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2025 has been declared the 'year of the octopus' 🐙thanks to record numbers of the intelligent invertebrates across England's south coast, from Penzance in Cornwall to south Devon! More below 👇 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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/...

🌊 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 other opportunities 💙 👉Application: uk.oceana.org/employment-o... 📩Newsletter: act.oceana.org/page/144742/...

🌊 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 other opportunities 💙 👉Application: uk.oceana.org/employment-o... 📩Newsletter: act.oceana.org/page/144742/...

💔 BREAKING: Mackerel catch limits set above what is sustainable A 70% slash in quotas was recommended by science, but the estimated UK cut is just 60%. It's not enough. This is how fish populations collapse & coastal livelihoods are put at risk 🐟 ACT NOW👉 act.oceana.org/page/178303/...

🚨 "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-...

🚨 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/...

🚨🐟 In 1992, Canada’s northern cod fishery collapsed almost overnight. Stocks had fallen to 1% of historic levels after decades of overfishing and industrial trawling. Entire communities lost their way of life. The cause? DECADES of overfishing ⚠️ 🧵🔽 1/3

🚨🌊 Scotland’s seas have been let down AGAIN Scottish Govt has just delayed vital measures to protect the marine environment, meaning destructive bottom trawling & dredging can keep tearing through fragile habitats 🪸🌊 👉 Take action: ourseasscotland.eaction.org.uk/bring-back-t...

🐟 Despite clear scientific warnings, cod quotas for 2026 have been set 14,000 tonnes above advice Our marine scientist Natalie delves into why this matters and what must change 👉 uk.oceana.org/blog/for-cod...

🐟 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 👉 https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI

🐬 4 years after going out for consultation the UK Cetacean Conservation Strategy has been published.   📄 The final document lacks any new commitments from the UK Governments to reduce threats to dolphins, whales and porpoises.

🙌 There's strong Scottish support for PROPER protection of inshore marine protected areas, new polling shows 🪸 58% sup­port safeguarding ALL protected areas from dredging & trawl­ing, so marine wildlife have true safe havens to thrive in 🐟@bluemarinef.bsky.social www.pressreader.com/uk/the-natio...

🚨 BREAKING: Cod at risk of COLLAPSE as 2026 fishing catch limits are set at levels far exceeding scientific advice! 🐟 Cod populations are in such a dire state, scientists specified a ZERO catch limit for North Sea cod was needed to prevent total collapse of the struggling population 🔽 1/

💔 60,000 African penguins have starved to death after sardine numbers collapsed off South Africa 🐧🐟 1/2 🔽 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🐋 Cornwall's waters have been alive with fin whales recently! 🎉 Sightings of the ocean giants have been increasing over the last decade, with whales arriving in the area earlier & staying longer, according to local tour guide companies www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Baroness Young brilliantly summing up the issue of overfishing in the House of Lords 🎣 The govt continues to set catch limits too high, ignoring scientific advice & instead choosing the path of overfishing. Govt has the power to stop this! Take action: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...

This #GivingTuesday, make waves in more ways than one 🌊 ✍ Sign a petition 🎁 Make a donation (gifts made today will be matched £ for £) 🌊 Join our newsletter & become a Wavemaker Every action helps to protect the ocean. Give your support today! ✨💙 bit.ly/oceanadonate

🌊 We won BIG for the ocean this year, from stopping destructive trawling to ending new oil and gas licences 🎉 but we’re not done yet. Help us go even further. Donate today & your gift will be MATCHED £ for £, meaning it goes twice as far to protect our seas ✨💙 https://bit.ly/4rMcAnM #GivingTuesday

💬 “Legally, the government’s decision to grant these [oil] licences stands, but morally, it will never be right. [...] We need to honour a safe and stable planet for future generations, not yet more profits for big oil.” @hugotagholm.bsky.social 👇 www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...

🚨 BREAKING: The 28 oil & gas exploration licences we legally challenged have just been ruled lawful by the High Court. This means exploration can go ahead, despite 3/4 of the licences sitting inside marine PROTECTED areas - wildlife havens home to porpoises, puffins & seals 🐬 🧵🔽

So many existing oil + gas licenses, pipelines, wells are sited in Marine 'Protected' Areas, as shown on our Watershed Pollution Map. The pollution risks + risks to wildlife if existing licences are expanded are likely to be huge: share.google/dZfNuOIn5LOu...

🚨 BREAKING: The govt has just confirmed it will enshrine in LAW a ban on new oil and gas licences in the UK. This is a downright WIN for our ocean and climate 🎉 🧵🔽

🚨 Mercury pollution in UK seas is STILL rising, and porpoises with higher mercury levels are more likely to die from infectious disease, a new study shows ⚠️ theconversation.com/mercury-poll...

🚢 Hidden vessels are threatening marine life in Scotland's protected waters 🚨 Nearly 2/3 of ships entering Scottish marine havens go undetected as they don’t use AIS, an identification system ❌ @whalesorg.bsky.social @heriotwattuni.bsky.social oceanographicmagazine.com/news/hidden-...

