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Seas At Risk has been working for 30+ years to protect the marine environment.

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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
📈The shipping industry is responsible for around 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions — and it's growing. At tomorrow's webinar, we explore how Europe can build a resilient shipping system that aligns with planetary boundaries. Register to join the conversation ⤵️ us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Less Fuel, Better Shipping: Rethinking Maritime Decarbonisation . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
How can Europe decarbonise shipping while avoiding fossil fuel lock-in, reducing energy demand, and building a resilient maritime future?
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
At the European Parliament today, during #EUOceanWeek, Sarah Tilkin from Naturpuunt, Seas At Risk’s member, is sharing an important message: fishers can be part of the solution, including supporting a strict protected area in Belgian waters. 🎣💙 #EUFisheries #EUOceanAct #EUBiodiversity #EUOceanWeek
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Tomorrow's 🐋 inauguration shows how deeply intertwined ocean and human health is. It's only by living in harmony with the ocean can humanity thrive. Read to find out how ⤵️ seas-at-risk.org/general-news...
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We Are The Whale - Seas At Risk
The Whale Would Like a Word  There is a whale lying outside the European Parliament. It is impossible to miss. And that is precisely the point.  As Ocean Week 2026 starts this Monday 28 September, Sea...
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🐋 A life-sized whale is coming to the heart of the EU #WeAreTheWhale lands outside the EU Parliament with a message for decision-makers: protecting the ocean means protecting our climate. Come see it. paint it. Make some noise. 🌊🎨 📅 29 Sept | 11:45–14:00 #EUOceanWeek
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
📣 A call to all MEPs: on 17 Sept: vote to implement the Common Fisheries Policy, not reopen it. Reject the Joint Motion Resolution! Europe’s fisheries need effective implementation of the rules already in place, not a step backwards. 🎣 Find out what’s at stake: seas-at-risk.org/publications...
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Turns out that #deep-seamining doesn't just hurt the environment, it's also bad for business. 👉 Read this opinion piece by four prominent bank executives on why deep-sea mining is both environmentally and financially a bad idea: www.financeforbiodiversity.org/news/opinion...
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
🌊 Seas At Risk is hiring a communications intern! Are you passionate about protecting #OurOcean and excited by the power of communications to inspire change? 👉 Apply now: seas-at-risk.org/careers/ #WeAreHiring #Jobs #Vacancy #BrusselsJobs #EUJobs #NonprofitJobs #JoinOurTeam
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🚨 New coalition launches to defend Europe’s seas through the courts 11 environmental NGOs have come together to launch the #MPA Legal Coalition to ensure that Europe's marine protection laws are enforced. Find out more!👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #EUBiodiversity #EUFisheries #BottomTrawling
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🚨 New legal study out today: the EU can legally keep #DeepSea minerals out of its #EUmarket, and should act against any commercial #DeepSeaMining. 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #EUbiodiversity #KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep @clientearth.bsky.social #PressRelease
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Today it's #WorldOceanDay! Help us protect #OurOcean! 🌊 Where Europe's ocean laws are enforced, fish recover and coastal communities thrive. The science is clear. The laws work. Keep them. Sign the petition, say #HandsOffNature 🐠 👉 handsoffnature.eu
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Happy World Ocean Day 🌊From fisheries, coastal communities and the Arctic to shipping, renewable energy and the deep sea, the ocean connects us all. 💙Protecting the ocean is about protecting our future 💙
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🌊 One year after NGOs' complaint, the @ec.europa.eu still hasn't acted on #BottomTrawling in #MarineProtectedAreas. ⚖️ Courts are increasingly clear: protected areas must be genuinely protected. #ProtectedMeansProtected! seas-at-risk.org/general-news... #EUBiodiversity
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Seas At Risk on X: "🌊 One year after NGOs' complaint, the @EU_Commission still hasn't acted on #BottomTrawling in #MarineProtectedAreas. ⚖️ Courts are increasingly clear: protected areas must be genuinely protected. @CostasKadis, #ProtectedMeansProtected! https://t.co/dzox5jqmJ4 #EUBiodiversity https://t.co/6UOlRRLEDx" / X
🌊 One year after NGOs' complaint, the @EU_Commission still hasn't acted on #BottomTrawling in #MarineProtectedAreas. ⚖️ Courts are increasingly clear: protected areas must be genuinely protected. @CostasKadis, #ProtectedMeansProtected! https://t.co/dzox5jqmJ4 #EUBiodiversity https://t.co/6UOlRRLEDx
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
📢 Today marks the EU #EndOfFishDay, the day when Europe has exhausted its domestic seafood for 2026 & start depending on imports. We must align seafood consumption with what the ocean can provide. seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #EUFisheries #EndOverfishing #RethinkFisheries #PressRelease
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Without the Habitats Directive, marine mammals, countless species, and #Natura2000 habitats are left defenseless. We have to protect the laws that protect #OurOcean! Tell the EU now: #HandsOffNature and ✍️sign here handsoffnature.eu #EUFisheries #MPAs #EUBiodiversity
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🚨 Landmark ruling for Europe’s oceans A Dutch court has ruled that destructive #BottomTrawling can no longer take place in the Dutch #DoggerBank #MPA without proper permits & envi assessments. This is a major breakthrough for marine protection in Europe! oceanographicmagazine.com/news/dutch-c...
