Hugo Tagholm

It’s completely incomprehensible that one of the most destructive ways of fishing is permitted in Marine Protected Areas. What exactly are these areas protected from? Please contact @SteveReedMP to urge action on this crucial issue to protect & restore our seas. @OceanaUK

STUNNING: The biodiversity of the North Sea 🐠🪼🦀 Oceana set out to explore the North Sea during an expedition in 2017. We documented key ocean habitats and wildlife, visited biodiversity hotspots & areas with threatened species to help fill critical knowledge gaps 🌊

Since privatisation water companies have taken more than £85billion in dividend and piled up more than £60billion of debt. Yet all capital and operational costs are covered by bill payers. So why keep a privatised structure for a natural monopoly like water?

Oil spills aren’t rare. They’re routine. 🚨 Tonnes of oil was spilled into our seas in 2025 alone, and this toxic drip feed of pollution is devastating our ocean wildlife 🌊 Take action with us today ✊ 🚫 End new oil & gas: act.oceana.org/page/171529/ac…

There’s a nature-loving majority in this country. Those in power must listen and stop trashing our environment. There are far more of us than there are developer lobbyists. They have the millionaires. We are the millions. We need a bold campaign to get our nature back.

🌡️🎣 "Govts should not point to isolated rebounds [of fish populations] as evidence of success while ignoring the cumulative warming trend beneath them. A temporary rise is not recovery. In some cases, it may be what masks deeper collapse." 🔽 theguardian.com/environment/20…

Enough of the bullshit, enough of the rhetoric, enough of the fiddling around the edges, enough of rearranging the deckchairs, enough of pointless commissions and even more pointless reports, enough of the lying, enough of the deceit, enough of the gaslighting, enough of the masquerade, enough of the pretending it's time for govt to get a grip, to show leadership, to show determination, to do the right thing, to act. It's time to put the water industry back into public ownership and the time to do that is now. But have they got the balls?!

"The privatisation of the water industry has failed and is no longer fit for purpose." 287,761 people have already signed @SOSWhitstable's petition, I would really like to see that cross 300,000. You know what you need to do internet. change.org/p/return-the-w…

Big Oil is wrecking our seas & marine life is paying the price We're working with @OfficialZSL & @CefasGovUK scientists to lift the lid on the oil & gas industry’s dirty secrets, using marine strandings to expose the truth. The data will speak for the animals that can’t. 🚫 End new oil & gas: act.oceana.org/page/171529/ac…

🚨 Bottom trawling is still allowed in ~95% of Scotland’s waters, including marine PROTECTED areas This highly destructive fishing is continuing to destroy habitats and threaten livelihoods. Real protection means banning it from all ocean havens, NOW! apnews.com/article/scotla…

🌊 "As an ocean nation, we can & should be leading the way" @HugoSAS The #HighSeasTreaty has entered into force thanks to the 81 countries who ratified it. Incredible news. But where's the UK? The govt MUST move quickly to ratify, before we're left behind. radionewshub.com/articles/news-…

🚨 Half the world's CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, new research shows Big Oil is not only dominating global emissions. It is "actively sabotaging climate action & weakening govt ambition". We must fight back with everything we've got. #NoNewOil theguardian.com/environment/20…

🛑 BREAKING: The UK is the world’s WORST offender when it comes to letting fossil fuel companies drill in protected areas 🌊 ⚠️ UK Government has already issued oil production licences that overlap with 13,500km² of protected areas – that's nearly ten times the size of Greater London 🔽 thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026-0…

The overlap between gas & oil drilling & pipelines & Marine 'Protected' Areas in UK waters is quite staggering, as you can see on our Watershed Pollution Map: share.google/h26NmH5iPx7DCk…

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Over half of Scots (57%) support a move away from oil & gas in favour of clean energy, new polling shows 🙌 And 75% of under 35s opposed new drilling & consider the climate crisis a key priority for the next Scottish Govt The people have spoken! #EndOffshoreDrilling heraldscotland.com/news/25764680.…

BREAKING: Big Oil was responsible for 600+ spills in UK waters in 2025, 85 of which were in or next to PROTECTED AREAS 🌊🛢️ This equates to TONNES of toxic oil poisoning our seas & threatening precious wildlife, like porpoises, puffins & seals 🐬🦭 Enough. It’s time for change. 1/2🔽

Here's to even more ocean wins in 2026 🌊✨ Subscribe to our newsletter to stay with us in the fight for UK seas! act.oceana.org/page/144742/su…

🌊 HIRING! We’re recruiting for two new roles joining us in 2026: ✨ Head of Campaigns ✨ Habitats & Fisheries Campaigner Read more below & join our newsletter to hear about further opportunities 💙 👉Application: uk.oceana.org/employment-opp… 📩Newsletter: act.oceana.org/page/144742/su…

🚨 BREAKING: 7 supertrawlers are hoovering up our seas off Sussex RIGHT NOW 🚢 These floating fish factories can be longer than 140m with nets 3x the length of the Eiffel Tower. This is industrial overfishing happening on our doorstep 😡 ACT NOW 👉act.oceana.org/page/178303/da…

🚨 "Half of the UK’s top 10 fish stocks are in peril; either critically low, overfished, or both" 🎣 Decades of ignoring the science have pushed cod and mackerel towards collapse. Our Policy & Research Director Alec lays it out here👇 greenbusinessjournal.co.uk/overfishing-is…

🐟 Cod populations are close to collapse, yet the UK just approved dangerously high catch limits - far above scientific advice 💔 14,000+ tonnes when it should be ZERO 🌊 We need urgent action ✊ Tell the government: End overfishing NOW 👉 act.oceana.org/page/178303/da…