I warmly thank #PascalLamy & @genevieve_pons from @DelorsEurope and #TiagoPittaeCunha from @OceanoAzulF for their contribution and support on the development of the Oceans Pact. Just the beginning of our productive cooperation. I count on your continuous active engagement.
#EUOceanPact will not include legislation, it will just be a framework for coordination of ocean-related policies, says @CostasKadis. This is not a good message to send to #UNOC3 in Nice. We need action, not just more documents to end up in MEP drawers, as said by @emmawiesner...
Continuing #OceanWeek in @EUparliament with the launch of a crucial document: the Blue Manifesto, a roadmap to a healthy ocean by 2030.
Opening words by @emmawiesner.
A must-read, but most importantly, a must-act!🌊
⚠️Major blow for transparency and ocean health: the Court of Justice of the EU has just ruled that key information on how EU fisheries rules are implemented by EU countries can remain confidential.
Our reaction:⬇️
https://t.co/6c90b0HIb3
The effort to save @hakaimagazine.com is fully underway. So far, we've lined up commitments worth about half of what we need to keep publishing. Ideally, we want one or two more large foundations or donations to give us a solid floor before we throw the doors to reader donations.
📣 The EU Environnemental Agency confirms that
🐟 harvesting to a sustainable level
🪸 phasing out harmful practices
🐦 promoting low-impact fishing
🐳 expanding and better managing #MPA
is critical to achieve a competitive and sustainable fishing industry in the long-term
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🧵Ahead of @iattc_ciat annual meeting, environmental NGOs release their joint position on improving transparency and anti-#IUUfishing measures in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
We call IATTC countries to:
🔗Improve traceability through an electronic Catch Documentation Scheme
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Call me biased but here's your opportunity to work with the greatest team in town on the most fascinating topics! Apply now and the ocean will thank you later!🌊
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Call me biased but here's your opportunity to work with the greatest team in town on the most fascinating topics! Apply now and the ocean will thank you later!🌊
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Next week, new parliamentarians take up posts in @EP_Fisheries@EP_Environment@EP_Industry and more!
Standing on the edge of irreparable damage to our blue planet, it's time for an over-arching framework for EU ocean-related policies writes @AntoniaLeroy https://t.co/rqpu0PYtgs
.@FAOfish’s biennial Committee on Fisheries is the only global intergovernmental forum for countries to discuss fisheries & aquaculture. As such it’s one of the most important meetings in the 🐟 calendar. NGOs #IUUfishing full recommendations for #COFI36👇
https://t.co/WUgvwiGFv5
🚨 BREAKING: We have the EU Nature Restoration Law!
Member States have just adopted the game-changing law for Europe's degraded ecosystems
It's a huge win for the EU's nature, citizens & the economy and the people behind the #RestoreNature campaign!
Thank you all 💚
Over 50% of Mediterranean sharks and rays are at risk of extinction 🦈
Share your views on the interventions to support @CITES for shark & ray conservation at our webinar with @TRAFFIC_WLTrade
Save the date 👉Friday June 21 ⏰ 10 AM CEST
Register now: https://t.co/KzWcNwSKOe
Almost 90% of global marine fish stocks are now fully exploited or overfished, according to a study from the World Bank. 🐟🚢
Is there a way to turn this around?
🎧Find out more on the #OceanCalls podcast: https://t.co/46gMBKeUBu
w/ @EU_MARE