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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Coastal communities are doing the work that global conservation targets depend on; yet their right to remain on the land from which they access the sea is routinely insecure. 🔗 As #ClimateWeekNYC draws to a close, read more from our Global Head of Secure Rights via: bit.ly/3VzZ4b3
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Strengthening small-scale fisheries is one of the most direct and undervalued routes to food security. Our work focuses on making nutritious fish more available at the community level, ensuring women have equal access to fish and decision-making across the value chain: bit.ly/4h8TXab
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
📢 "Now more than ever, we need to come together and unite our efforts without being divided by our differences." - Renato Galeotti, small-scale fisher from Vada, Italy. Read the latest blog from Make Fishing Fair: bit.ly/4roHf9E
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
📢 "Protecting marine ecosystems alone is not enough. Governments, donors and conservation organisations must also invest in the people on the front lines of ocean change." Our Chief Programme Officer, Hoyt Peckham, speaking today via @financialtimes.com: bit.ly/4cRuPSU
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
At SAFET 2026 in Cebu, Philippines, our team joined 300+ fisheries leaders from 21 countries to explore how technology can support sustainable fisheries. During our panel discussion, we shared our insights: data only works when communities have access to their own data, and the capacity to use it.
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
After five years, our Blue Forests programme in West Kalimantan has come to a close. Together with YHB, YPI and coastal communities, 550 km² of mangroves are now under community-led management - and the work now carries on in local hands. @blueactionfund.org
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Our West Africa team was proud to be at the launch of Senegal's national Women & Climate Change campaign last week, hosted by Natural Justice. Real representation means real power over decisions - no climate justice without women's voice in governance. More via: naturaljustice.org
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Natural Justice – Lawyers for Communities and the Environment
Natural Justice works at the intersection of human rights and environmental law. Our vision is the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity.
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
There are over 80,000 coastal communities worldwide, and these are the people who know the ocean best. Our job? We just help clear the path. This is what happens when communities hold the power. This is community-powered change: blueventures.org 📽️ ReWild Africa
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Gina Fiore @marsecgina.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
IUU fishing in marine waters is a growing issues in Kenya, so it's great that NTV interviewed both Nelly and Clay from @blueventures.bsky.social, who are the experts on IUU in the region. youtu.be/jRZRg-KCnjY?...
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Kenya loses an estimated Sh45 billion every year to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🎈🎉 Happy 5th birthday, Transform Bottom Trawling Coalition! bit.ly/4kvaHGV We're proud to work alongside them: a coalition of 150+ organisations across nearly 50 countries, uniting small-scale fisher collectives, coastal communities, and international NGOs under one banner...
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“We remained unrecognised as fishers for years, even when we registered ourselves. But we persist, working to change this.” This month, we've celebrated the Ocean Matriarchs. Separated by the ocean - connected by experience and innovation. When women lead, communities thrive: bit.ly/4fF01qi
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
📢 "If our lives depend on cardboard boxes shipped from abroad for us to eat fish, there is a problem." Diaba Diop (REFEPAS) Alongside the Transform Bottom Trawling Coalition (bit.ly/4kvaHGV), we're backing the call of fishing communities: protect coastal waters for those who depend on them.
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
After months of community-led catch monitoring on the Kenyan coast, the Jomvu Kuu Beach Management Unit (BMU) sat down to review their data. What they found prompted honest conversations about the future of their fishery: bit.ly/4gyVzZg
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Their catch. Their data. Their decisions. - Blue Ventures
In Jomvu Kuu, a fisher community in Kenya, fishers are using catch data to understand what is happening in their fishery and shape what happens next.   Across Africa, declining fish stocks are already...
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Bottom trawling is one of the most destructive forms of fishing on the planet. It strips the seabed, devastates fish populations, and pushes coastal communities to the edge. The Transform Bottom Trawling Coalition is a global movement working to end it: transformbottombottomtrawling.org
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
On Madagascar's northern coast, a small island called Nosy Faly, 'the forbidden island', has built something rare: a community-led fisheries system so robust it draws national attention. Every August, the Mahaloky Festival marks the opening of mackerel season: bit.ly/4wwTJ0Q
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Nosy Faly: The Island where tradition shapes the future - Blue Ventures - Photo Stories
On the northern coast of Madagascar, the island of Nosy Faly, whose name means "forbidden island", has become known far beyond its shores, not for its size or isolation, but for something more endurin...
