🦈 Big win for sharks & rays! At #COP24 and #CITES, countries agreed on stronger protections for almost 80 species globally 🌍 👉 Learn more in WWF’s Shark Policy Compass wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/ww... #MarineConservation #Mediterranean #Sharks #COP24 #CITES #Biodiversity

This week, #MSPglobal is co-organising a training on marine spatial planning (MSP) in Tunisia with WWF to strengthen national capacities in MSP. @globalfishingwatch.org

🌊 Today marks the opening of #BarConCOP24! 📢 Join the WWF side event tomorrow, 3 Dec (12:30–13:30): “Integrating Species Conservation and Resource management: implementing the Species Action plans for Cetaceans and Sharks & Rays plans towards Target 4” at Astor Plenary Hall, Floor 1.

🌊 On Mediterranean Day, WWF welcomes GFCM’s SoMFi 2025: fishing pressure down 50%, sustainable stocks doubled, biomass +25%. But 52% of stocks are still overexploited, bycatch is high, and marine litter grows. We must keep up the momentum! #SoMFi2025 #SustainableFisheries

♻Tomorrow is Mediterranean Day♻ The Mediterranean is where #cultures, traditions, and species meet and coexist. 🐡But our beautiful #sea is under threat from plastic, overfishing, and rising water temperatures. 💙Continue to follow us to discover how we’re working to protect it.

🌊 At #CITESCoP20, countries can protect sharks, rays & eels. WWF supports strong measures for endangered species in the Mediterranean and beyond. #WWF #Sharks #Rays #Eels #Mediterranean

Did you know, fish feature in pretty much every step of the underwater food chain, keeping our marine system balanced? But we are rapidly maxing out our planet's reserves. This #WorldFisheriesDay, we urge the @ec.europa.eu and EU Member States to put the EU Common Fisheries Policy to work 💪

💙 The Mediterranean’s future starts in its cities. tomorrow 13 Nov at 10.30, #WWFMediterranean joins #BlueMissionMed to co-create circular, zero-waste solutions for a cleaner ocean. 🌊 #Hackathon4Cities #MissionOcean #WWF

In Genoa, @wwfitalia.bsky.social and #Carabinieri divers cleared the sea of a 1.1-ton ghost net, one of the largest ever found in the Ligurian Sea. Proof that cooperation can heal our ocean. 💙 #GhostGear #OceanAction #WWF

Last night we screened David Attenborough’s Ocean-a powerful journey into the deep sea, revealing the devastating impact of human activity on marine life. The event was part of EU's project Bluemissionmed🌊💙 ©Olly Scholey #OceanDocumentary #BlueMissionMed #MarineConservation #ClimateAction

The Med needs action now. 💙 At Ecomondo, we’re bringing concrete solutions: ✅ Nettag+ to recover lost gear ✅ Plastic Smart Cities ✅ VR to face marine litter 📍Rimini 4–7 Nov Let’s scale innovation for a pollution-free Mediterranean. #WWFMediterranean

🌊🐟 WWF joins the GFCM & CoC to turn decisions into action for a sustainable Mediterranean. Strong compliance means real results at sea — protecting species & supporting coastal communities. 💙 #WWF #GFCM #SustainableFisheries #Mediterranean #ForNatureForPeople

🌊 Building resilience in the Mediterranean This week in Tunis 🇹🇳, MPA managers, local authorities, and NGOs from the Southern Mediterranean joined training on Climate Change Adaptation Planning to strengthen marine resilience. Organized by #BlueSouthMed, #MPA4Change & #BuildBackBlue.

#WWFTürkiye and #WorldRowing united in Antalya with the EU #BlueMissionMed project during the European Rowing Championships. Athletes adopted a beach where the Manavgat River meets the #Mediterranean and collected #microplastic samples. Join the fight against plastic pollution. 🌊

🌊 In Antalya, during the European Rowing Championships, WWF-Türkiye and World Rowing joined forces to protect our seas. At sunset, athletes and volunteers cleaned a beach where the Manavgat River meets the Med — collecting 60 kg of waste. Every stroke counts against plastic pollution. 💪 #AdoptABeach

​​📍In Brussels this week? Check out this great event hosted by colleagues from @wwf.eu and @wwfsverige.bsky.social. Register here 👇 www.eventbrite.be/e/policy-dia...

