Black Ocean Citizens

📣 Open call to understand experiences of racism for people of colour working/studying in UK marine, coastal and fisheries.

Take part here 👉
www.surveymonkey.com/r/VHCSM28

Please share with your networks
#Ocean #OceanJustice #MarineScience #Fishing #Renewable #Offshorewind #Marine #Restoration

Graphic with two parts. Panel 1 is a map of the Bering sea, showing that the cold pool was much smaller between June and August of 2018 and 2019 than it was on average during the summer from 1993 to 2013. The map also shows the area of an annual survey of the snow crab population, which intersects partially with the cold pool. Panel 2 shows two line graphs comparing the average cold pool area with the snow crab population from 1992 to the early 2020s. The cold pool area dropped to its lowest point in summer 2018, and the snow crab population plummeted the following year.

Warmer waters in the Bering Sea caused snow crabs to crash. Now, scientists are racing to predict the future of the lucrative fishery.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/4hrUVwG

‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30

Doesn’t matter what the evidence states, the powers and funding models of key decision making organisations remain unchanged.

Environmental racism persists.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Russia arrests Ukrainian biologist for backing curbs on Antarctic krill fishing ‘Trumped-up’ charges spark diplomatic row as scientists express fears for health of 70-year-old Leonid Pshenichnov

"Politicians have managed to instill suspicion of all intellectual efforts into the public by dangling before their eyes a danger from without…proceeding to suppress the freedom of teaching and to deprive of their positions all those who do not prove submissive…”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Whale and dolphin migrations are being disrupted by climate change Marine mammals are being forced into new and more dangerous waters, scientists warn.

Climate change is disrupting migratory routes and reshaping critical habitats across the planet.

arstechnica.com/science/2025...

📢 On 25 October, at the margins of #SBSTTA27, Swedbio and partners will showcase the work of diverse actors advancing #HRBA for Biodiversity and Climate!

The event will launch the HRBA Dialogue report & the HRBA Community of Practice on PANORAMA Solutions!

Join us!
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The festival of lights is truly a magical time 🪔

Let’s take inspiration from Diwali’s central message of light and hope.

Happy Diwali to all those celebrating in London and around the world.

Landmark High Seas Treaty marks new era of global ocean protection The Historic High Seas Treaty officially takes effect January 17, 2026, after 60 countries ratified the agreement.

The #HighSeasTreaty comes at a crucial moment as our ocean faces growing threats like #ClimateChange and #Overfishing.

As its entry into force approaches, the real test will be in countries turning commitments into real protective action.

Read more via @earthdotcom.bsky.social

🚨 Launched: State of Wildfires Report 2024-25

The Americas felt the harsh reality of what it means to live on a more fire-prone planet, with extreme #wildfire episodes made 2-3 times more likely by #climate change.

🔥 Full details via our brand new website: stateofwildfires.com/latest-report/

This Texas Town Is an Energy Powerhouse. It’s Running Out of Water. — The Wall Street Journal Severe drought has Corpus Christi scrambling to meet growing demand from companies like Exxon and Tesla

Corpus Christi lured industry with “cheap energy and abundant water.” Now both are running out. The myth of infinite resources always ends in the same place: drought, denial, and disbelief.
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Want to make Antarctic science heard?
Applications are now open for Ice Narratives, a fellowship translating Antarctic research into policy-relevant multimedia.

Three early career researchers will receive USD 750.
📝 Apply by 30 November 2025:
scar.org/scar-news/ic...

@polarsecco.bsky.social

Environmental defenders are being killed for protecting our future – the law needs to catch up
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BREAKING: Brexit has done nothing to stop the sharp decline in UK fish populations.

Politicians have consistently set catch limits too high and allowed international trawlers to plunder our seas.

So much for putting our coastal communities first.

Fishermen in Trinidad and Tobago fear for their lives and jobs after US strikes in the Caribbean Fishermen in Trinidad and Tobago are fearing that a U.S. military strike in the Caribbean could kill them and their livelihoods.

apnews.com/article/trin... in Trinidad and Tobago fear for their lives and jobs after US strikes in the Caribbean

Co-Production of Knowledge in Action: Emancipatory Strategies for Urban Equality This open-access book examines the emancipatory potential of knowledge co-production for more equal cities, drawing on experiences from Africa, Asia and Latin America. Published by UCL Press.

Co-production has limits, and can serve to reproduce power structures if emptied of its political, transformatory intent, but we must understand its emancipatory potential as an incremental strategy that has the power to transform urban planning practices. www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub...

On October 3rd, I’m asking you to register to vote.

zohranfornyc.com/register

Louisiana's $3B power upgrade for Meta project raises questions about who should foot the bill Meta is racing to construct its largest data center yet, a $10 billion facility in northeast Louisiana as big as 70 football fields and requiring more than twice the electricity of New Orleans.