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Madagascar's Barren Isles sit at the heart of one of the country's most ecologically important marine areas. Today, women are actively involved in mangrove reforestation, community patrols, and fisheries data collection: bit.ly/4wAFpVn 🤝 @blueactionfund.org @greenclimate.fund
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
In Timor-Leste, 30 women volunteers trained in community-based habitat monitoring free dive seagrass beds, take readings from the water surface, and record data that directly informs how their community manages its marine resources. Find out more via: bit.ly/4fF01qi
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
📢 Drawing on more than five decades of fishing experience, this week Kebba Faye delivered a powerful message about the state of Gambia's marine resources during a Sanyang Youth for Environmental Protection and Development (SANYEPD) capacity-building program: bit.ly/45Lmf41
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Veteran fisherman sounds alarm on Gambia’s marine resources - The Point
Drawing on more than five decades of fishing experience since 1968, Faye delivered a powerful message about the state of the nation’s marine resources.   He warned that destructive fishing practices ...
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
📢 "Only a community-led approach can reverse the rapid decline of Ghana's marine resources." Prof. Benjamin Betey Campion, Fisheries Commission Ghana The Small-Scale Fisheries Academy is making that happen, equipping fishers & community leaders to shape the future of their fisheries: bit.ly/4hcGgrg
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Community-led fisheries management key to restoring declining fish stocks — Fisheries Commission
The Executive Director of the Fisheries Commission, Prof Benjamin Betey Campion, has stated that only community-led approach can reverse the rapid decline of the country's marine resources and protect...
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Meet Diaba. Ocean Matriarch, and President of REFEPAS in Senegal. Her role moves between the landing sites and meeting rooms, representing women working across the sector, advocating for their concerns, and for their inclusion in decision-making. Read her full story via: bit.ly/4pXYOxV
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
🤝 When women hold leadership roles in community governance, development is more successful, more relevant, and more equitable. When women are involved in local planning, communities become more resilient. 🔗 Meet the hidden half of small-scale fisheries - the Ocean Matriarchs: bit.ly/4pXYOxV
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The hidden half of small-scale fisheries
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
One in 12 people depends at least partly on small-scale fishing, and nearly half of them are women. Most are invisible in the data, absent from governance, and underrepresented in decision-making. Throughout August, we'll be introducing you to the women leading the charge in their communities...
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“If we close the sea for three months or more, where do we go to fish? How can we provide for our families?” Through community-led data collection and capacity building, the people of Kaibobu, Indonesia, chose to trust in their tradition once again: explore.blueventures.org/preserving-s...
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Preserving Sasi in Maluku - Blue Ventures - Photo Stories
That morning broke the pattern of calm days in Kaibobu village. As the shoreline brightened and the tide receded, doors began to open along the coast. Men and women, old and young, stepped into small ...
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Home to 67 mangrove species, Kubu Raya is one of Indonesia's richest coastal ecosystems, making its long-term stewardship critical for biodiversity and fisheries. 🔗 Find out more about our work here, made possible by the support of @blueactionfund.org: buff.ly/gbnRiYA
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Science works best when it sits directly in the hands of coastal communities. In Assassins Bay, southwestern Madagascar, local managers use accessible mapping tools to track mangrove growth, guide restoration, and adapt their governance. When local leaders hold the data, conservation lasts.
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🌿 Mangroves shelter coastlines, nurse fish populations, and have sustained livelihoods for generations. The power to protect them has always lived in the people who depend on them. 🤝 Our job is to back that power with funding, data, training and advocacy, so local action can drive lasting recovery.
