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Doggerland Foundation protects and rewilds North Sea nature. Visit us at www.doggerland.earth

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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A new NL–DL treaty will enable more gas drilling in a marine protected area in the North Sea, just as climate impacts intensify. Together with @scientists4future.nl , @fossielvrijnl.bsky.social & @advocatesftfuture.bsky.social , we urge Parliament: don’t ratify it. Read our op-ed 👉 shorturl.at/ZeDh6
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Opinie: Gasverdrag met Duitsland is een stap terug in de energietransitie
Het verdrag tussen Nederland en Duitsland over gaswinning in de Noordzee is meer dan een technische afspraak over grensoverschrijdende velden. Het is een gevaarlijke politieke deal met grote negatieve...
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Why do horse mussels matter for the Dogger Bank? 🐚🌊 Emilie Reuchlin shared the full story on Vroege Vogels radio, explaining the experiment that marks our first step toward restoring new horse mussel reefs on Dogger Bank. Read more 👉 www.doggerland.earth #rewilding #northsea #doggerbank
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🌊 First 15,000 horse mussels are on the Dogger Bank! Our rewilding team deployed them across 4 sites to test if they’ll grow into new reefs. These ecosystem engineers filter water, stabilize the seabed, and create habitat for young fish & crabs. Just the beginning 🪸 spring check-in coming 💙
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Good news: more bluefin tuna in the North Sea 🌊 But hope does not equal recovery. A few sightings don’t mean it’s safe to fish them again. Real recovery needs time, space, genetic diversity & restored nurseries. Let’s rewild the Dogger Bank so bluefin can truly comeback 🐟 www.doggerbank.earth
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🌊 Den Haag & Brussels, brace yourself! Tjeerd Froentjes joins Doggerland Foundation as the new Policy Advisor, focused on restoring the North Sea. “I’m here to turn ideals into impact - in the political arena of The Hague and Brussels.” Welcome, Tjeerd 🐳 Read more via www.doggerland.earth
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🌊 "A wind park is not a protected area, and it should have no place inside a protected area." Emilie Reuchlin warns offshore wind in the Dogger Bank harms marine life & habitats. "We can’t solve the climate crisis by worsening the biodiversity crisis" 👉 news.mongabay.com/2026/07/wind...
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Wind farms join bottom trawlers and oil rigs in a protected North Sea sandbank
In the North Sea, the vast, shallow sandbank known as Dogger Bank was once among the most productive marine nurseries in Europe. The area stretches across U.K., Dutch, German and Danish waters, and is...
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Right now, we’re mapping the #DoggerBank seabed to find the best spots for reef restoration with the Uncrewed Surface Vessel of XOCEAN. With 15,000 horse mussels going down this autumn, we’re taking the first step to bring life back to one of the North Sea’s most important ecosystems 🪸 #NorthSea
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Protected should mean protected. Destructive bottom trawling still happens in Europe’s MPAs. Doggerland joins the MPA Legal Coalition, which unites groups to take legal action and hold governments to their own laws. For seas that are truly protected. Read more at doggerland.earth #rewilding
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Rewilding Dogger Bank newsletter drops July 1 🚨 Updates on the bottom trawling case, ReefCreate XL, the sailing expedition and more stories from the North Sea. Monthly publication in NL & EN. Sign up via ap.lc/xWLCU #NorthSea #DoggerBank #Rewilding
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Dogger Bank represented in the Dutch Parliament 🐳 MP Ines Kostić challenges the government’s appeal in the bottom trawling case, questioning its legal basis. Strong representation for the North Sea and a clear message: drop the appeal. Big thanks to @partijvoordedieren.nl for giving nature a voice 💙
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Doggerland and @ark-rewildingnl.bsky.social start with ReefCreate-XL in the North Sea, scaling up efforts to bring back horse mussel reefs on the Dogger Bank. More research, better monitoring, bigger impact for marine life 🦪 More info on Doggerland website 👉 doggerland.earth
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
A succesfull test day for the Morgenster ahead of our 2027 Dogger Bank expedition. With 60 ocean advocates onboard, we tested the ship’s potential for the journey ahead, driven by a shared vision for a wilder North Sea. Check website for more 👉 doggerland.earth
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Happy #WorldOceanDay 🐳 Let's celebrate some good news from the #NorthSea 💙 Every step toward protection and restoration is worth highlighting. Want to stay part of the journey? Sign up for the Rewilding Dogger Bank newsletter via doggerland.earth #ProtectedMeansProtected #DoggerBank #Rewilding
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Dutch government appeals court ruling that banned unlicensed bottom trawling on the Dogger Bank, and seeks to let it continue in the meantime. After 17 years of legal obligations, protection is still delayed. Time to enforce the law and protect this vital North Sea ecosystem. read 👉 doggerland.earth