Meta is building a $10B data center in rural Louisiana that will use more daily power than New Orleans in peak summer, to be powered by 3 new gas plants. It's unclear how much Meta will pay toward gas plants, raising concerns that residents could bear the cost through higher utility bills.

📣 Open call to understand experiences of racism for people of colour working/studying in UK marine, coastal and fisheries.

Take part here 👉
www.surveymonkey.com/r/VHCSM28

Please share with your networks
#Ocean #OceanJustice #MarineScience #Fishing #Renewable #Offshorewind #Marine #Restoration

Gender Based Violence in fisheries in the Pacific Islands region:

(1) industrial fisheries; 
(2) “sex for fish” and sex trafficking;
(3) child labour; 
(4) fish factories and canneries; 
(5) seafood marketplaces; and 
(6) monitoring, control and surveillance officers.

www.spc.int/digitallibra...

Conservationists fight to save Nigeria's sea turtles from pollution and poachers Plastic pollution, discarded fishing nets and coastal development are taking a heavy toll on Nigeria's sea turtles, say conservationists battling to save them.

Plastic pollution, discarded fishing nets and coastal development are taking a heavy toll on Nigeria's sea turtles.

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

MPs express shock after alleged racially motivated rape of Sikh woman West Midlands detectives are looking for two white male suspects after incident involving 20-year-old in Oldbury

CW: Rape

Reporting this absolutely horrific story as an ‘isolated incident’ in the same week we’re seeing such extensive coverage of far-right rallies is doing far more than not connecting the dots.

Meanwhile, I hope this woman finds justice and peace.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Cooperativa de Mujeres Artesanas del Gran Chaco (COMAR) – Equator Initiative Please accept cookies to access this…

From Argentina’s Gran Chaco, 2,600 Indigenous women artisans are proving how culture and conservation go hand in hand, transforming ancestral crafts into sustainable livelihoods. ✨ 

Read the story of the 2025 #EquatorPrize winner. 👇
www.equatorinitiative.org/2025/07/31/c...

Flags are being weaponised.

The real issue is zero sum mentality. The £10/wk earmarked for heating or eating was initially fought over by low income communities. Now dwindling resource means these communities are uniting against refugees and asylum seekers. The £10/wk has more ground the cover.

The Rural Racism Project: Towards an Inclusive Countryside | The Centre for Hate Studies | University of Leicester The Centre for Hate Studies at the University of Leicester was awarded funding from the Leverhulme Trust to lead a major new study entitled The Rural Racism Project: Towards an Inclusive Countryside (...

The Rural Racism Project, led by the Centre for Hate Studies launches its findings. The nationwide study represents one of the most comprehensive investigations to date into the lived experiences of racially minoritised communities in rural and semi-rural areas of the UK

👉 le.ac.uk/hate-studies...

‘Communities already have the solutions’: why I advocate for Indigenous knowledge Environmental scientist and global advocate Jessica Hernandez works to secure women’s rights and to integrate Indigenous science into environmental policy.

Environmental scientist and global advocate Jessica Hernandez works to secure women’s rights and to integrate Indigenous science into environmental policy

go.nature.com/3VBRtp5

Decolonize scientific institutions, don’t just diversify them Indigenous scholars set out eight steps to stop marginalization in academia and to enable a shared Indigenous agenda in science.

Decolonize scientific institutions, don’t just diversify them.

Indigenous scholars set out eight steps to stop marginalization in academia and to enable a shared Indigenous agenda in science.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Recent evidence on the effectiveness of European protected areas for species conservation in the face of climate change - Biodiversity and Conservation A dominant conservation strategy to safeguard the natural environment and biodiversity is the creation of protected areas (PAs) at international, regional, and national scales. To date, such PAs have ...

New review: Recent evidence on the effectiveness of European protected areas for species conservation in the face of climate change 🧪🌍

Read on for summary highlights and find the full paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

How climate change is making Europe’s fish move to new waters Our modelling of European fish species shows a patchwork of winners and losers as sea temperatures rise.

Pollack? How low can you go?

Insightful article about how climate change is leading to fish migrating to new waters (conversations about migrating fish appear much more socially acceptable than migrating people right now).

theconversation.com/how-climate-...

The health risks from climate change that almost no one talks about Rising temperatures are rewriting the earliest stages of life.

Climate change reshapes reproductive health — from conception to birth.

Now, in a new collab with our friends at @grist.org, new data show how heat, poor air and floods are rewriting the earliest stages of life.

@zteirstein.bsky.social at @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4578...

Civil service interns must all be working class, government says - BBC News Internships will only go to students from poorer families in a push to make Whitehall more working class.

While the civil service sits at the heart of decision making impacting the lives of millions, it sadly is not reflective of wider society.

The civil service is dominated by privilege, and people of colour sit at the bottom of the hierarchy without meaningful jobs.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...