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Behind every data point is a story of local stewardship. Ahead of World Mangrove Day, we’re spotlighting the communities protecting their coastal ecosystems. 72,715 ha of mangroves under community management 1,742,092 people benefiting 1,000 communities leading 128 local partners on the ground
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Mangroves cover just 0.1% of Earth's surface, but for the fishing communities who depend on them, they're everything. Ahead World Mangrove Day, we're celebrating these blue forests and the people protecting them: blueventures.org/respect-these-roots-exploring-the-might-of-mangroves/
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Respect these roots: Exploring the might of mangroves - Blue Ventures
Mangroves are truly magnificent. Making up less than 1% of tropical forests worldwide, some mangroves store six times more carbon than an equal area of Amazonian rainforest.  As green guardians of…
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
182 hectares of mangrove forest has been protected by local regulation in Indonesia, thanks to years of dedicated work 💪 Women building businesses from marine resources, and a village standing on its own as the @blueactionfund.org mentoring programme ends. 🔗 More via:
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Sinergi Warga Desa Medan Mas Menjaga Pesisir dan Menghidupkan Roda Ekonomi
Warga Desa Medan Mas, Kubu Raya, sukses memadukan konservasi 182 hektare mangrove, pemberdayaan ekonomi UMKM, dan penekanan angka stunting.
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
In Madagascar, ~280 villages now manage their own fisheries through locally managed marine areas (LMMAs), a model which has since reached 11 countries. 🔗 The power to restore coastal seas lives in the communities who depend on them: triplepundit.com/2026/climate... 📰 @triplepundit.bsky.social
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
📢 Madagascar’s Barren Isles takes a significant step towards the establishment of its Marine Protected Area. Once designated, the Barren Isles will be the biggest MPA in the Western Indian Ocean. No small feat! 🤝 With thanks to @blueactionfund.org and @greenclimate.fund for their ongoing support.
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Just in from Our Ocean Conference… Senegal has pledged to extend its Inshore Exclusion Zone (IEZ) from 6 to 12 nautical miles, covering its ENTIRE territorial sea & shutting out industrial fishing for good, with Comoros committed to Artisanal Stewardship Areas across all its waters: buff.ly/UCcJJCH
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Fishing knowledge and traditions are passed down through generations. Here, women are challenging the perception of fishing as a traditionally male occupation, carving out their own place. Find out more about our Ocean Matriarch's exhibit at Our Ocean Conference: buff.ly/CjK9o03 #OOC11
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
We've committed to supporting 10,000 communities to lead fisheries co-management and marine conservation by 2030, with 400+ civil society organisations supported with funding, data, training and policy engagement. Our plans for Our Ocean Conference: blueventures.shorthandstories.com/action-for-f...
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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 07/05/2026
Latest from Kenya... Our grantees @wildtrust.co.za & @blueventures.bsky.social will present their #30x30 work at upcoming #OOC11 #OurOceanKenya @oceanthayne.bsky.social @oceanthyrza.bsky.social @oceancecilia.bsky.social
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
📢 227,300 hectares of Madagascar's coastal waters are now formally managed by the fisher communities who depend on them. Years of organising and advocacy - now, formal rights in place: blueventures.org/community-oc... When communities lead, oceans thrive. #WorldOceansDay
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Community ocean stewards gain formal recognition in Madagascar - Blue Ventures
A landmark policy decision has strengthened legal recognition of coastal communities’ role in safeguarding Madagascar’s marine and coastal ecosystems. The draft decree on Other Effective Area-based Co...
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
📢 The power to restore coastal seas lies within communities. From June 16-18 we'll be in Mombasa for Our Ocean Conference, shaping policy discourse alongside a delegation of small-scale fishers from around the world: blueventures.shorthandstories.com/action-for-f...
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Artisanal Stewardship at Our Ocean Conference
OOC11 must be grounded in community voice
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
📰 This week @skollfoundation.bsky.social, our CEO Ebrima joined changemakers and innovators to share our story. We know that when fishing communities hold their own funds, set their own agendas - accountability deepens, innovation follows, and change sticks. More via: skoll.org/skoll-world-forum/
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
📢 NEW report launched today from the Transform Bottom Trawling Coalition: The Impact of Bottom Trawling on Food Security: transformbottomtrawling.org/publications/ The report examines the relationship between industrial bottom trawling & food security, based on 9 case studies from across the globe.