No mention of fossil fuels in the final #COP30 agreement 🌍❌… hugely disappointing. A weak text won’t save our seas from the climate crisis 🌊 There's now more urgency needed than ever to do all we can in home waters ⚠️🔽 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

149 species at risk 🐬 900 MILLION tonnes of CO2 🔥 1 email from you 📩 Which number matters most? → https://act.oceana.org/page/171529/action/1?ea.tracking.id=bluesky #OilFieldFiles

This isn't a game. It's a guaranteed environmental disaster. But every field stopped is a victory. And we're going to win. Join us → https://bit.ly/490ZLPq #OilFieldFiles

🚨 Half the UK’s top 10 fish stocks are being overexploited. Overfishing is emptying our seas, & it’s a political choice ⚠️ 📩Today on #WorldFisheriesDay, tell the Prime Minister to act: https://bit.ly/3LUP1Zk

🚨 The UK has REFUSED to back a plan to save collapsing mackerel stocks 🐟 By ignoring scientific advice, the UK is fuelling overfishing. This isn’t complicated. It’s a political choice. 📩 This #WorldFisheriesDay, tell the PM to stop overfishing: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...

This is where we make our stand. On the beach. Learn more about our Oil Field Files and inform you MP of the Oil Field Files - 22 new oil and gas fields awaiting approval with huge environmental impact. Take Action → https://bit.ly/490ZLPq #OilFieldFiles

This is what's at stake... Save it → act.oceana.org/page/171529/... #OilFieldFiles

This card = protected area destroyed Your email = protection restored → act.oceana.org/page/171529/... #OilFieldFiles #StopRosebank

🎉 Incredible ocean win from our friends at @sussexwildlife.bsky.social in a battle to stop dredging taking place in a conservation zone. Plans involved one million tonnes of sediment being dumped over 10 years on "important, internationally rare habitat" https://bbc.in/4p4bOQG

🎉 Puffins spotted on Ireland’s Isle of Muck for the first time in years, after major conservation efforts to remove invasive rats. With most seabird species at risk, this is huge - proof that restoration works! 🤞 Here’s hoping for pufflings next year! #OceanWin https://bbc.in/48fF6pW

🐋 SPOTTED! Humpback whale off the Norfolk coast 🎉 "It made me feel so emotional. When you see these creatures it's usually on TV watching David Attenborough. It was just magical," said Andrew, who spotted the ocean giant from his boat. Watch below 🔽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cvg7mn0359ro

This is where we make our stand. On the beach. Learn more about our Oil Field Files and inform you MP of the Oil Field Files - 22 new oil and gas fields awaiting approval with huge environmental impact. Take Action → https://bit.ly/490ZLPq #OilFieldFiles

🚨 1,600+ fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the #COP30 climate summit in Brazil, outnumbering every single country’s delegation except Brazil, new analysis shows 🔽 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Bottom trawling isn’t just an ocean issue, it’s a climate one too. It destroys carbon-rich seabeds & weakens the ocean's resilience. Banning it in marine protected areas is vital for our seas & in the fight against climate breakdown ✊🌎 #COP30 @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-...

Even when all the oil has been extracted, abandoned pipelines may continue to release neurotoxic mercury - which can bioaccumulate in sea creatures including fish, shellfish + marine mammals. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🌍 The UN’s climate summit #COP30 may be in full swing, but did you know 5,000+ fossil fuel lobbyists have been given access to these climate summits over the years? 🤯👇🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This is Naomi, our campaign lead. She's holding 22 reasons why our seas are in danger ⚠️ Each card = an oil field disaster waiting to happen. Thread below shows you exactly what Big Oil's planning 🧵 #OilFieldFiles

"It's just 22 more oil fields" No. It's 900 million tonnes of CO2 🌍 It's 149+ species at risk 🦈 It's 95% of them drilling through wildlife nurseries 🐟 It's our entire ocean ecosystem 🌊 This game's rigged. Time to change the rules. ✊ 📧 Email your MP → https://bit.ly/490ZLPq

Oceana UK made a Top Trumps of planned oil sites. The numbers are shocking: 🦭 149 wildlife species at risk (likely an underestimate) 🐟 36 commercially important fish species also threatened 🛢️ over 900 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent projected to be released Email your MP: link in this post ⬇️

Big Oil is pushing through 22 new oil fields in but we've exposed the true ocean impact of each one 🌊⚠️ Big Oil is playing games with our seas & "allowing any of these fields to proceed makes losers of us all" ❌ @oceanographicmag.bsky.social 🔽 oceanographicmagazine.com/news/marine-...

500 govt meetings with oil lobbyists last year ✓ 22 new oil fields pending ✓ 8 fields in or next to marine PROTECTED areas ✓ Our govt considering the true ocean impact ❌ Game over. The #OilFieldFiles are public. 📧 Email your MP to stop this → act.oceana.org/page/171529/...

Here's the truth: Overfishing is not an unavoidable tragedy. It's a political choice, & the UK Govt has the power to stop it 🎣 Help us call on PM Keir Starmer to end overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI

Imagine a world without overfishing. Sun-drenched shoals of fish, flashing silver as they swim, chased by a joyous medley of life, from puffins to porpoises, fin whales to fisherfolk 🐟🐋 This does not have to be fiction. Tell UK Govt to end overfishing: https://bit.ly/3Wxi2MI