Our ocean is in trouble. But marine life can bounce back. Next year, the EU will unveil its #OceanAct. It could be a game-changer, delivering legally binding protection for #OurOcean. 💙Hit like if you want binding action to protect and restore our ocean.

I spy a sea turtle, a jellyfish, some seagrass and a whole lot of sprat! #EUOceanWeek is just around the corner! Check out what's on the cards and hit repost if you have some ocean and #biodiversity lovers in your community! 🌊https://www.oceanweek.eu/

🌊 Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows are vital for climate and #biodiversity, yet threatened by anchoring. 🌊 During #OceanWeek (13–19 October), let’s act to protect our #BlueForests! 📘 Report: www.wwfmmi.org/what_we_do/b... 🌍 www.oceanweek.eu

🏆 The countdown has begun! In November, the Society4Med Award – 2nd Edition will celebrate two initiatives leading the way in protecting our ocean and waters. WWF Mediterranean proudly supports #BlueMissionMed 🌊💙 Stay tuned for the awards ceremony!

🦈WWF Mediterranen, WWF North Africa, SPA/RAC, Plan Bleu & GFCM concluded a 3-day workshop on #shark and #ray conservation in the Mediterranean. With support from Shark Conservation Fund & UNEP MAP, partners explored joint solutions to balance #conservation & coastal livelihoods. 🌊

🦈🌊 The sub-regional #shark & #ray workshop continues in Tunis, co-organized by WWF Mediterranean, WWF North Africa, Plan Bleu, SPA/RAC, GFCM, with support from SCF & UNEP/MAP. Focus on legal tools, action plans & socio-economic challenges to balance #conservation & livelihoods across the region.

📢 Day 1 in Tunis! 🌊 WWF Mediterranean, WWF North Africa, PlanBleu & SPA/RAC launched a regional workshop on #shark and #ray #conservation. 👉 We shared inspiring initiatives: 🇹🇳 Sharks in Gabes (Tunisia) 🇱🇾 Angel Shark Project (Libya) 🗓️ More exchanges and ideas to come in the next two days!

🌊 The Society4Med Award – 2nd Edition is underway! 📅 SAVE THE DATE: The deadline for submissions has been extended to 30/9. WWF Mediterranean supports #BlueMissionMed 💙 🔗 bluemissionmed.eu/second-editi...

🌊 Generations by the sea face a silent enemy: ghost gear. 🎣 Small-scale fisheries are stepping up with courage. 🤝 NETTAG+ & WWF join Sicilian communities for a more sustainable future.

Coastal communities in the #Mediterranean face challenges but hold the keys to #resilience. In #Salento, #WWFMediterranean links marine protection, sustainable fishing & inclusion. 🌊💙 Read more: www.mondoemediterraneo.eu/with-wwf-med...

🦈 #Sharks and rays in the Mediterranean are under threat, but knowledge about their lives and migration routes is still scarce. #TSharks brings together scientists, NGOs, fisheries authorities and local communities, including fishers, to close this gap. 🔎 Explore the platform: tshark.it/map/

Meet Chad Hooper, CEO of @Succorfish, and Domenico Mendolia, Sicilian fisher, introducing how the NETTAG+ Surface Location Unit works. #MarineInnovation #WWFMediterranean #GhostGear

Meet Domenico Mendolia, small-scale fisher in Portorosa, Sicily, and Sandra Ramos from CIIMAR, Portugal and NETTAG+ project Coordinator, as they explain how ghost gear harms both the environment and local economies. #MarineInnovation #WWFMediterranean #GhostGear

The #NETTAG project offers effective solutions to combat #GhostGear. Now, we need policymakers, fishers, and companies to work with us to implement these tools and protect our seas. #StefaniaCampogianni #WWFMediterranean #MarineInnovation #GhostGearSolutions #BlueEconomy #NETTAG

Meet Alfredo Martins, Research Coordinator in Robotics from INESC TEC, introducing how the IRIS robot from the NETTAG+ project works, and how it can support fishers and port authorities to locate and retrieve ghost gear.

Meet Jeff Neasham, Professor of Acoustic Signal Processing at Newcastle University, and Stefania Campogianni, WWF Mediterranean, introducing the #NETTAG solutions against #ghostgear.

