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🦈 Over 1/3 of shark & ray species are at risk of extinction.
On June 11, we’re launching a global coalition to stop it.
Meet us at Auditorium Nautilus - La Baleine Green Zone #UNOC2025, Nice.
It’s time to fight back for ocean life. #SharksAndRays #WWFMediterranean

Ocean leadership: Can the European Union influence the global shark meat trade? The global shark meat trade entails diverse and tangled challenges, spanning from issues surrounding traceability and sustainability to its internatio…

New #sharkscience
We dig into the shark meat trade data, and the EU plays a significant role.
#sharkconservation #sharktrade

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A large shark swims through a deep blue ocean background, facing the viewer from the right side. Overlaid text summarizes key aspects of the global shark trade: “Shark fin trade is centralized around Asia. Shark meat trade is broader and more complex. Europe and Latin America act as major redistribution hubs.” The composition contrasts the shark’s form with the clean, bold typography to highlight trade imbalances and geopolitical roles.

Our latest #sharkscience paper maps the global shark product network—and the EU’s central, complex role in it.

Read in #MarinePolicy
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Lee el artículo completo aquí:
“Ocean leadership: Can the European Union influence the global shark meat trade?”
#MarinePolicy 2025

doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

#Conservación #UE #España

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🦭 Once nearly extinct, the Mediterranean monk seal is making a comeback thanks to NGOs, scientists, governments & locals. But recovery brings new challenges: fishery conflicts & habitat loss. 🌊
✅ Fair compensation & protected areas are key to lasting coexistence. 💙 #WWFMed #EndangeredSpeciesDay

🐟 The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission adopted 14 proposals at its recent meeting, with new harvest strategies and management procedures for several key species.

🦈 Good news for sharks, too - new benchmarks for bycatch management and species protection in tuna RFMOs.

www.wwf-swio.org/latest/press...

Visual of a rip current using a harmless green dye. Credit: NOAA’s National Ocean Service.

Spring Break season is here!

Planning a beach getaway? Brush up on potentially life-saving rip current safety tips in this video:

oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ripcurrent.html

Spain ratified the BBNJ treaty today! 🌊🐟🐠🐙🐬🐳
More countries will hopefully follow between now and June! Let‘s go!!

Useful examples of unintended and overlooked consequences of exclusionary marine conservation illustrated in new "ICES Journal of Marine Science" paper by Lopes et al academic.oup.com/icesjms/adva... @icesmarine.bsky.social

Human well-being outcomes of large-scale marine protected areas Large-scale marine protected areas (LSMPAs, >100,000 km2) account for over half of the global ocean under protection, yet little is known about their …

What are the social impacts of large-scale marine protected areas? We reviewed the evidence in this paper.

Better management of the social impacts of marine protected areas can lead to more equitable & effective outcomes.

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YouTube video by WWF España 🐼 Salva los océanos - COP29 - WWF

🌊 El #océano está al límite

Ha absorbido décadas de impactos de combustibles fósiles, pero las olas de calor marinas rompen récords 🌡️

De corales blanqueados a tormentas intensas, nuestro planeta azul y su futuro están en peligro 🌎💔

Es hora de actuar - #COP29
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How can we protect biodiversity-rich marine areas in the High Seas?

Introducing the 🆕 High Seas MPA Accelerator–a new initiative to design high-quality & effectively managed High Seas #MPAs, including our 8 priority sites, to ultimately reach the #30x30 goal.
highseasalliance.org/2024/10/24/h...

multicolor hummingbird bobtail squid - cuttlefish during a night dive

Hummingbird bobtail squid in Lombok, Indonesia
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #turtles #scuba #giliair #gilimeno #pets #ocean #sealife #marinelife #cuttlefish #squid #diver #padi #reef

Why Canada’s decision to lift a ban on cod fishing in Newfoundland after 32 years is so controversial – podcast Fisheries scientist Tyler Eddy explains the history of the North Atlantic cod moratorium, and why it was lifted in 2024. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Why Canada’s decision to lift a ban on cod fishing in Newfoundland after 32 years is so controversial – podcast https://buff.ly/4fNLpC3 🧪🌎🦑🐠

Repurpose harmful fisheries subsidies to alleviate poverty As WTO talks to limit these subsidies falter, another route could reap environmental and human benefits

Repurpose harmful #fisheries #subsidies to alleviate poverty. As @WTO talks to limit these subsidies falter, another route could reap environmental and human benefits, write @ubcoceans.bsky.social's Dr. #LouiseTeh and Dr #RashidSumaila chinadialogueocean.net/en/fisheries...

The ocean has now broken temperature records every day for more than a year. Last month, the average global sea surface temperature reached a new monthly high of 21.07 degrees Celsius, or 69.93 degrees Fahrenheit, according to new research. nyti.ms/3VPnfk1

The people hunger for blogs: what you read on Southern Fried Science in February It’s hard to overstate just how huge February was for us here at Southern Fried Science. When we did our soft relaunch this January, we expected visitor numbers to be flat for quite a while. …

The people hunger for blogs: what you read on Southern Fried Science in February

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An image of the cover of the Invasive Alien Species Report. Overlay text reads: “Assessment Report on Invasive Aline Species. Full laid-out report in English available now.”

OUT NOW: The laid-out version of the FULL
@ipbes.bsky.social #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report. 🌏🧪

Do you want to know more about status and trends of biological invasions around the world? Access the full report in English: www.ipbes.net/ias

🆘Jede fünfte(!) wandernde Art ist akut im Bestand bedroht - also z.B. Zugvögel, Wale, Meeresschildkröten, aber auch Elefanten.
Wir stehen an einem kritischen Punkt, belegt ein neuer UN-Bericht: www.cms.int/en/news/land...
Was hilft? Mehr grenzüberschreitende Schutzmaßnahmen! ⤵️

Piktogramme zu verschiedenen Auswirkungen. Sie symbolisieren folgende Effekte: Europa: bis zu 30 Grad Temperatursturz Globale Wetterextreme und Temperaturschwankungen Meeresspiegelanstieg um bis zu 1 Meter Erwärmung verstärkt sich in südlichen Breitengraden Umkehrung der Regen- und Trockenzeiten im Amazonasgebiet keine realistischen Anpassungsmaßnahmen mehr möglich

Landet mehr kaltes Süßwasser im Nordatlantik, kommt der Wasseraustausch durcheinander und damit das Klima. Können wir etwas dagegen tun? Ja! #Klimaschutz muss endlich höchste Priorität haben! Wir brauchen viel mehr erneuerbare Energien.
Lest hier die Studie nach: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Joined side event at #GFCM #FishForum2024. Ioannis Giovos @isea talking about working with fishers to fill data gaps & support implementation of legislation #WWF_Med #theSharkTrust #IUCNSSG #Sharks #Mediterranean