Alessandro Buzzi

Working for sustainable fisheries with WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative. Tweets are my own.

[WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative @WWF_Med]

This year's #ICCAT meeting of tuna fishig countries ended in a marathon rather than the needed sprint toward global sustainability & biodiversity targets. For 16th year in a row, failure to adopt 🦈 “shark fins naturally attached” policy
Full statement 👉 https://t.co/g5s0sB5DsF

[WWF International media team @wwf_media]

"I would say that bluefin tuna fishing can be named as one of the best success stories for managing a stock that was really on the verge of collapse," says @buzzi_wwf in @BBC_Future deep-dive into ancient sustainable fishing in #Sicily
https://t.co/K3e8iuxaJx

[Sciaena @Sciaena_NGO]

In advance of the #ICCAT meeting of the Joint Expert Group on Climate Change, 6 🌊 NGOs wrote a letter to the @EU_Commission calling for 🇪🇺 support and leadership in the adoption of a climate action plan for the Atlantic tuna #RFMO

Read it here:v
https://t.co/9L926fDnCR

[Alessandro Buzzi @buzzi_wwf]

Here the link to register
https://t.co/4q1JNP6azN

[Alessandro Buzzi @buzzi_wwf]

Join our webinar on June 21st if you want to learn about the implications of #CITES implementation in #sharks management in the #Mediterranean 👇
@AntonioMarzoa
@MEDAC_ @pa2f

[WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative @WWF_Med]

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

[Alessandro Buzzi @buzzi_wwf]

Don't forget to join tomorrow 10am-12:30 CET to our webinar on #CITES implementation for #sharks and #rays in the #Mediterranean

[Alessandro Buzzi @buzzi_wwf]

Join our webinar on June 21st if you want to learn about the implications of #CITES implementation in #sharks management in the #Mediterranean 👇
@AntonioMarzoa
@MEDAC_ @pa2f

[WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative @WWF_Med]

New global study compares #mercury contamination in animals including #seafood. 🦈 #sharks and other predators in the Mediterranean show high to very high values on average!
🔷https://t.co/qePDwjuCFq

[WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative @WWF_Med]

We're grateful to have participated in the @UN_FAO_GFCM Small-scale fisheries Forum workshop in Torrevieja 🇪🇸! Fishers Reps from 5 Mediterranean countries had the chance to draw inspiration from 🇪🇸 #SSF organizations like Las Cofradías de Pescadores and co-management committees.

[Alessandro Buzzi @buzzi_wwf]

Investing in a new generation of #SSF for sustainable fisheries in the #Mediterranean

[Alessandro Buzzi @buzzi_wwf]

Very happy to share today opportunities and challenges of #SSF digitalization at the @UN_FAO_GFCM SSF Forum in #Torrevieja
@fishx__project

[Alessandro Buzzi @buzzi_wwf]

High juvenile mortality is a threat to the recovery of #Mediterranean #swordfish
We need measures to prevent it, deter #IUU and secure this iconic species for future generations 👇
@VictorPaulBorg1
@EU_MARE
https://t.co/tUwA2CGknQ

[WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative @WWF_Med]

Today the @fishx_project was presented to @MEDAC_ fisheries stakeholders. It was great to hear from the voice of fishers about the benefits and challenges of the #digitalization of small-scale fisheries in an effort to improving #transparency and #traceability

[Alessandro Buzzi @buzzi_wwf]

The impact of farming a tuna in a cage is not even comparable to the environmental impact of catching a wild tuna. Sooner than later we need a deep reflection on how the market model of #bluefin evolved.
https://t.co/fHlxhLYzom

[WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative @WWF_Med]

Good news from #COP23Med! Mediterranean countries & EU have taken important decisions to:
🦈 protect 6 new shark & ray species + improve management for 3 others
🌊 increase regional collaboration to tackle #climatechange
🗣️empower youth
⤵️
https://t.co/EWETmXjg5g

[Alessandro Buzzi @buzzi_wwf]

So happy to read such an encouraging news on #SOMFI23 Well done @UN_FAO_GFCM this is the way forward!

[General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean @UN_FAO_GFCM]

Overfishing in the #Mediterranean & #BlackSea has fallen below 60% – the lowest level in a decade. This is a drop of 15% over the last year❗️

For the first time, #SOMFI2023 includes data on the region’s #aquaculture sector.

Check more here👇
https://t.co/1zc1PCpnn0

[WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative @WWF_Med]

🆕As of tomorrow @CITES listed blue #sharks caught in Mediterranean international waters can't be landed in EU states anymore. Rebuilding the population of @IUCNRedList critically endangered Blue Shark 🦈 in the Mediterranean is urgently needed.

[WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative @WWF_Med]

"Polarized positions of #ICCAT Parties have again blocked the adoption of key management measures for tropical tuna. We call on all Parties to put the long-term sustainable exploitation of the stock before individual short-term interests." @buzzi_wwf
https://t.co/Sb82KzdIw0

[Alessandro Buzzi @buzzi_wwf]

Maintaining TAC zero for shortfin mako, reducing overall mortality and reducing TAC for blueshark are among our priorities for sharks in #ICCAT this year. Check our statement 👇
https://t.co/2cc5kGkft4

[WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative @WWF_Med]

🔴🦈The seizure of 25t of illegal #shark catches today shows that IUU in the Atlantic is still rampant.

We call on #ICCAT parties this week to maintain a zero catch limit for #makosharks and reduce the catch limits for #Blueshark

https://t.co/fTFRXaRXhF

[WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative @WWF_Med]

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (#IUU) fishing is a major pressure for marine ecosystems in the #Med and worldwide.
The solution? Transparency measures. ✅
Read the #ICCAT recommendations we compiled together with @OceanaEurope and @pewtrusts
https://t.co/OhACFAClnC

[WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative @WWF_Med]

👏Mediterranean countries step up the game for fisheries transparency & compliance and set global examples for the management of dolphinfish and for preserving vulnerable species.
🔴Concerns about red coral & Europeen eel.
WWF statement on #GFCMSession 👇
https://t.co/SDKbgoRrUj