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Mangrove restoration is thriving in Madagascar's Barren Isles! 165 hectares have been planted and counting, surpassing our 150 hectare target; powered by women and youth leading the way in community management. With thanks to @blueactionfund.org @greenclimate.fund for their ongoing support!
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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 25/03/2026
"We are committed. We are here to have you back." Signing the Women Ocean Guardians Initiative's Voluntary Commitment, Ebrima Saidy of @blueventures.bsky.social highlights an alignment with the vision & efforts to showcase that women are vital for the stewardship of the ocean.
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Effective conservation depends on collaboration, patience, and trust, alongside ongoing education to show the tangible benefits for communities, government, and the private sector - as shown by our recent learning exchange in Indonesia. Smiles all round! 💪 With thanks to @blueactionfund.org 🤝
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
🎣 What must change to secure a fair and sustainable future for fishing in Europe? Each month, #MakeFishingFair will showcase "Voices from the Sea", where fishers share what it means to work at sea, and the realities of small-scale fishing in their country: bit.ly/4roHf9E
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
✊ This week, together with LIFE President (lifeplatform.eu/), we met with Commissioner Costas Kadis to push for concrete next steps to achieve fairness for small-scale fisheries in Europe. Encouragingly, there was strong recognition from @ec.europa.eu that small-scale fisheries must be a priority 💪
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
2025 in the Barren Isles was a tale of community-led conservation progress 💪 With support from @blueactionfund.org, we're laying the groundwork for the establishment of the Barren Isles Marine Protected Area (MPA): bit.ly/4rdEK9T
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2025 in the Barren Isles - a tale of community-led conservation progress 💪 With support from the Blue Action Fund, communities in Madagascar's Barren Isles have been supercharging their marine… |...
2025 in the Barren Isles - a tale of community-led conservation progress 💪 With support from the Blue Action Fund, communities in Madagascar's Barren Isles have been supercharging their marine conser...
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
After two decades of negotiations, the High Seas Treaty is now international law 💪 This landmark UN Agreement establishes a legal framework to protect marine biodiversity, ensure the sustainable use of ocean resources, and promote equality among nations: highseasalliance.org/2026/01/16/h...
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Historic High Seas Treaty enters into force, launching a new era of global ocean governance - High Seas Alliance
The Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), has officially entered into force, marking a historic milestone for g...
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Today, the resurgence of Tara Bandu represents more than a return to tradition. It signals a quiet yet powerful reclaiming of identity and agency by the people of Timor-Leste, demonstrating that conservation and culture can reinforce each other: blueventures.org/securing-rig...
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Securing rights: Why Tara Bandu matters for fisheries, food and livelihoods - Blue Ventures
Blue Ventures’ Acting Regional Director for Asia Pacific, Bernardete da Fonseca, explains why customary systems are the key to life thriving in Timor-Leste’s coastal communities.  Across the world’s c...
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
“Whatever we catch today, we eat today. If we catch nothing, we don’t eat.” Our work supports locally managed marine areas (LMMAs) that help communities set their own fishing rules, restore reefs and look for alternative ways to make a living. More via @theguardian.com: bit.ly/4aVx5Zf
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Barracuda, grouper, tuna – and seaweed: Madagascar’s fishers forced to find new ways to survive
Seaweed has become a key cash crop as climate change and industrial trawling test the resilient culture of the semi-nomadic Vezo people
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Our work is grounded in a simple but potent belief: that the power to restore our oceans lives in coastal communities. Thank you to our colleagues, partners, funders and the coastal communities we serve for making 2025 yet another year of community-powered change: bit.ly/48VVYBg
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Blue Ventures @blueventures.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
This week, in collaboration with @ejfoundation.org Senegal, we supported a day of reflection with small-scale fishing community leaders. This is grassroots leadership in action. Communities aren't waiting for change; they're organising and advocating for the legal framework they need to thrive.
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