Oceana UK

🚨 The Scottish Government is consulting on banning bottom trawling in 20 offshore marine protected areas (MPAs). This is a critical opportunity to restore and regenerate Scotland’s seas, but we need your voice. 🦑 Bottom trawling is one of the most destructive forms of fishing, tearing up seafloor habitats, decimating marine life, and releasing stored carbon into the ocean. Last year, nearly 6,000 hours of suspected bottom trawling occurred in Scotland’s offshore MPAs—areas meant to protect our most vulnerable ecosystems. 🌊 This is our chance to stop this destruction. We must demand full site closures for all 20 MPAs under consideration. There is only a limited timeframe to answer this consultation. Add your voice now and help us protect Scotland’s incredible marine wildlife. 🐟 Take action now: 👉👉👉https://lnkd.in/eCg7npRb

🌊 "Chronic oil pollution can be incredibly harmful to marine life, with long-term effects on ecosystems. While litter on beaches is more visible, this type of diluted pollution adds another layer of threat that is harder to detect but just as dangerous." — Laura Young (aka @lesswastelaura) 🌍 ✨ Activist and environmental scientist Laura shares her thoughts on chronic pollution, the fossil fuel industry’s impact, and why the just transition to renewable energy is crucial for communities like Dundee. 🌍 Laura calls for transparency, accountability, and a focus on solutions that protect both the environment and the workers tied to the fossil fuel sector. 📖 Read the full interview: https://lnkd.in/e6vFxrjp ✍️ Take action: https://lnkd.in/eQJeB7gs

Last chance: The deadline to help save Scotland's marine protected areas from bottom trawling is today. Our director Hugo Tagholm wrote a vital piece for The National, advocating for a full ban on bottom trawling in Scotland’s marine havens. 🌊   Scotland has a unique opportunity to protect its seas, safeguard coastal communities, and boost the economy - but only if it chooses bold, comprehensive protections.   The deadline to respond to the Scottish Government's consultation on a potential bottom trawling ban in marine protected areas is today. Now is your last chance to make a difference!    📖 Read Hugo’s article here: https://lnkd.in/epqc3hqi   ✍️ Then make your voice heard to save Scotland's seas: https://lnkd.in/eCg7npRb

🚨 Consultation Countdown: 2 DAYS ⏲️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌊 Scotland’s seas are under attack from destructive fishing - almost 6,000 hours of suspected bottom trawling took place in Scottish marine protected areas last year alone! 🚫 Time is running out. We only have two days left to tell government to protect ocean havens from bottom trawling. ✊🪸 ACT👉https://lnkd.in/eCg7npRb

🚨 Consultation Countdown: 3 DAYS ⏲️ 83% of Scots support a bottom-trawl fishing ban in marine protected areas, our polling shows. It’s time for the Scottish Government to deliver. ACT NOW to help us make this a reality, wherever you live in the UK. We only have three days left to make a difference, before the consultation closes. 🌊 👉👉https://lnkd.in/eCg7npRb

🚨 Consultation Countdown: 4 DAYS ⏲️ Bottom-trawl fishing bulldozes our ocean floor, decimating marine life. The Scottish Government is consulting on whether to ban #bottomtrawling from its marine protected areas. We have 4 days to act: https://lnkd.in/eCg7npRb 🛑🌊

🚨 URGENT: There's only 1 WEEK to go until the Scottish Government closes its consultation on whether to ban destructive bottom-trawl fishing in 20 marine protected areas. This #WorldHabitatDay, we need YOU to help us demand a ban and protect these precious habitats. 🪸🌊 The countdown is on. Will you help us save our kelp forests and ancient cold-water corals? What about our underwater sand dunes and seagrass meadows? No matter where you live in the UK, you can stand up for Scottish seas.   👉https://lnkd.in/eCg7npRb

🌊 Picture this: a 10km oil slick in the North Sea, brimming with toxic chemicals. Now, imagine being a fish or a dolphin navigating this hazardous expanse. For them, it’s not just a spot on a map - it’s life-threatening contamination of their home, which could lead to immune stress, fertility issues, and even cancer. ❌ 🛢️ This is chronic oil pollution, and it's happening in UK seas every single day. Join us in demanding accountability from #BigOil for this devastating pollution. Together, we can make a difference: https://lnkd.in/eQJeB7gs ✊ 📺 Watch the full interview with John Amos, CEO of SkyTruth, the pioneers using satellite technology to expose environmental harm from space: https://lnkd.in/eEpxez6W 🛰️

🛢️ Big Oil is spewing HUNDREDS of tonnes of oil into our ocean, our new report shows. This HORRENDOUS oil pollution is being met with poor enforcement and paltry fines. It's time for change. READ 🔽 https://lnkd.in/e9xZkA23 ACT 🔽✊ https://lnkd.in/eQJeB7gs Hugo Tagholm 👇

🚨 BREAKING: Oil pollution in UK seas is being HUGELY underestimated - when Big Oil's permit breaches are added to accidental oil spills, the total oil spilled increases by AT LEAST 43%. 🤯 ⚠️ Our new report shows UK marine protected areas have suffered 248 oil spills from #BigOil’s permit breaches since 2021. Nearly half of these didn’t even bother to report the volume of oil spewing into our seas. 😡 🛢️ Big Oil is polluting our waters, and it's so much worse than you think. Read the full article in The Guardian here: https://lnkd.in/eQGtAZ9x