Legal challenge to neocolonial removal of local community access, i.e. expropriation, to some of Jamaica's beaches for tourism resorts. This is what fighting for local community land rights, justice and equity looks like in reality. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...

Growing recognition of how Pinker's analyses are simplistic & flawed, providing a pseudoscience intellectual basis for rich & powerful & helping to justify inequality. The #DawnOfEverything @davidwengrow.bsky.social also provides a major critique of the simplistic linear thinking that Pinker pedals

It's been a pleasure to help guide Jian Chen on his excellent PhD research journey towards a deep understanding of the #CoevolutionaryGovernance of MPAs in China, many congratulations, Jian! tinyurl.com/ucl-jian

New paper on the social learning of bubble net feeding by humpbacks in British Columbia, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B 🐋 royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... #marmam @bcwhales.bsky.social @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @lrendell.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social [1/5]

Pleasure to participate in the Inshore and Small Scale Fisheries Consortium workshop in Newcastle to co-design a priority action plan to maintain thriving and sustainable inshore fishing businesses and livelihoods @sussexifca.bsky.social

Clear analysis and briefing on why a transition to net zero makes economic, societal and environmental sense and can provide benefits for all, as well as averting disasterous (and extremely costly) climate collapse, www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdVi...

Applying this insight in a HE context: "a process of ‘socially organized denial’ currently exists within unis, leading academics to experience a state of ‘double reality’ that inhibits feelings of accountability & agency, & this is self-reenforcing through the production of ‘pluralistic ignorance'

We have quietly reached the #GlobalTippingPoint where #OceanWarming through #ClimateChange is leading to such regular & widescale #CoralBleaching that #CoralReef ecosystems around the world finally collapse. icriforum.org/gtp-2025/

'Self-termination is most likely' through the multiple collapse of societal and ecological systems, along with the last desperate efforts of the goliath global elites to retain power and control..... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🌏 'Nature-led and science-based.' We believe that our seabed's recovery should be a natural one; allowing it a chance to REWILD in balance with the environmental conditions of that area and without human intervention/active restoration, will result in a more robust and resilient ecosystem recovery.

Pleased to be attending and presenting on #MPAGovernance at the #MPAinMSP conference in beautiful #Bodo. I'm listening intently but the view from the conference room is beautiful....

Bottom trawling continues to destroy vulnerable marine ecosystems. 95+ scientists have signed a letter calling on States & @UN to fully implement existing commitments to protect seamounts from destructive fishing practices. Are you a scientist? Add your name ⬇️ @oceanipso.bsky.social

UK Government confirms that sandeel ban in English waters will remain. Good news confirming sandeel fishing ban will remain in place now that UK has determined that this is consistent with principle of proportionality, following a recent Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling www.cmscoms.com?p=44521

The reality rather than the optimistic but unrealistic spin..

A reminder that dotted lines on a map do not prevent ocean acidification or rising sea temperatures. Australia’s marine parks are being destroyed by policies that promote more fossil fuel pollution until 2070. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We're meeting today to kick off our new NERC-funded project on the 'Impacts of bottom trawling on seabed carbon storage'. It's a consortium project to establish how the disturbance associated with bottom trawling modifies C storage, cycling and air/sea CO2 fluxes. gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref...

#TheBottomLine #BanBottomTrawling #MPAs #WorldOceanDay #UNOC2025 @oceana.bsky.social @bluemarinef.bsky.social

observer.co.uk/news/oceans/... This 'new policy' looks like a re-announcement of a policy initiative first announced over 10 years ago? "Stage 3 covers the remaining impacts of fishing on the 41 MPAs with seabed features not already covered in Stage 1 or Stage 2" www.gov.uk/government/c...

More than a national scandal, it's verging on corruption by senior civil servants who have allowed Regulatory Capture by big fishing trade bodies. Time for a full independent Inquiry. Happy to provide reams of evidence. @johnswinney.bsky.social @mairigougeon.bsky.social www.itv.com/news/2025-05...

Heartbreaking and terrifying www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Fact-check: It is not demographically possible to regrow billions of dead adult corals from teaspoons of frozen sperm. “Eggs contain too much water and fat to be frozen without damage” iol.co.za/ios/world/20...

Today we welcome the release of the Environmental Audit Committee’s (EAC) report on how the UK Government manages our marine environment. Ahead of the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, the report makes it clear that protecting the marine environment is essential.

Another concerning consequence of human activities on our oceans....

