Global Ocean Trust

A team of experts promoting ocean solutions through partnerships and innovative finance.

[Plymouth Marine Lab @PlymouthMarine]

From #CoralReefs to the #Arctic, #UV-filtering chemicals from #sunscreen have been detected in marine environments around the world.

PhD researcher Anneliese Hodge explains what we know – and don’t yet know – about their environmental impacts 🔗 https://t.co/BPIuJZGXsZ

[UNEP- Nairobi Convention @NCSecretariat]

🌊 The Amended Protocol on Marine & Coastal Biological Diversity and Protected Areas has been adopted in Zanzibar.

Next: signing, ratification & implementation.

The process feeds into COP12 in October, in Dar es Salaam, as the Convention marks 40 years.
https://t.co/joeM52jqnH

[UN Ocean Decade @UNOceanDecade]

Africa is home to a rich diversity of marine life, much of which remains undocumented.

See how @IocUnesco and partners empower ocean experts across Africa to use environmental DNA, or eDNA, to strengthen marine biodiversity monitoring across the region. https://t.co/S15vXheVPT

[Oceana UK @OceanaUK]

🎉 New marine protections are being proposed in the English Channel to safeguard 30% of the waters around Sark island, home to a treasure trove of ocean life including spiny lobsters, rays, catsharks, octopus, lush eelgrass beds & pink sea fans 🌊
https://t.co/FONbMhd0Lk

[Oceana UK @OceanaUK]

🎉 An ocean win worth celebrating! There's lots to be hopeful about when it comes to our seas. We're working for ocean wins and sharing the hope, and we'd love to have you onboard.

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[Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf 🌏 🦣 @rahmstorf]

Mountain glaciers are losing mass increasingly fast world-wide over the past 75 years in response to #globalwarming. This and permafrost thawing can destabilize mountain sides and cause glacial collapse and flash floods.
World Glacier Monitoring Service

https://t.co/5Yza3b2Mvw

[UN Ocean Decade @UNOceanDecade]

Join global experts from the #OceanDecade, the @IocUnesco and partners at the seminar 'Oceanic Data Sharing and the Law of the Sea' to discuss the legal aspects of ocean data sharing, with a focus on the #BBNJ Agreement.

🗓️ 16 Sept.
📍 Lisbon, Portugal
🔗 https://t.co/SbdFTsiTlP

[Plymouth Marine Lab @PlymouthMarine]

“Unprecedented." PML's Prof Tim Smyth speaks to BBC News about the global ocean hitting its highest temperatures on record as #ElNiño grows, & the almost continuous #MarineHeatwave we have seen in the western #EnglishChannel - for over 3 years running.

🔗https://t.co/HBFhEXuFVP

[Plymouth Marine Lab @PlymouthMarine]

Wow - incredible visuals here from PML's Dr Peter Miller showing a remarkable #Coccolithophore bloom across #SouthWest #UK, observed from #space using the NEODAAS service 🛰️

[EU Maritime & Fish @EU_MARE]

Five ways Europe is restoring marine nature:

🌱 Seagrass recovery
🌿 Kelp restoration
🪸 Coral work
🕸️ Ghost-gear removal
🤝 Cooperation with fishers

Different ecosystems, practical solutions and one shared goal: helping the sea recover:https://t.co/Vivr2XM2yQ

[UN Ocean Decade @UNOceanDecade]

🔵 Just announced: The 2027 Ocean Decade Conference (7-9 April, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) will spotlight Ocean Decade Solutions designed to translate knowledge into action.

Discover them here: https://t.co/FP5tJ7yjsH

#OceanDecade27 #OceanDecade

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

This map shows the world through a Spilhaus projection, placing the oceans at the centre and pushing the continents to the edges. It is a reminder that Earth is mostly water, and that our usual world maps are land-biased by design. It's also a projection that makes sense when looking at currents. Source: https://t.co/LFr7lbVNio

[Our Ocean Conference @OurOceanOOC]

#OOC11: The numbers are in!

