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A historic moment for small-scale fishers in Ghana - Blue Ventures The parliament of Ghana has passed the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2025, to enhance effective regulation of these sectors.

A historic victory for Ghana's coastal communities - Ghana's Parliament has passed the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill 2025! 💪

The Bill extends the country's Inshore Exclusion Zone (#IEZ) from 6 to 12 nautical miles, prohibiting industrial fishing across territorial seas.

More via: bit.ly/3IBs9N1

23.07.2025 15:32 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Small-scale fishers in Timor-Leste are adapting to climate change and leading with solutions 💪

✅ 1,642 hectares of new marine protected areas
✅ 30,000 mangrove seedlings planted
✅ Women-led monitoring groups established

Community-led conservation works: bit.ly/4kV519F

#BlueVentures #TimorLeste

21.07.2025 17:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Parliament approves Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill The Parliament of Ghana has unanimously approved the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2025, following its third reading in the House on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: The Parliament of Ghana has unanimously approved the Fisheries & Aquaculture Bill, 2025!

The legislation upholds recent commitment from Ghana to extend the country’s Inshore Exclusive Zone (IEZ) from 6 to 12 nautical miles.

More on the story from Ghana Web here: bit.ly/3U7E3AN

18.07.2025 14:58 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A partnership for shoreline resilience in Timor-Leste - Blue Ventures Blue Ventures and the Kiwa Initiative are ontributing to coastal resilience in the face of a rapidly changing climate by establishing Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMAs), strengthening community fina...

📢 "This decision isn't just about today, but it's for the future, for our children."

Sr. Caetano da Cunha, Tara Bandu coordinator in Timor-Leste.

When coastal communities lead marine conservation, they create solutions that last generations: blueventures.org/shoreline-resilience-timor-leste/

16.07.2025 14:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The ocean's future depends on coastal communities.

225 million people in 85,000 tropical coastal communities face climate breakdown, ecological collapse & industrial fishing pressure.

But they're not just passive witnesses; they’re the solution.

Find out more about our work via: blueventures.org

14.07.2025 16:08 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Great news for mangroves in Assassins Bay, Madagascar! 🌿

Mangrove cover is growing at 1.08% yearly since 2018's Tahiry Honko project began (bit.ly/3Imlt54), reversing a 4.12% decline.

The project is now seen as an inspiring model for community-based conservation, both in Madagascar and beyond 💪

10.07.2025 17:14 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

Video of seagrass devastation cut from David Attenborough documentary Film-makers decided a clip of bottom-trawling fishing boats ripping up seagrass from Sir David Attenborough’s film Ocean was ‘too harsh’ for the public

Footage of seagrass being ripped up by bottom trawlers in Sir David Attenborough’s ‘Ocean’ deemed ‘too harsh’ for the public to see: bit.ly/3TpZk8r

Alongside the #TransformingBottomTrawling Coalition, we're defending these vital marine ecosystems: bit.ly/4kvaHGV

#BlueVentures #MarineConservation

08.07.2025 12:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Our vision is of empowered coastal communities who are not just participating in conservation, but leading it.

A global movement of fishers, community leaders, and partner organisations that lead a new model of stewardship and sustainability.

Thriving Fishers, Thriving Oceans: blueventures.org

07.07.2025 16:39 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Reuniting Intercontinental Shores across Nusantara and Andavadoaka - Blue Ventures - Photo Stories More than a thousand years ago, seafarers from Nusantara, the ancient name for Southeast Asia’s archipelago, navigated the vast Indian Ocean to reach Madagascar in search of trade. This year, the hist...

Twelve ocean champions from Indonesia and the Philippines have completed their journey to Madagascar, following ancient trade routes.

Despite vast distances, coastal communities worldwide face the same challenges - and share the same solutions.

More via: explore.blueventures.org/reuniting-in...

04.07.2025 16:17 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0