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“More effort should be focused on improving the @sanctuaries program & ensuring that new areas being created ban commercial fishing methods like bottom trawling.” NEW @nytimes critically reviews the @WhiteHouse’s #ConservationAtlas: nytimes.com/2024/04/30/cli… @savingoceans

📢 New #HighSeasTreaty signature alert! 👏 The Republic of Korea 🇰🇷 joins the #RaceForRatification! 8⃣3⃣ countries have now marked their commitment to ratifying the #HighSeasTreaty 🌊 by signing 🖊️ the #BBNJ Agreement 📜 See the full country list: highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratific…

The #HighSeasTreaty opened for signatures on Sept 20, and after two days of signing, the count has reached 7⃣5⃣ 🖊️ 📜 @Bec_Hubbard explains what the #RaceForRatification means for the #HighSeas and why we're excited by the progress made this week #UNGA78👇highseasalliance.org/2023/09/17/rac…

Hypocrisy is threatening the future of the world’s oceans nature.com/articles/d4158…

Discovered in the deep: an octopus’s garden in the shade - new details to this incredible display theguardian.com/environment/20…

The number of nesting leatherback turtles in Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas since monitoring began in 1988/89. The data show that over the past 30 years, the number of nesting leatherback turtles has declined by about 98%. Driven largely by High Seas fisheries bycatch

On 20th Sept all eyes will be on UN Member States! 👀 We need 60 countries to sign and ratify the #HighSeasTreaty so it gets into force and becomes international law. The #HighSeas are in need of protection. Don't fail them! #RatifyNow! 🐙🐠🌊 #RaceForRatification

Ratings Agency Fitch: as biodiversity becomes increasingly relevant across financial markets, high-risk activities such as seabed extraction are likely to fall out of favour with investors. eco-business.com/news/biodivers…

The race is on to stop deep-sea mining newint.org/features/2023/… via @newint

Last Tuesday, the Governments of 🇵🇼Palau, 🇨🇷Costa Rica, 🇻🇺Vanuatu, & 🇧🇷Brazil joined forces with us to celebrate our living ocean & why we need to urgently #DefendTheDeep from #DeepSeaMining, watch some highlights👉youtube.com/watch?v=LGn393… @GinaGGCR @HerveBerville @Sid_Ocean

🧵🚨Today is the first day of the @ISBAHQ Assembly meeting where countries are set to formally discuss–for the first time in #ISA history❗️– the growing call for a pause on #DeepSeaMining! #ISA28 savethehighseas.org/isa-tracker/20…

We ask @SharkWeek the same question every year - when will you call out ecocidal USA shark tournaments? #EndSharkTournaments #SharkWeek fox10tv.com/2023/07/22/rec…

If we want to achieve #30by30, we need that at least 60 countries ratify the #HighSeasTreaty by 2025. Once the Treaty gets in force, it will enable to deliver the global outcomes the ocean needs now. bit.ly/3D94b5v #HighSeas #RaceforRatification #RatifyNow

Marine Protected Areas along California’s coast see success in first decade ocregister.com/2023/07/17/mar…

Did you know that less than 8% of the world's oceans are currently protected? Blue Parks support international effort to safeguard 30% of the ocean by 2030. Learn more about what you can do to support the 30x30 initiative. Together we can save our oceans! marine-conservation.org/support-30x30/

The biggest gold rush in history is about to start in the deep sea – leaving devastation in its wake | Guy Standing theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

On 19 June, the @UN is expected to adopt the historic new #BBNJ agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas covering over two-thirds of the #ocean. Follow it live: webtv.un.org More at: un.org/bbnj

Can next week's special meeting in Chile break the deadlock over East Antarctica's marine park proposal? theconversation.com/can-next-weeks… via @ConversationEDU

Congratulations! @MarineCons uvic.ca/news/topics/20…

@sofia_tse @mvonlind @4kgjerde @sdfuller @Duncan_Currie @LizKaran @LSpeerOceans @Bec_Hubbard @saltylance @Veroceans @Jessica_WWF @siankowen @LauraMeller @HighSeasPolicy @WillGreenpeace @JennieJosie @WCPA_Marine @AlexDavidRogers Not forgetting critter-mamma @quietnova Happy #WorldOceanDay to you too!