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Landmark ruling on bottom trawling in the Dogger Bank. Doggerland director Emilie Reuchlin calls on the Dutch government: don’t appeal, but act. This is more than a legal win: it’s a chance for large-scale North Sea restoration 🐳 Full interview (in Dutch) 👉 ap.lc/hXtrA
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
🌊 We’re hiring a Policy Advisor to help protect and restore the North Sea. Work at the heart of decision-making in The Hague & Brussels, turning complex issues into real policy change. Ready to make waves? 🐳 Apply before June 8 ⏰ Read more 👉 www.doggerland.earth
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Turns out, if you stop tearing up the seabed, wildlife thrives: ten years after banning bottom trawl fishing, there are 3 times the number of sea creatures + double the number of species in the South Arran MPA, Scotland, than there were before the ban 👏🦪🐟 share.google/2M5WqP3CXwSH...
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Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area
Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found. Scientists surve...
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ClientEarth Europe @clienteartheur.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
EU law is clear: govts must protect sensitive areas from destructive human activities. Yet Dutch bottom trawlers are still allowed to fish there, even without permit. So we took the Dutch govt to court with @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social @ark-rewildingnl.bsky.social @bluemarinef.bsky.social and won.
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Dutch Court rules against free pass for destructive bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Landmark ruling in marine protection: Dutch Court rules against free pass for destructive bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas 🐳"A major win for ocean protection!" Read more 👉 www.doggerland.earth
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ARK Rewilding Nederland @ark-rewildingnl.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Goed nieuws! arkrewilding.nl/nieuws/2026/... Met @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social en @bluemarinef.bsky.social en @clientearth.bsky.social gingen we naar de rechter namens het bodemleven in de Noordzee MPA's. Die gaf ons gelijk:
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Rechter: geen vrijbrief voor sleepnetvisserij in beschermde gebieden
Nederlandse sleepnetvissers mogen niet meer zonder vergunning vissen in het Nederlandse deel de Doggersbank. Dat oordeelde de Rechtbank Den Haag op 11 mei 2026.
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Rewilding Dogger Bank means learning as we go and learning together. At a cross-border gathering in Kempen~Broek, land met sea, sparking fresh insights. From grazers to horse mussels, shared lessons show: rewilding grows stronger through connection. With Rewilding Europe, Natuurmonumenten and others
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Museum Panorama Mesdag @muspanoramamesdag.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Zeil op 10 juni mee met de Ambassade van de Noordzee en Doggerland Foundation op tallship De Morgenster! We stellen 2 plekken beschikbaar voor wie de meest originele motivatie heeft: 𝐈𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐃𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐦𝐝𝐚𝐭… Lees meer: panorama-mesdag.nl/zien-en-doen/ten…
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Fried plaice = steak-level impact. Why? Bottom trawling: fuel-guzzling, seabed-scraping, ecosystem-killing. CO₂, bycatch, collapse. And that’s before biodiversity loss. Ban trawling in protected North Sea areas. Now. Source: edepot.wur.nl/712244 / NRC
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Bon Ton Toys 💙 Doggerland! The iconic B Corp toy maker joins our mission to restore life in the North Sea, turning soft toys into real-world impact for nature 🐳 Welcome aboard, Bon Ton Toys and join the wave for a healthy and rich North Sea, enjoyed by all 🌊 #northsea #doggerbank #rewilding
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Five years without bottom trawling off the Sussex coast, and sealife is bouncing back 🌊 Kelp forests return, mussel beds rebuild, fish thrive. Proof that giving nature peace and quiet really works. Time to ban bottom trawling in MPAs! Source in comment. #rewilding #northsea #doggerbank
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
🌍💙 Happy World Rewilding Day! What happens when we give nature space to breathe again? 🌊 Help us rewild the Dogger Bank, the nursery of the North Sea. Because when the Dogger Bank thrives, the whole North Sea comes alive 🐟🪸 #northsea #doggerbank #rewilding #chooseourfuture #worldrewildingday
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Listen to reflections on the court hearing about whether bottom trawling in the Dutch part of the #DoggerBank should be allowed to continue. Check it out for a unique behind-the-scenes look at this important legal step for nature in the #NorthSea 🎧 ap.lc/kttWj
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Jon Bright @jonbright.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
ClientEarth,Stichting Doggerland,ARK Rewilding Nederland,and Blue Marine Foundation are taking the Dutch government to court,alleging they broke the law by allowing destructive bottom trawling practices in the protected North Sea area off the Dutch coast oceanographicmagazine.com/news/ngos-ta...
