Collectively, we can defend our ocean ecosystems, elevate coastal communities, and build resilience. Join us for this fireside chat as we explore how collective action can safeguard our blue planet. Register Here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Are you joining us for #WOWVirtualSummit? On Panel 1, we'll have the privilege of engaging with Rebecca Hubbard, Executive Director of @highseasalliance.bsky.social and Amb. Nancy Karigithu, Special Envoy & Advisor for Maritime and Blue Economy at Executive Office of the President of Kenya.

Counting down to WOW virtual summit! We are delighted to invite ocean-champions, environmental advocates, scientists, policy-makers, entrepreneurs, & passionate community members from across the globe to join our first Women and the Ocean Worldwide (WOW) Virtual Summit

Today we join the Children and Youth Major Group to the UN Environment Programme in Nairobi to explore youth's involvement in ocean governance at #YEA2025 Happening now 👉 "Ocean Action Dialogue: Protecting the Common Heritage of Human Kind and Biodiversity"

Join us online on the 10th-11th of December for "Women and the Ocean Worldwide (WOW) Virtual Summit. Register Here: t.co/s6Oxmu80My

Coming soon👉 Women and the Ocean Worldwide (WOW) Virtual Summit. Register Here: www.eventbrite.com/organization...

Today is #WorldChildrensDay! Let’s remember that inclusion starts with love and visibility. Children with Microcephaly deserve equal access to care, education, and community. Let’s build a world where every child grows beyond limits. #CareBeyondLimits #InclusionForEveryChild #WorldChildrensDay"

2. Aligning the Ocean-Climate-Biodiversity Agenda to Maximize the Impact of Ocean-based Solutions to Climate Change. Hosts: Global Ocean Forum & Plymouth Marine Laboratory @pml.ac.uk Register Here 👇https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KW6laddgT2yrnP8zVKuZyw#/registration

Today at the #COP30 virtual #OceanPavilion: 1. Live event on “Rethinking Ocean Finance: Innovative Strategies for a Sustainable Blue Economy hosted by BNP Paribas Register Here 👇https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YFVGt7W3RZ-3da-3DtMIvw#/registration

3. Advancing Ocean-Based Climate and Biodiversity Action: Integrated Opportunities for Big Ocean States Organizer: University of New South Wales Register Here 👇 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

2. Virtual Premier of Changing Waters: Time for Action on Ocean Acidification Organized by Ocean Acidification Alliance @OA_Alliance Register Here 👇 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Today's virtual events at #Cop30 via the #OceanPavilion 1. Empowering Youth in Fisheries and Aquaculture: Advancing Climate Action through Sustainable Aquatic Food Systems Organizer:@fao.org Register here 👇 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Europe Jacques Delors @delorseurope.bsky.social is looking for a full-time Policy Analyst (Ocean), based in Brussels. The position is to be filled as soon as possible See link below for more details👇 www.europejacquesdelors.eu/p/join-us

Happy new week! Here are some sessions you can attend virtually today at #COP30 1. Ocean Tipping Points: Understanding Drivers, Thresholds, Risks and the Potential for the Ocean to Play a Role in Mitigation, organised by National Oceanography Centre, UK us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Here's another live event you can enjoy now from the comfort of your living room at #COP30 Check out the Ocean Pavilion for other accessible virtual events at #COP30 in #Belem www.youtube.com/live/t7IZf2j...

Happening now!

Opportunity Alert! The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)has a vacancy for Ocean Programme Officer to be based at their headquarters in Switzerland. See link below for job description and details on how to apply. 👇 hrms.iucn.org/vacancy/7439

Not able to be physically present at Belem, Brazil for COP 30? Do not worry, because you can still follow discussions that integrate the ocean within the climate agenda virtually through the Ocean Pavilion👇👇 cop30oceanpavilion.vfairs.com

Check out the mobility and travel grant for Small Island Developing States! This is a grant under Our Shared Ocean Programme aimed at addressing specific ocean, climate and sustainable blue economy related challenges faced by SIDS; Deadline: 7th Nov 2025 www.marine.ie/site-area/re...

In a move to bolster ocean conservation, Spain designated six new marine zones: five as marine protected areas (MPAs) and one as a seabird sanctuary, which adds an impressive 17,000 square kilometers of protected waters. www.optimistdaily.com/2025/10/spai...

"We can inspire a new wave of ocean management through public data and open technology." @ceo.globalfishingwatch.org

@globalfishingwatch.org has a vacancy for Country Officer-Senegal. The role will advance the organization's key objectives in Senegal, specifically around transparency, policy and government action outcomes. job-boards.greenhouse.io/globalfishin...

🔍 Ask Global Fishing Watch: Our new Preferential Access Area layer helps monitor activity in coastal waters where small-scale fishers have priority access. Developed with @@marineuas.bsky.social @duke-university.bsky.social, it supports transparency and sustainable fishing 🌊 https://bit.ly/47mp7F3

Baba! Raila Odinga, Rest in Peace,we shall miss you as Kenyans

Especially the ones that live with #RARE neurological disorders like #Microcephaly! #somethingcanbedone! @who.int

Began my day with this article on how @globalfishingwatch.org's tools can be used to improve #OceanGovernance in African waters and advance sustainable fisheries. IUU continues to be a challenge with illegal fishing accounting for 40% of all catch. www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/partner-...

