#DYK the UK is a global hotspot for seaweed 🌱
This remarkable diversity has been recorded by thousands of people in the last decade for the Big Seaweed Search! Their findings have fed directly into peer‑reviewed science
Find out more👇 #WorldSeaweedDay
https://t.co/y27pWuOClM
A new exhibition @PortsmouthNHM takes you through 200m years of the South Coast.
'Hidden In Stone' (from a partnership between the museum and the universities of Portsmouth and Southampton) has dinosaur skulls, marine reptile casts, early human tools, shark teeth and ammonites.
🟢 National Biodiversity Week (May 15-24)
🐟 Ireland's fish species come in all sizes, shapes and colours... How many species do you recognise❓
🌐 Find out more about the diversity of Ireland's fish at: https://t.co/RK44URpuej
‼️In a HUGE win for our seas that will have ripple effects across Europe, a Dutch court has confirmed that governments bear a legal responsibility to regulate bottom trawling’s impact on offshore marine protected areas 🌊🪸
https://t.co/XzSdwPOZyP
🆕 A daily bag-limit of three pollock per angler is being introduced.
♻️ The conservation measure supports the long-term sustainability of fish stock for this species.
📆 The bag limit applies from June 1st.
More information: https://t.co/43GBy339JM
Protected muddy seabeds are home to TWICE as much wildlife as those exposed to trawling, says new study. The muddy seafloor has been long thought of as having low wildlife value. But protecting it can see nature regenerate within years! 🌊
https://t.co/LftbaMW2kl
Happy 100th Birthday Sir David Attenborough 🌊
A lifetime inspiring us to protect our seas for wildlife, people, and future generations.
“If we save the sea, we save our world.” 💙 #Attenborough100#sussex_ifca
LIVE: Oceanographic Roundtable
Dr George Balchin @sussex_ifca joins an expert panel discussing new protections in Sussex waters, including Beachy Head East MCZ management.
🗓 Tue 5 May | 4pm BST
💬 Live Q&A + resources
Register: https://t.co/pvRBqygFfV
@Oceano_mag
Fixed Engines Byelaw now in force
From ⬇️
1 May–30 Sept:
🚫 No nets in shallow waters, harbours or river mouths
🌊 Min. 1.5m water above nets
📍 Extra rules in some areas @chichesterharbo
🐟 Protecting fish & habitats
🔗 Link in bio
#Sussex_IFCA#sussexfishing
Minimum Size Byelaw – #Sussex
Angler Ben uses the @sussex_ifca minimum size sticker to check legal catch sizes for species like bass, plaice & bream.
🐟 Helping protect fish stocks & support #sustainablefishing.
📍 Free in tackle shops (link in bio)
#Sussex_IFCA#MinimumSize
The very health of our seas relies on thriving fish populations 🐟 We are ringing the alarm because time is running out 🚨 We must ACT NOW to save our ocean from the scourge of industrial fishing. Call on the PM to do his job and end overfishing: https://t.co/PiPr1NBJlV
Beachy Head East MCZ protects vital #Sussex seabed habitats, safeguarding sensitive marine life while allowing low-impact fishing in suitable areas.
It supports healthy seas and sustainable fisheries.
⚠️ Report illegal fishing to Sussex IFCA (link in bio).
#BeachyHeadEastMCZ
🎉OCEAN WIN: A new law banning trawling and scalloping in an area off the Sussex coast has been approved by the govt!
The new law now sees almost 30% of the inshore waters in Sussex protected from trawling. What a major victory for ocean life!
https://t.co/xfqVQz425X
🚨 Mackerel is being taken off the shelves amidst an overfishing crisis. Cod is on red alert & herring is also at risk. The ocean is sounding the alarm, it's time for us to listen 🐟
ACT NOW to call on govt to end overfishing in our waters: https://t.co/3beVbjy8tZ