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NGOs take Dutch government to court over destructive fishing
The area is a protected North Sea nature area, but the Dutch administration currently permits bottom trawling harming threatened species
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Today we were in court facing the Dutch Ministry of Fisheries to address the question of whether bottom trawling in the Dutch part of the Dogger Bank can be allowed to continue. Doggerland Foundation, ARK Rewilding Netherlands, ClientEarth, and Blue Marine Foundation are demanding a full closure 🌊
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Jose M. Fariñas-Franco @drjosemfarinas.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
🧪 #Postdoc opportunity! Join my group at ATU Galway 🇮🇪 for a 3‑yr position in marine #rewilding restoring Modiolus modiolus reefs in the North Sea 🌊🦪 Part of the Rewilding Dogger Bank project. Deadline: 26 Mar 2026 To apply: 🔗 www.atu.ie/connect/jobs... #AcademicJobs #RestorationEcology #EUresearch
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Yesterday, the court ruled that the Dutch Fisheries Ministry was wrong to reject our request for stronger protection of the Borkum Stones, a unique and fragile ecosystem in the North Sea. Emilie Reuchlin, Director of Doggerland: "This is fantastic news for the North Sea." More 👉 www.doggerland.earth
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Reformatorisch Dagblad @rd.nl · 09/03/2026
Felle discussie over schadelijkheid van sleepnetvisserij in de Doggersbank: „Alsof je met bulldozers over de Veluwe raast”
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Felle discussie over schadelijkheid van sleepnetvisserij in de Doggersbank: „Alsof je met bulldozers over de Veluwe raast”
Stichting Doggerland stapt naar de rechter om een verbod op de sleepnetvisserij in de Doggersbank af te dwingen. 
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Minke Schat @minkeschat.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Proud to Present! DRIFT. Dune to Dogger Bank. New perpectives on nature of the Nort Sea Lanscape by 22 contemporary artist and scientists. On show Museum Panorama Mesdag 21.03.26.
Proud to Present! 
DRIFT. Dune to Dogger Bank.

New perpectives on nature of the Nort Sea Lanscape by 22 contemporary artist and scientists.

On show Museum Panorama Mesdag 21.03.26.
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
On #worldwildlifeday, you can meet the virtual voice of the Dogger Bank 🌊 The Dogger Bank is an ecosystem with many voices. We listen carefully to understand its needs. But what if you could speak to one of those voices directly? Now you can 💭 Try it now via www.doggerland.earth/praat-met-me/
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ARK Rewilding Nederland @ark-rewildingnl.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Het wordt spannend maandag. @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social www.trouw.nl/duurzaamheid...
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Waarom het lot van de Borkumse Stenen cruciaal is voor de Noordzeenatuur
De rechtbank in Arnhem doet maandag uitspraak in een zaak die milieuorganisaties hebben aangespannen tegen de staatssecretaris van Visserij. De eis: ‘Borkumse Stenen’ moet een beschermd Natura 2000-ge...