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Dutch court rules bottom trawling in Dogger Bank is unlawful - Oceanographic
Dutch court rules bottom trawling in the Dogger Bank will require permits and a full environmental assessment.
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Happy #DeepDay! 🎉 Today we join organisations worldwide in celebrating the #DeepSea, our planet’s vital blue heart! 🩵 The deep sea is threatened by #DeepSeaMining! Let’s make sure the deep sea is saved for us, our planet and future generations!
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
📢New study reveals that #BottomTrawling catches ~3000 species, incl threatened ones.🐡Yet it continues in #MPAs. This must end. #MPAs are meant to safeguard marine species, #BottomTrawling does the exact opposite. #ProtectedMeansProtected news.mongabay.com/short-articl... #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity
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Study finds bottom trawling nets 3,000 marine fish species, including threatened ones
How many marine fish species do bottom trawls catch? Researchers now have a list, and it’s long, running to some 3,000 species, according to a recent study. Bottom trawling is a commercially popular, ...
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The EC's evaluation on #CFP is out! 1⃣law is sound 2⃣Implementation is failing What we need is implementation! The Vision for fair, low-impact fisheries helps to embrace long-term sustainability. Read our #PressRelease 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #RethinkFisheries #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
EC report on #MSPD shows #EUOceanGovernance remains fragmented 🌊 The #EUOceanAct is a critical opportunity to fix this, but only if it goes beyond a simple revision of the Directive 👉 seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... #EUOceanAct #OceanGovernance #EUBlueEconomy
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Today @europarl.europa.eu voted for the EU to defend a #moratorium on #DeepSeaMining + to take action against any unlawful US-led deep-sea mining. The vote is a clear signal to the EU to step-up its game to defend the rules and the #DeepSea. Read more here🔗 seas-at-risk.org/general-news...
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European Parliament backs EU action against unlawful US deep-sea mining plans - Seas At Risk
The European Parliament today adopted, with a strong majority, a resolution on international ocean diplomacy that presses for the European Union (EU) and its 27 Member States to respond to unlawful de...
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Why are European taxpayers paying €1.17B in subsidies for a practice that costs society €16B in damages? 📉 #BottomTrawling is profitable only through public money. We must stop funding the destruction of our own seas. #TaxpayerMoney #MFF #EUBlueEconomy news.nationalgeographic.org/new-peer-rev...
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New Peer-Reviewed Study: Bottom Trawling in Europe’s Waters Costs Society up to €16 Billion Annually — Mostly Due to Climate Impacts
The destructive fishing practice takes place in more than half of Europe’s marine protected areas (MPAs); reducing bottom trawling inside and outside of Europe’s MPAs could unlock benefits to taxpayer...
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Catching unwanted fish & dumping them back into the sea weaken the whole ecosystem. We call on #AGRIFISH Ministers & Commissioner Kadis to prevent this by fully implementing the #CFP with ecosystem-based approach & selective fishing. #RethinkFisheries #EUFisheries seas-at-risk.org/publications...
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Poor implementation of the #CFP continues to harm low-impact fishers. Quotas are required to be allocated using envi & social criteria. Yet large vessels still take the biggest share. It's time Member States fully implement the #CFP! #RethinkFisheries #EUFisheries 🌊 seas-at-risk.org/publications...
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Our new wind study shows that: ⛵ 6.3–9.4% fuel savings 🌍 Up to 762 million tonnes of CO₂e saved by 2050 - ~ the same as removing 170m cars from the road for a year 🚢 Top 5k ships (bulk carriers & tankers) could unlock 50% of the saving Shall we let that sink in? seas-at-risk.org/publications...
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Today, NGOs delivered a symbolic Pandora’s Box to Commissioner Costas Kadis. A visual reminder that reopening the #CFP could create regulatory chaos and undermine years of progress for Europe’s fisheries and coastal communities. #RethinkFisheries #EUbiodiversity With @oceanaeurope.bsky.social
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
🎥 Across the Mediterranean small-scale fishers see the value of #MarineProtectedAreas for healthier ecosystems & more resilient fisheries 🐟. But weak enforcement risks undermining them. #CommonFisheriesPolicy needs to be fully implemented✅. 👉 seas-at-risk.org/publications... #RethinkFisheries
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
🎥 Join our webinar 'Red Lines in the Abyss' (15/04)! 💰 #DeepSeaMining is facing growing financial pushback: 82 institutions (€24tn) have raised concerns or restrictions. What does this mean for the industry’s future? Register🔗 seas-at-risk.org/events/webin... #KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
HIRING: Consultant on Decarbonising Road Transport Beyond Mining-Intensive Pathways! 🚗⚡ For a report on cutting #CriticalRawMaterial demand in EU road transport. Experts in transport/climate policy, mobility systems & resource governance invited to apply by 19/04. seas-at-risk.org/wp-content/u...
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
🌊 Small-scale fishers in the Med warn that fish populations are declining. 🐟 We don’t need a new law, we need to properly implement the rules of the #CommonFisheriesPolicy. ⚖️ #RethinkFisheries #EUFisheries #EUBiodiversity #EUOceanPact #CFP #AGRIFISH seas-at-risk.org/press-releas...
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
💰🌊 #DeepSeaMining is losing its financial licence to operate. 82 financial institutions managing €24T have adopted policies restricting or raising concerns about it. Finance is recognising what science warned: this is a high-risk industry. 📄 Read the report: seas-at-risk.org/publications...
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Report: Red lines in the abyss - Growing financier concern over deep-sea mining - Seas At Risk
As global demand for critical minerals rises, pressure is growing to extract resources from increasingly remote and fragile environments – including the deep sea. Yet deep-sea mining (DSM) carries sig...
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
💰 #DeepSeaMining is a high-risk gamble. ⚠️ Never proven at commercial scale 📉 Price drops could erase profits 🏦 ~80 financial institutions have raised concerns As the ISA Council starts today, the message is clear. 🔗 seas-at-risk.org/wp-content/u... #DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
⚖️The global system to regulate #DeepSeaMining isn’t ready. Key rules under the International Seabed Authority are still unresolved - and science can’t yet define “acceptable harm” in the deep sea. ❌That’s why momentum is growing globally for a moratorium. seas-at-risk.org/wp-content/u...
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
While the European Commission discusses its #Vision2040 for Fisheries &Aquaculture during #EUOceanDays, we urge policy makers to take inspiration from the vision for fair, low-impact fisheries & stakeholders to endorse it! Find out more: 👉 rethinkfisheries.eu #RethinkFisheries
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
🌍 #DeepSeaMining risks more geopolitical tension, rather than boost mineral security. ⚠️ No proven supply chain 🌐 Relies on existing players 📉 Too speculative to reshape supply Real resilience = less demand + more recycling ♻️ 🔗 seas-at-risk.org/wp-content/u... @deepseaconserve.bsky.social
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
🌱 Is #DeepSeaMining needed for the #GreenTransition? No - it’s a false solution. 🔋 New batteries reduce demand ♻️ Recycling & reuse are growing 📉 Smarter use could cut demand by 58% Don’t let it distract from real solutions. 🔗 seas-at-risk.org/wp-content/u... @deepseaconserve.bsky.social
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The pressures on Med artisanal fisheries 🎣 aren’t about the design of the #CommonFisheriesPolicy, but gaps in implementation & enforcement. 🌍 Let’s protect what works! 🐬 🎥 Watch the full video & read more: seas-at-risk.org/multimedia/v... #EUOceanPact #EUOceanDays #MissionOcean #RethinkFisheries
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
We still barely understand the deep sea, so why risk mining it? 🤔 Today we & @deepseaconserve.bsky.social launch our #DeepSeaMining Facts series to sort reality from industry myths. Check fact 1 here 🔗 seas-at-risk.org/wp-content/u... #KeepItInTheSeabed #DefendTheDeep @simonholmstrom.bsky.social
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
🚨Spain spends 4x more destroying nature than protecting it. €8bn in 2024 went to activities driving #EUBiodiversity loss, vs €2bn for conservation. #StopHarmfulSubsidies!🌍 Find out more → seas-at-risk.org/members-news... @ecologistasenaccion.org
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The Spanish government invests four times more in destroying nature than in protecting it - Seas At Risk
A study by Ecologistas en Acción, a member of Seas At Risk, reveals how subsidies to the primary sector are contributing to the biodiversity crisis. The government had committed to eliminating or refo...
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
As EU Commissioner Costas Kadis said, the updated Fisheries Control Regulation was a major achievement. 🚀 Now it's time to follow through - tackling hidden overfishing & ensuring fair fisheries across Europe depends on it. Leadership = delivering on what was agreed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHLu...
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The EU is poised to ramp up its fight against hidden overfishing - will it?
YouTube video by Seas At Risk
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
#NorthSeaSummit: cross-border #offshorewind planning moves forward, but nature remains in the backseat. 🌊 Find out more in our analysis 👉 seas-at-risk.org/general-news... #Renewables #EnergyTransition #REPowerEU #MPAs #RethinkFisheries #EUBiodiversity
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Remind our leaders what people want them to protect: clean air, safe water, and our health💧 Why? Because right now, they are handing out permits to poison our water, food,& nature 🤢 Don't let that happen. Sign our petition now ✍️ 👉https://handsoffnature.eu #HandsOffNature ✋ @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
This @euronews investigation asks a tough question: is #salmon really sustainable? Don’t miss the comments from @SeasAtRisk fisheries expert Bruno Nicostrate 👇 🔗 www.euronews.com/green/2026/0... #RethinkFisheries #EUBiodiversity #Seafood #Consumption
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Explained: Should we stop eating salmon?
Salmon is one of the most popular fish eaten in Europe. Yet wild populations have been shrinking, and farmed salmon often comes with problems such as chemicals, sea lice infestations or overcrowding, ...
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
🌊 Blue Economy Conference | Brussels | 3 Feb 2026 📢Dedicated panel: A Competitive & Sustainable Vision for #Aquaculture & #Fisheries. How can policy & innovation drive long-term value for people & planet? Register:👉 techforclimateaction.com/european-blu... 🐟#EUblueEconomy #RethinkFisheries
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European Blue Economy Conference | Feb 2025 | Brussels
Technology and innovation’s role in supporting a sustainable blue economy in Europe.
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
📢Today on occasion of the #NorthSeaSummit we are proud to launch the North Sea Alliance together with leading environmental NGOs 🌿to ensure #OffshoreWind scales up with ocean protection at its core. 💙 Find out more👉 seas-at-risk.org/general-news... #NorthSea #OffshoreRenewables #EUOceans
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Launch of the North Sea Alliance - Seas At Risk
The North Sea Foundation, Deutsche Umwelthilfe, Seas At Risk, and WWF Belgium, WWF Denmark, WWF Germany, and WWF EU are launching the North Sea Alliance to ensure a nature-based development of offshor...
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
🇧🇪 Belgium wants to host the #BBNJ, while supporting deep-sea mining🤯 What a contradiction. 44 NGOs to Belgium: back a precautionary pause. After all, deep-sea mining is the BBNJ treaty's first test 17 EU states have already acted. Belgium, it's your turn seas-at-risk.org/publications...
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
NGOs met with Commissioner Costas Kadis to discuss 2026 environmental priorities & the delivery of the #CommonFisheriesPolicy🐟 The #CFP is key to restoring fish populations & marine ecosystems. It’s the time to fulfil its potential Read more👉https://shorturl.at/ZroTi #EUFisheries #RethinkFisheries
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
📢 New release: A Vision for fair, low-impact fisheries in Europe🌊shaped by fishers, scientists & civil society. We urge Commissioner Costas Kadis to take inspiration & bold action to drive a just transition for #OurOcean💙 #RethinkFisheries #PressRelease #Agrifish Read more: tinyurl.com/3sw67mbb
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
📣 Last chance to register! Join us on 11 Dec in the EP for the unveiling of our vision for Low-Impact & Fair Fisheries. Hosted by MEP Thomas Bajada with fishers, scientists & policymakers. Registrations open until Monday. 👉https://tinyurl.com/53m26xze #RethinkFisheries #EUBiodiversity #EUOceanAct
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Seas At Risk @seasatrisk.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Norway announces a 4-year pause on deep-sea mining - a major shift that brings its stance closer to Nordic and northeast Atlantic countries' positions. 👏 Now the EU must now lead on real alternatives: 🔃Circularity ♻️Recycling 💡Innovation seas-at-risk.org/press-releas... @naturvernforbundet.no
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Norway temporary U-turn on deep-sea mining gives hope for lasting pause to protect the deep sea - Seas At Risk
The Norwegian government has reached a budget agreement that halts all plans for deep-sea mining exploration and exploitation for the next four years. This decision marks a significant U-turn, with th...
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Oceana in Europe @oceanaeurope.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
🌊Marine protected areas aren’t always as “protected” as they sound. Spain is still allowing destructive #BottomTrawling inside these sites, and that’s why we, together with @clienteartheur.bsky.social, are taking the Government to court. #ProtectedMeansProtected #30x30 Learn more📽️⤵️
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