Oceana UK

🚨 🐟 The UK’s sandeel fishing ban is ESSENTIAL to ocean health, but it's under fire. Protecting sandeels offers a desperately needed lifeline for our endangered seabirds, like puffins and kittiwakes. 🌊 We urge the UK Government to stand strong and resist EU pressure. This ban is critical for marine life and ensuring the survival of seabirds on the brink. #DefendTheBan https://lnkd.in/eGtBT7bC

🌊 WE'RE HIRING! 🌊 Passionate about protecting our seas? We're looking for two dedicated Campaign Officers to join us on the frontlines of UK marine conservation. Roles available: 🐟 Habitats & Fisheries Campaign Officer: https://lnkd.in/eqT-ZEdk Support crucial campaigns to safeguard marine protected areas from heavy industry, and stop overfishing once and for all. 🛢 Oil & Gas Campaign Officer: https://lnkd.in/eG_Fdsrd Support efforts to end new oil and gas drilling in UK waters, and drive forward our Ocean Alliance Against Offshore Drilling, a coalition of over 50 organisations united behind this goal. 🔹 Location: Hybrid (3 office days, 2 remote) 🔹 Based: London or Cornwall 🔹 Contract: Permanent Be part of a team committed to protecting our ocean. 🌍 Apply today! #Hiring #CampaignJobs #MarineConservation #MarineConservationJobs #NatureJobs #EnvironmentalJobs #NGOJobs Hugo Tagholm Daisy Brickhill Sophie Fresson Amy Hammond Naomi Tilley Alec Taylor Lucy Doyle

🌊 GOOD OCEAN NEWS! The largest ever marine protected area in Europe has just been made in the Azores, and it's nearly 300,000km2. 🎉 This is a powerful step towards protecting 30% of nature by 2030. 🌍🐋 What a win for our ocean! #30x30 #OceanProtection Read more 👇 https://lnkd.in/d8w5FSP8

🚨🚨 We’re pushing Earth into the "danger zone". Wildlife populations have plummeted by 73% since 1970; this runaway biodiversity loss threatens life as we know it. As #COP16 begins, we must wake up and ACT. The stakes for ocean, planet and people couldn’t be higher. 🌏🌊 https://lnkd.in/dk55_fYb

🌊 "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