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Last week, the Dogger Bank rewilding team travelled to the horse mussel reefs of Bergen, Norway for a research expedition. They dove on horse mussel reefs, investigating whether they could serve as a source population for restoration on the Dogger Bank. Read all about it on www.doggerland.earth
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
🌊 We’re joining the Ocean Rights Movement. The ocean is not a resource, but a living system with ecological limits. It’s time to shift from exploitation to stewardship, guided by science and Indigenous knowledge. A healthy ocean means a healthy planet 🐳 www.oceanrights.com
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Scaling up nature recovery in Europe: 8 new large-scale restoration projects receive funding from the ELSP 🥳 From forests and peatlands to rivers, wetlands and deltas: large-scale rewilding is essential to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises threatening ecosystems, and ourselves! #rewilding
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Jeff Youngblood @jeffyoungblood.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
In 1976 Zoologists around the world were stunned to learn of the discovery of a new shark - the Megamouth. It resembles many other sharks except its mouth is huge, which is how it got its name. It feeds on plankton, jellyfish, and krill instead of meat like typical sharks...
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Nature is not for sale. The EU is reviewing key nature laws under the guise of “simplification”, risking weaker protection. Strong laws are vital for places like the Dogger Bank and the North Sea. Speak up, defend nature, sign the petition. 🌍✊ handsoffnature.eu/
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Hands Off Nature – Defend Europe’s Forests, Rivers & Wildlife
Stop the dismantling of European environmental protections. Stand up for forests, wildlife, clean air, and safe water - our nature depends on it.
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
🖼️🌊 On 21 March 2026, Museum Panorama Mesdag opens 𝘋𝘙𝘐𝘍𝘛 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘋𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘰𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬. An immersive exhibition where 18 artists explore our relationship with the sea, featuring the Dogger Bank reimagined as the ecological heart of the North Sea. #DoggerBank #NorthSea #Rewilding
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ARK Rewilding Nederland @ark-rewildingnl.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Mooi nieuws via onze partner @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social www.naturetoday.com/nl/nl/nature...
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Nature Today | Nieuwe stekelhuidigen in de Nederlandse Noordzee: drie zeesterren en een zee-egel
Tot de stekelhuidigen behoren onder andere zeesterren en zee-egels. Inmiddels zijn uit ons deel van de Noordzee 38 stekelhuidigen bekend. Vier daarvan worden pas sinds kort met zekerheid beschouwd als...
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ARK Rewilding Nederland @ark-rewildingnl.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
We zijn er stil van... olie- en gasproducenten, oké. Maar de overheid die in beroep gaat om haar eigen regels niet uit te hoeven voeren? @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Today, we stood in court to save the reefs of the Borkum Stones. Our call was clear: give the unique area Borkum Stones in the North Sea the protection it urgently needs, so nature can recover 🪸🐙 read more on www.doggerland.earth #rewilding #natura2000
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The annual Species to Watch spotlights the European eel. Once widespread across Europe’s waters, this remarkable species has suffered one of the most dramatic declines of any fish. Overfishing, migration barriers, pollution and illegal trade have pushed the eel to the brink of extinction. #30x30
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
🌊 New year, new face at Doggerland! Welcome Caterina Coral, our new Marine Ecologist 🐟 In the final stage of her PhD at NIOZ, she specialises in temperate offshore reefs and will work on restoring horse mussel reefs on the #doggerbank. Read more 👉 www.doggerland.earth #northsea #rewilding
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ARK Rewilding Nederland @ark-rewildingnl.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Goed nieuws! arkrewilding.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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Rechter fluit overheid terug: geen vrijbrief voor natuurschade op zee
Rechter geeft natuurorganisaties ARK en Doggerland gelijk: schadelijke activiteiten in natuurgebieden Friese Front, Klaversbank en Doggersbank mogen niet zomaar
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
🐳 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗡! Judge rules that harmful activities in Marine Protected Areas must stop. "This is fantastic news for the North Sea. With this ruling, protection of the three largest Dutch Marine Protected Areas is immediately strengthened." Read more 👉 www.doggerland.earth #protectedmeansprotected
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Oceana in Europe @oceanaeurope.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
🐟 Europe can’t afford to keep wasting fish at sea. Highgrading is illegal, harmful to ecosystems, and unfair to honest fishers, yet it often goes unseen. This waste puts huge pressure on marine ecosystems and with almost no risk of getting caught, the practice continues.🌊 @ejfoundation.org
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Doggerland Foundation @doggerland-fdn.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Rewilding Dogger Bank joins the European Rewilding Network. This is a pan-European community of rewilding initiatives who are helping to accelerate and upscale rewilding together. We can learn from fellow rewilders and be inspired by their work. In return, we will share our knowledge and expertise
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