Callum Roberts

What better than a life spent exploring the ocean? I can't think of anything I'd like to do more. theguardian.com/science/audio/… @ProfileBooks #ReefLife

Conservation projects: - Goals: 1) prevent extinction, 2) reverse pop'n declines, 3) reduce threats - Measure + evaluate progress. Be honest, transparent about where progress is + isn't happening - Learn, reapply, but don't deviate from the process royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article/2…

Clive, a former trawlerman, knows first-hand the devastation that bottom trawling inflicts on the seafloor. Now, he's calling for urgent protection of our marine havens. Recovery IS possible, but only if we ACT NOW🔽 only.one/act/uk-mpa-con… Thanks to @picturebukmedia

⚠️ UK Govt has dismissed the Environmental Audit Committee’s call for full bottom trawling bans in marine protected areas, calling it "disproportionate". Despite the evidence showing full bans are the ONLY way to truly protect ocean wildlife 🌊 1/2 cmscoms.com/?p=45180

The evidence is clear: Full bottom trawling bans are the ONLY way to truly protect our ocean sanctuaries & their precious wildlife 🐟 Our new Environment Secretary hold firm in the protection of our marine havens. Take action if you agree! only.one/act/uk-mpa-con…

🚨🚨 Extremely concerning reports that UK Govt has DISMISSED calls from the Environmental Audit Committee for full bans on destructive bottom trawling in our marine protected areas 1/2🔽 theguardian.com/environment/20…

"Bottom trawling is one of the most widely used, & most destructive, fishing practices in the world" 🎣 Yet it's allowed in most marine protected areas 🌊 Check out this new BBC podcast for more info👇 bbc.com/audio/play/w3c… Then TAKE ACTION with us 🔽 only.one/act/uk-mpa-con…

📣 The Coral Accelerator Program (CAP) 2025 is now open 📣 CORDAP is seeking the best minds worldwide to secure a safe future for corals. We encourage teams with concepts that cross different disciplines and fields to participate. If you have a bold, groundbreaking idea that could advance science and technology to save corals and reefs, we want to hear from you! And yes, high-risk ideas are welcome! We’re all about thinking outside the box because... DESPERATE TIMES CALL FOR INNOVATIVE MEASURES International research teams should be collaborative, innovative and passionate about finding scalable solutions to protect and restore these incredible ecosystems. Proposed technologies should be scalable and affordable to those who need them most. International teams should include: 👉 At least three members: one Lead Applicant and a minimum of two Co-Applicants 👉 Organisations from at least two different countries, including one low or middle-income country. Successful applicants can receive up to US$ 1.5 million per project. A Q&A webinar will take place September 18, 2025 and the deadline for submission is October 20, 2025. Find out more at cordap.org/awards/

🌊🇨🇻✒️ Ocean news! Cabo Verde joins 52 countries in ratifying the #HighSeas treaty. Once ratified by 60 countries, they can begin to determine where to establish marine protected areas on the high seas. #BBNJ

Happy Birthday @SylviaEarle ! 🎉 For nearly nine decades, Dr. Earle has been tirelessly advocating for ocean protection. Join the movement today: donate.missionblue.org #HerDeepnessDay #SylviaEarle90th #BlueHope #MyMissionBlue #HopeSpots youtube.com/watch?v=XPWA5X…

Goidhoo atholhu ethere vari hihkaigen resort eh hedhumah vure, ethan oiy gothah baahvaa belehettumun atolhah libeyne thanavas kamaai faidhaa maa bodu vaane. Resort ah vuren guest house viyafaarin rashah vanna faisaa aai manfaa maa ithuruvaane. Resort eh konmehen hadhaan vejje nama Goi-Fulha-Fehendhoo in konmeves eh rashehge baehgai resorteh tharaggee kurevidhaane.

We call for protection of Goidhoo Atoll’s exceptional marine environment. The atoll’s remarkable corals, some hundreds of years old, have survived bleaching, defying national and global losses. It’s natural assets are nationally and internationally important and irreplaceable.

🚨The UK Govt is asking the public to give their thoughts on whether they should extend bottom trawling bans in 41 English protected areas. 🌊 This is our chance! Use your voice to help kick this wasteful, destructive practice out of ocean havens! 👇 only.one/act/uk-mpa-con…

Bad idea #12 'there’s nothing down there' In this timely episode, Mark Lynas speaks with marine conservationist @ProfCallum, Professor at the University of Exeter and lead author of a new Nature commentary calling for full protection of the high seas. Check out the podcast now: weplanet.org/podcast

Protect the Vulnerable – Introduce 'Richard’s Law' to Regulate Home Carers in England - Sign the Petition! chng.it/RC2tq4z5SC via @UKChange

In early June, I attended my first major marine conferences - One Ocean Science Congress and the 3rd UN Ocean Conference, both in Nice. Alongside colleagues from @ConvexSeascape, I co-presented findings from the Isle of Arran, soon to be released as a paper 🤫 #unoceandecade

Over the last year, the SEACHANGE team, led by Dr Luke Holman have been working on the publication of a themed issue in the journal Philosophical Transactions entitled “Shifting Seas: Understanding Deep-Time Human Impacts on Marine Ecosystems". doi.org/10.1098/rstb/3…

In a timely comment piece in @Nature ahead of #UNOC3, leading ocean scientists make the case for protecting the High Seas from all extraction. @ProfCallum @dyer_meals @SylviaEarle @oveHG @JessicaMeeuwig @DrRashidSumaila @UBCoceans @jrockstrom @mark_lynas nature.com/articles/d4158…

“Why we should protect the high seas from all extraction … forever” “…Save taxpayer money + prevent …declines in endangered, threatened & protected species, as well as immense damage to the seabed and open-water habitats.” #DefendTheDeep nature.com/articles/d4158…

Dragging heavy nets across the seafloor isn’t protection—it’s destruction. So why is bottom trawling allowed across Europe's "protected" areas? At #UNOC3, we're calling on governments to ban bottom trawling in marine protected areas. Ocean protection must be real protection.

As #UNOC3 ends in Nice, momentum to #DefendTheDeep is growing: ✔️ 37 countries back a #DeepSeaMining moratorium ✔️ ECJ upholds bottom-contact fishing ban ✔️ Scientists urge action to #ProtectSeamounts Now governments must act: lnkd.in/ewXdkaKR