From acoustic tags to GPS tracking, #NETTAG brings tech & fishers together to recover ghost gear across the Med. 📽️ Discover how pilot actions are turning into scalable solutions: #MarineInnovation #WWFMediterranean #GhostGear

🔥 Wildfires in Europe are growing deadlier—but they’re not inevitable. They're driven by land neglect, poor planning & climate inaction. We need prevention, nature-based solutions & community action. Let’s protect people & nature. More: www.wwf.eu?18776266/Fro... #WWF #Megafires #WWFMediterranean

Fishers are the guardians of the sea. In Liguria, WWF and @Enaleia work with 200 fishers to build a recycling system for dismissed nets. 📽️ youtube.com/shorts/Ynjan... more at wwfmmi.org. #FishingForTheFuture #GhostGear #WWF

#GhostGear is more than a project. It’s a shared mission. @wwfitalia.bsky.social, #Enaleia and local fishers are uniting to detect, retrieve & transform marine litter across the Med. Learn more: wwfmmi.org #WWFMediterranean #BlueEconomy #FishingForTheFuture

🌊 One sea. Many voices. One goal: empowering women in Mediterranean fisheries. At the first Women Together in Fisheries retreat, 40+ women from 8 countries built trust and visibility to shift from the margins to the centre of decision-making. #WWFMediterranean #WomenInFisheries

@wwfitalia.bsky.social is in Spadafora, Sicily, for two days of events with fishers and local communities as part of the EU NETTAG+ project. Activities include litter monitoring, clean-ups, and workshops to raise awareness on plastic pollution and ghost gear to help protect marine ecosystems.

Sharks are disappearing from the Mediterranean. WWF’s new site shows why that matters, and what we can still save. 🌐 wwfmmi.org #SharkAwarenessDay

The Med has lost 96% of its big sharks. They're not monsters—they’re guardians. We need them for fisheries, balance, and even carbon storage. Sharks are hope. Learn more: www.wwfmmi.org 🦈🌊 #SharkAwarenessDay

🌊 On #MediterraneanSeaDay, we celebrate a sea that gives life, but is now boiling. July 2025 is seeing +5°C anomalies, a stark sign of the #ClimateCrisis. Marine life is at risk. It's time to act: cut emissions, protect habitats, turn the tide. #WWF #ProtectOurSea #ActForNature

Lost fishing gear is deadly for marine life. The new GhostNetZero app by @wwf.de lets fishers, divers and authorities report ghost nets in real time. More data means better cleanups and safer seas. 🌊 Download the app & help us fight ghost gear: ghostnetzero.ai #WWFMediterranean #GhostNetZero

🌍 Geopolitica, guerre ibride e crisi climatica: quali sfide e opportunità per il Mediterraneo? Se n’è parlato oggi a Roma durante l’incontro promosso da WWF Mediterraneo e ospitato da FNSI, con esperti e giornalisti per riflettere su informazione, scienza e diplomazia.

🇮🇹 Crisi geopolitiche, guerre ibride e cambiamenti climatici rendono il Mediterraneo un’area chiave del mondo. #WWFMediterraneo promuove un incontro (20/06, Roma) per riflettere su informazione, scienza e diplomazia. Evento gratuito con crediti per giornalisti, ospitato da #FNSI.

They’ve crossed oceans for 100 million years. Now, they need us. WWF maps new Blue Corridors to protect sea turtles on their epic journeys. 📊 Infographic + report → bit.ly/WWFBlueCorri... #WorldTurtleDay

A new chapter for the Pelagos Sanctuary: the #PelagosConsortium launches at UNOC3 with 13 partners, including # WWFMediterranean. Together, we’re building a safer future for whales and dolphins in the Med! 🐋💙

🐟 Small-scale fisheries matter. Today at #UNOC2025, we explored how to support & modernize them—sustainably 🌿 and inclusively 🤝. #WWFMediterranean #OceanAction

🤝 Co-management is how we fix fisheries with fishers Catalonia made it law. Patti and Telašćica made it work through trust. #WWF is helping scale this model across the Mediterranean. #cofisheries #sharedseas #WWFMediterranean

🦈 Today, we launched the Global Coalition to Halt the Extinction of Sharks and Rays! With over 35% of species at risk, urgent and inclusive action is needed to protect ocean health, food security, and coastal communities. #SharksAndRays #WWFMediterranean #OceanConservation

Just launched: “De-polluting the Mediterranean” 🌍 A bold roadmap from WWF & BlueMissionMed with actions across 7 key sectors to clean up our sea. It’s time to act — before it’s too late. #Mediterranean2030 #BlueMission