Quick challenge: Can you pronounce Microcephaly? Say it slowly with us: Mi-cro-ceph-aly. Now your turn 👉 record yourself and tag us! Let’s normalize talking about Microcephaly loudly and proudly. #SayMicrocephaly #AwarenessChallenge #CareBeyondLimits

The octopus is a striking creature! The arms of an octopus have "a mind of their own" and can operate independently doing different tasks at the same time. Share with us a fun fact about the octopus on #WorldOctopusDay #MarineBiodiversity

🌊 Wrapping up #WIOMSA2025 in Mombasa! Global Fishing Watch led a hands-on training with 27 participants including government officials, scientists, students & NGOs, showing how open data & satellite tracking can strengthen fisheries management across Africa. Learn more: https://bit.ly/42lQRYC

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility @gbif.org seeks concept notes from eligible organizations in sub-Saharan Africa for project funding through the Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) programme. www.gbif.org/news/6r10aNQ...

2. Submit your abstract for the Mid-Atlantic Marine Debris Summit by 7th October 2025 www.midatlanticocean.org/ocean-planni...

Here are some things to look forward to this October! 1. The SeaWilding Conference, Spain's first large-scale interdisciplinary conference d key stakeholders in ocean conservation and restoration come together to drive transformative development. Register Here: www.seawilding2025.org/en

📊 How is Global Fishing Watch’s fishing data generated — and how should it be used? Our ICES Journal of Marine Science response explains what “apparent fishing activity” means, where our models are strong & how we’re building gear-specific improvements. Read + work with us: https://bit.ly/4mXmXS8

A life well lived. Rest well Dr. Jane Goodall.

With other @deepstewardship.bsky.social #BBNJ Working Group Colleagues at the recent #BBNJ Prep Com 2 in New York. As DOSI BBNJ Working Group, we were closely following proceedings around the Scientific Technical Body (STB) and the Clearing House Mechanism, among other things.

So excited to be launching @wcs.org’s new Coral Reef Conservation Strategy today, led by the indefatigable @emilysdarling.bsky.social ! We have goals to identify, manage and monitor high integrity climate resilient reefs around the world, working with governments and community partners.

Congratulations Gabon, The Philippines, Kenya, Ireland, Lao People's Democratic Republic and Madagascar for ratifying The #BBNJ Agreement/ #HighSeasTreaty. Image Credits: @highseasalliance.bsky.social

Today we mark #WorldMaritimeDay by remembering our obligation to protect the ocean. More than 80% of global trade is supported by maritime transport and the ocean plays a key role in climate regulation, is a source of livelihood for many communities and is home to a variety of biodiversity.

History made for the ocean: #BBNJ Agreement enters into force, protecting high seas & deep seabed, safeguarding life under water. “Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step forward to save our ocean, & to save our future” - ED @ingerandersen.bsky.social

The #BBNJ Agreement finally hit 60 ratifications which is the required threshold for its entry into force! news.un.org/en/story/202...

👏👏👏 💃💃💃 We made it! #HighSeasTreaty finally meets the threshold for its entry into force. The treaty becomes effective after 120 days of the 60th ratification. So in January the #BBNJ Agreement goes live! #RaceForRatification highseasalliance.org/2025/09/19/h...

St. Kitts and Nevis just submitted their instrument of ratification for the #BBNJ Agreement. 🙂We're all smiles at #BBNJ #PrepCom2 because that brings us to 55 ratifications, getting us closer to 60 and soon the #HighSeasTreaty will enter into force! #RaceForRatification

We are getting closer to the 60 ratifications, and with it, the countdown to the Treaty’s entry into force begins! How can we ensure the Treaty delivers on its promise? States at #BBNJPrepcom will be discussing the Treaty’s institutional frameworks to be ready for COP1. @dialogueearth.bsky.social

With the Governments of The Bahamas and Bermuda, Fisheries & Oceans Canada and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, we're looking into the #BBNJ Agreement and the Sargasso Sea Experience. Some lessons; build partnerships early, Use science led knowledge and be inclusive #BBNJPrepCom 2

With other colleagues from @deepstewardship.bsky.social #bbnj working group at #BBNJ #PrepCom2 We are closely following conversations on the composition, design & rules of procedure for the Scientific and Technical Body (STB) and The design & implementation of the Clearing-House Mechanism

To ensure implementation, The BBNJ Preparatory Commission (#BBNJPrepCom) was established by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to lay the groundwork for the Treaty’s entry into force. At the moment, the 2nd Preparatory commission is going on in New York.

The BBNJ Agreement/ #HighSeasTreaty will enter into force once ratified by 60 countries. So far, the treaty has 52 ratifications with only 8 more to go. #RaceForRatification

Today is #InternationalPlasticBagFreeDay. When plastic gets into the ocean, it poses a threat to the #MarineEnvironment in many ways. For instance, pieces of plastic can choke/strangle marine animals and when #microplastics get into the food chain, they cause a lot of health risks.

Happy to join @wecan-intl.bsky.social‬ on this panel about Oceans, Freshwater and Climate. You can still tune into to the "Global Women's Assembly for Climate Justice" live at @wedonthavetime.bsky.social