent, CEO and Founder of EJF, and our team to discuss our investigation into the unregulated squid fishery in the Southwest Atlantic. We greatly appreciate the open and thoughtful discussion.
- ⏰ Three days left to apply for the role of Project Officer! We’re looking to hire a professional with experience in project management to support us in rolling out our EU-funded Global Toolkit for Participatory Fisheries Governance project across Latin America. Apply by January 16th:
- Thanks to the EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, Costas Kadis, and his team for meeting with environmental NGOs yesterday. We had a constructive exchange on the priorities for the year, including the EU Common Fisheries Policy. We look forward to continuing to work together!
- We kicked off the new year with a constructive exchange with Commissioner Kadis on the evaluation & delivery of the EU Common Fisheries Policy. The #CFP can help restore fish populations and strengthen marine ecosystems.
- Reposted by Environmental Justice FoundationThe EU Common Fisheries Policy is delivering results for fishers and for nature - when well applied. In the current context of uncertainty and unpredictability, the Commission has a chance to provide regulatory certainty, and finally make full use of the existing legal framework. What we need⬇️
- 🌍🐟 Global lessons on discard bans - what the EU can learn as it evaluates its Common Fisheries Policy Last year, with @oceanaeurope.bsky.social, we brought together experts to discuss their experiences with discard bans and how to ensure they are effective and sustainable. Read their insights:
- 🗣️ Call for proposals We are inviting national fisher associations from across Indonesia to apply for a grant under our EU-funded Global Toolkit for Participatory Fisheries Governance project. Submit your application by February 6th. Find more details here: ejfoundation.org/jobs/call-fo...
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- 🦑 “Mad fishing” in Mile 201 Rich marine life off the coast of Argentina is being pillaged by a fleet so large, it can be seen from space. Read @theguardian.com's coverage of our investigation into one of the largest unregulated squid fisheries in the world 🗞️: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- This surge in activity, as total fishing hours increased by 65% between 2019 and 2024, has been driven largely by the Chinese fleet. The growing pressure on this keystone fishery and lack of regulation threatens ecosystem collapse and has left vulnerable crew on the fleet exposed to abuse.
- Wetlands across the globe are being devoured by fire, releasing carbon and destroying vital ecosystems. In an op-ed in @landclimate.bsky.social, EJF CEO and Founder Steve Trent argues that governments must take action to protect wetlands and the Indigenous and local communities that rely on them ⬇️
- "Fires impacted every Indigenous territory in the Pantanal: the Guató tribe lost 90% of their land. This is the frontline of a crisis that the world refuses to see." Wetlands blazed in 2025, but new political pledges were made as well. Read analysis from @stevetrent.bsky.social @ejfoundation.org
- 🚨 We’re hiring a Project Officer to join our EU-funded Global Toolkit team 🌍 We're looking for someone with experience across project management, who can give high-calibre remote support to multiple in-country teams and closely track the project’s implementation. Apply by 16 January 2026:
