A year ago, before #UNOC3, marine NGOs filed complaints for ongoing destructive fishing in EU marine #Natura2000 areas. Time to stop violating EU laws & endangering the ocean.
📢NGOs call on @JessikaRoswall to start infringement action & ensure #ProtectedMeansProtected.
#30x30
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🌊 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!
seas-at-risk.org/general-new…
#EUBiodiversity
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NEWS: NGOs, including @ClientEarthEUR
and @Bluemarinef, are taking the Dutch government to court over #BottomTrawling in Dogger Bank #MarineProtectedArea, which goes against EU law.
➡️oceanographicmagazine.com/ne…
#ProtectedMeansProtected
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🌊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, are taking the Government to court.
#ProtectedMeansProtected #30x30
Learn more📽️⤵️
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🌊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, are taking the Government to court.
#ProtectedMeansProtected #30x30
Learn more📽️⤵️
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📽️A new video highlights EU citizens’ concerns over weak #MPA protection🐬. We urge @CostasKadis to enforce the law and use the Ocean Act to end destructive #BottomTrawling in MPAs. #ProtectedMeansProtected #EUOceanPact #POLITICOSustainableSummit 👉tinyurl.com/24b94upn
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🌊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, are taking the Government to court. #ProtectedMeansProtected #30x30
Learn more📽️⤵️
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🌊 We’re taking action against #BottomTrawling in marine protected areas.
Last year, we joined forces with @ClientEarthEUR to take Spain to court for failing to protect their seas, but still nothing has changed.
#ProtectedMeansProtected
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.@AnaisBerthierCE at #EUOceanWeek explains how NGOs filed complaints with the EU on breaches of 🇪🇺 environmental law due to ongoing #BottomTrawling in #MPAs but enforcement by @EU_Commission is lacking to ensure #ProtectedMeansProtected
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🌊 On #MPADay, let's remember that most EU MPAs still allow destructive fishing like #BottomTrawling. Real protection means banning harmful practices and ensuring our marine ecosystems can thrive. 🌍🐠 #ProtectedMeansProtected
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The law is clear and courts are upholding it to tackle #BottomTrawling in #MPAs. We need to mobilise all - countries, NGOs, industry - to ensure #ProtectedMeansProtected says @VeraMPCoelho at #UNOC3
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As initiatives from around the world to #BanBottomTrawling in #MarineProtectedAreas, @pierrecannet mentions national legal cases in Europe and NGO legal complaints to @EU_Commission to ensure #ProtectedMeansProtected at #UNOC3 side event
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Nice is dressed in blue! Just ahead of #UNOC3, the #BlueMarch has filled the streets with a powerful call for effective ocean protection. Oceana staff proudly joined the wave demanding action for our ocean. 🌊💙
#ProtectedMeansProtected
#ProtectedMeansProtected
ALT #ProtectedMeansProtected banner in the head of the Blue March
ALT Oceana members hold a banner calling for ending bottom trawling in marine protected areas
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We are in Nice, calling for real protection of #MarieProtectedAreas! #ProtectedMeansProtected #blueMarch #UNOC3 #MPAs #oceansPact
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.@nico_fournier says : “We would have expected the #OceansPact to have more actions to implement existing measures. “To govern” means “to anticipate”. But this #OceansPact is not anticipating anything. #UNOC3 #ProtectedMeansProtected
7 Jun 2025
Ocean laws are just on paper and not put into practice in the water. Can the #OceansPact be a game changer? We are at #UNOC3 attending the blue NGOs event. #ProtectedMeansProtected @costas
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Ocean laws are just on paper and not put into practice in the water. Can the #OceansPact be a game changer? We are at #UNOC3 attending the blue NGOs event. #ProtectedMeansProtected @costas
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Did you know that over half of Spain’s marine protected areas aren’t truly protected? 🌊
Destructive fishing like #BottomTrawling is still allowed in them. The Spanish government has the chance to ensure that these areas are properly managed. #ProtectedMeansProtected.
#UNOC3
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5 Jun 2025
Protecting the ocean is protecting the environment. Only 0.014% of Spanish seas are strictly protected, while bottom trawling still destroys vital habitats in many #MarineProtectedAreas.🌊
Ahead of #UNOC3, we call for real action!
#WorldEnvironmentDay #ProtectedMeansProtected
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As #UNOC3 prepares to kick off, the EU faces a new legal challenge over #BottomTrawling in #MarineProtectedAreas.
Lawyers say this destructive practice goes against EU nature law and puts the ocean — and people — at grave risk. #ProtectedMeansProtected
➡️europe.oceana.org/press-rele…
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🌊#MPAs are vital against #BiodiversityLoss & #ClimateChange! Yet, destructive fishing practices, like #BottomTrawling undermine them. Find out how legal compliance & enforcement can safeguard the ocean! #ProtectedMeansProtected seas-at-risk.org/publication… @CostasKadis
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