320 commitments.
$6.4 billion.
104 countries and organizations.

Here’s how #OOC11 commitments break down by action area:

🐢 Marine Protected Areas: 67 commitments / $355M
🌍 Ocean-Climate Nexus: 57 commitments / $1.18B
🐟 Sustainable Fisheries: 51 commitments / $1.75B
🌊 Marine Pollution: 45 commitments / $223M
🌀 Sustainable Blue Economy: 86 commitments / $2.86B
⚓ Maritime Security: 14 commitments / $28M

⬇️ Download the full Commitments report: https://t.co/a0pPnE4pLa

#OurOceanKenya #OceanAction

[World Bank Group Climate and Environment @WBG_ClimateEnv]

At @WorldBankGroup, we are focused on ensuring that blue finance delivers on its development promise. That means channeling private investment into projects that not only protect water resources but also create jobs  & long-term economic opportunity. https://t.co/rPMsfNkbM8

[Ali Mohamed @ClimateEnvoyKe]

At the #OurOceanConference, a high-level dialogue on scaling green shipping corridors across Africa brought together delegates to explore the conditions required to accelerate maritime decarbonisation at scale.

Regulatory certainty emerged as the key enabler for investment into green fuels including hydrogen, ammonia, and e-fuels, with support from partners such as the Danish Maritime Authority, International Power-to-X Hub, @UN Foundation, Sustainable Shipping Initiative, @Maersk Limited, and @goceantrust.

The discussion reaffirmed that green corridors can deliver both climate and ocean benefits while enabling blue economy growth. Scalable progress, however, will depend on strong demand signals through offtake agreements and cargo-owner commitments.

@AmbNKarigithu @MsKabue
#OOC11 #GreenShipping #MaritimeDecarbonisation
#GreenCorridors #ClimateAction #BlueEconomy #OceanInnovation #CleanEnergyTransition #SustainableShipping

[Global Ocean Trust @goceantrust]

#ourOceanKenya

[WorldFish @WorldFishCenter]

🌊 Kenya will host the Our Ocean Conference in June next year, marking a milestone moment for ocean action in the region.

This important opportunity drives commitments that strengthen climate resilience, sustainable blue economies and community-driven solutions.

It was announced during COP30 in Belém that the 11th Our Ocean Conference will be held from 16-18 June 2026.

🐟 WorldFish is pleased to work closely with partners in #Kenya - State Department for Blue Economy and Fisheries @KmfriResearch @wiomsa

Since 2014, the conference has mobilized thousands of commitments worth billions of dollars, advancing progress on marine protection, sustainable fisheries, climate action, marine pollution and the blue economy.

Learn more
https://t.co/d7q5nvpwZZ

#Aquaculture #OurOceanConference #OOC11 #OceanAction2026 #BlueEconomy

[Ocean Panel @oceanpanel]

The #OceanPanel is championing ocean-based climate solutions through #SustainableOceanPlans, the 100% Alliance, #BlueFoods, and pathways that support climate action, and sustainable development. 🌎

Learn about the #OceanPanel agenda 👇🌊
https://t.co/DpLUjbOWiv

[UN Ocean Decade @UNOceanDecade]

#SundaySpecies: Say hello to the Portuguese Man O’ War 🪼

Despite resembling a jellyfish, this species is actually a colony of polyps – one forms a floating bladder, while feeding polyps trap fish in their 50 m-long tentacles!

📽️ via IG: rafa.mesquita

[EurOcean @EurOceanCentre]

Busy days for EurOcean’s President! 🌊

Today, Luz Paramio attended the #ParliamentarySession “Implementing the #EuropeanOceanPact: @jpioceans' New Strategy.”

A key step from vision to action in #EuropeanOceanGovernance🤝

More info 👉https://t.co/sc2qJQQW13