Stop clutching at distracting tokenistic straws that are perversely intended to lull people into a false sense of security and accept that tropical coral reefs only have a future if we rapidly transition towards decarbonising our economies and lifestyles

Another claimed #carboncapture scheme that is being sold as credits to justify #businessasusual but won't work

📣 New report and film Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and overfishing in Senegal are devastating fish populations and coastal communities, leading to increased forced migration to Europe across the world’s most deadly migration route. Hear their stories 🎬

This rant certainly puts things into perspective

11 years ago today @richardlochhead.bsky.social called a Clyde Fishery/Ecosystem Summit. 97% of delegated agreed fisheries measures were needed to recover the fishery. BUT THE 3% who were content with the Prawn status quo prevailed. @mairigougeon.bsky.social

#climatecrisis has tripled length of deadly ocean heatwaves, study reveals - Hotter seas supercharge storms and destroy critical ecosystems such as kelp forests and coral reefs Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

@uclgeography.bsky.social is seeking a lecturer in Environmental Governance.... Come and work with the 4th best Geography department at the 4th best university in the world..... tinyurl.com/ucl-eg

Speaking now at #KelpSummit2025 is Dr George Balchin @Sussex IFCA presents on the pioneering Sussex Nearshore Trawling Byelaw. #SKRP #Kelp #HelpOurKelp #SussexKelp #AttenboroughCentre #sussex_ifca #zsl #qmul #bluemarinefoundation #sussexwildlifetrust #bigwavetv #sussexunderwater

It would be funny if it wasn't a plot that many people actually believe....

I stand with Greenpeace ✊🌍 What a total injustice. Big Oil deploying bullying litigation tactics to silence environmental activists. A jury made up of multiple individuals linked to the oil industry. A complete sham & set up.

Coral reefs in #Ningaloo Marine Park are bleaching badly again, just 3 years after the last bleaching. These events will slowly degrade the reefs, leading to their demise www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The UK Government went against scientific advice when it set maximum fishing quotas for 2024. @Bluemarinef.bsky.social is bringing legal action against Defra, saying it acted contrary to its commitments to protect the UK’s marine environment 👏 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

Crowds are massive in Silver Spring, Maryland…the home of NOAA. People chanting, “Save NOAA Now!” and “We will not weather the storm.” Make your voices heard and keep it up. #NOAA #NWS Severe Weather is on its Way. And so is hurricane season. 🌀 🧪

. You should DEFINITELY NOT go to this site & mess with this DOGE survey by the Heritage Foundation. Definitely do NOT put fake information where they ask for your personal details. That would fuck up all their shit, man. These people are doing SERIOUS WORK. secured.heritage.org/the-heritage...

Kelp forests used to be abundant in Sussex-in the early 1980s dense kelp forests were prolific in Sussex waters. By 2019 only 4% of kelp forests remained, destroyed by trawling (and the great storm of 1987). SKRP works to recover our lost kelp forests and marine habitats. 📸David Nicholls of Worthing

🌊🎶 New GeoTunes Playlist: On Oceans and Seas 🎧 Listen to Emeritus Professor Peter Jones's maritime-inspired playlist capturing the rhythm of the waves with tracks from Django Reinhardt, The Congos, Lianne La Havas, and more: tinyurl.com/ucl-geotunes #GeoTunes #MusicAndGeography #UCLGeography

Worth reading as a caution against enthusiastic claims about the benefits of seaweed farming, needs careful management.... @theconversationuk.bsky.social @boardshortsben.bsky.social @projectseagrass.bsky.social theconversation.com/expanding-se...

I love how Trump, Vance and Musk style themselves defenders of free speech, while simultaneously banning government agencies from mentioning climate change or diversity (inc biodiversity!), equity and inclusion, or even possessing maps which show the Gulf of Mexico. Torquemadas the lot of them.

More evidence of 'beyond boundary' propagule export benefits from marine reserves

This is the most stunning footage of bluefin tuna off the UK! youtu.be/Oy7Uk8QfaV0?...

[email protected] is spot-on I have voted Labour all my life, as did my parents and grandparents before me, but I will NEVER vote for it again while these ignorant fools are in charge There must be a leadership challenge before '29 or risk PM Farage www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Congrats @reefjav.bsky.social on a beast of a paper showing that coral composition, not cover, drives reef fish assemblage change over space & time. 28yrs of #AIMS data over entire #GBR www.nature.com/articles/s41... Not bad for 1st paper of PhD 🤯 @lec-reefs.bsky.social @nickajgraham.bsky.social

Great Barrier Reef fish reveal that large-scale macroecological patterns have changed significantly 🐟🐠 We found that changes in latitudinal diversity gradient & rising species turnover were strongly correlated with shifts in coral composition Out now in Nature Comms www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Big paper drop by @reefjav.bsky.social ! Reef fish communities are undergoing substantial change on the Great Barrier Reef, with latitude and through time. Changing coral composition, not simply coral cover, a major driver. @lec-reefs.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The #stopdumpingonourreef demo had spectacular weather & a super turnout with Sussex Underwater & @sussexwildlife.bsky.social Coverage from BBC South East Today at 6:30pm. It’s time to move Brighton Marina’s dump zone away from our #MarineConservationZone.

Good to see The Office for Environmental Protection fulfilling its scrutiny role, this time on the suspected failure to achieve and report on Good Environmental Status of the UK's marine waters by 2020 www.theoep.org.uk/investigatio...

Still hope for coral reefs. Using 28-years of data in Seychelles, we find reefs recovering 4-5 years faster from the 2016 bleaching event, than they did after 1998. Also, a reef that had regime-shifted to macroalgae for over 15 years, is recovering to coral. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...