Ben Gilmer

fisheries, agriculture, sustainability | bluegrass and country music

[Ben Gilmer @ben_gilmer]

African leadership setting a new bar for tackling a global issue. 👏

[Ghana MFA @GhanaMFA]

Ghana has committed to 100% transparency in industrial fishing in its waters effective 2023 through an Electronic Monitoring System (EMS). This is the first of its kind in the West African Sub-region. The Hon. Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture

[Our Ocean Conference @OurOceanOOC]

The Republic of Ghana🇬🇭 announce a #OurOcean commitment to achieving 100% transparency in industrial fisheries operating within the exclusive economic zone by 2025, taking the lead in fisheries transparency in West Africa! #OurOceanPanama

[Ben Gilmer @ben_gilmer]

Such inspiring leadership from Honorable Minister Koomson @mhawakoomson! #OurOceanPanama

[The Nature Conservancy Press Room @nature_press]

BREAKING NEWS: Taking the lead in fisheries transparency in West Africa, the Republic of Ghana committed today to 100% electronic monitoring - a crucial step towards safer, more sustainable fisheries.
@ghana_mofad @OurOceanPanama @mhawakoomson
https://t.co/2huw8jclAQ

[Ben Gilmer @ben_gilmer]

@IamClassPee @CEMLAWS_Africa @BloombergDotOrg @USEmbassyAccra @GlobalFishWatch @FisheriesTI Hi Della - Is there a web link for this? I couldn't find the article online. Thank you!

[Sam Brown Petsonk @Sam4WV]

$100 million in bottom-up, community-led, sustainable job creation targeted to 21 coalfield counties in southern #WV spurred by @JoeManchinWV @charlestoncity @HuntingtonMayor @CoalfieldWV @WVHub @POTUS
Read all about it: https://t.co/TmTRP7op1X
https://t.co/lpKCdhB0EZ

[Ben Gilmer @ben_gilmer]

@dickinsongould So pumped to see this taking off!

[Ben Gilmer @ben_gilmer]

Very proud of my good buddy Sam!

[Sam Brown Petsonk @Sam4WV]

A nine-member jury today returned a verdict in favor of 164 of our #coal miner clients in a federal class action against the Justice mining companies known as Bluestone.
I was honored to litigate the case alongside my able co-counsel, @BrenPomponio of @MtStateJustice.

[Ben Gilmer @ben_gilmer]

@HerecomesDrBob @annehelen I'm a fan of this one: Darrell Scott, TITLE OF THE SONG https://t.co/c2ndaX4Hl8

[Ben Gilmer @ben_gilmer]

Cool job opportunity with our team ---> Global Fisheries Project Manager: https://t.co/5JZ8gpgREs cc @EM4Fish @GlobalTuna @ISSF #sustainability #seafood #Fisheries

[ISSF @ISSF]

We are pleased to announce that Ben Gilmer, Associate Director of Corporate Engagement and Strategic Initiatives at @nature_org, will join our Environmental Stakeholder Committee (ESC). https://t.co/2Lcy26PmFa

[Jennifer Morris @JenMorrisNature]

I am thrilled to see that Pacific Island Tuna has been recognized with an honorable mention for Fast Company World Changing Ideas 2022! #FCWorldChangingIdeas. https://t.co/fNYUO15DzV

[Ben Gilmer @ben_gilmer]

@thetrillbillies a light bread dough ball and rusty treble hook should do the trick

[Ben Gilmer @ben_gilmer]

Overcome evil with good

[Appalshop @Appalshop]

Pittston Coal Company terminated medical benefits for 1,500 miners & their families — the community walked out, protested & rallied.

They started on this day in 1989 – 33 years later, we remember.

More in our doc, "Justice in the Coalfields" https://t.co/EjIoaijg5D

[Ben Gilmer @ben_gilmer]

Go team! @sernapesca and @SubpescaCL and @TNCLatinAmerica and @integratedmntr

[Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura 🇨🇱 @sernapesca]

#Maule En Constitución se dio inicio a un proyecto piloto de monitoreo electrónico del descarte y la pesca incidental mediante la instalación de cámaras a bordo de la flota artesanal de bacalao de profundidad.

[Ben Gilmer @ben_gilmer]

@lgerbrett @SeafoodExpo_NA Sorry to miss you!

[Ben Gilmer @ben_gilmer]

From coal mines to solar farms. “We’ve identified the Appalachians as one of the most important places on Earth for us to do conservation,” says Brad Kreps, the Nature Conservancy’s Clinch Valley program director. https://t.co/8kOAgQvp1R

[Ben Gilmer @ben_gilmer]

@dickinsongould @BillWoodrum Congrats!

[Ben Gilmer @ben_gilmer]

@onesarahjones I mean there's always Lee Roy's Flea Market on 19 for premium selections fit for every budget - just get there before 9 am 😀

[Ben Gilmer @ben_gilmer]

@JCGibbon spot on

[Ben Gilmer @ben_gilmer]

@HerecomesDrBob @ThatEricAlper Nice pick. My granddaddy used to play and sing this one. It's the perfect song to sing to a 7 year old kid right?