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Oceana UK@OceanaUK · Jun 20

🚨 Help us ban bottom trawling in ocean havens FOR GOOD! UK Govt has proposed bans in 41 protected areas but they want to hear from the public before they do it ⚠️ We don't have long to respond🪸 Take action NOW with us, @BlueMarineFdn & @OnlyOne 🌊🔽 only.one/act/uk-mpa-con…

OceanaUK's tweet card. Only one planet, only one ocean, only one way to do this: together.

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Oceana UK@OceanaUK · Jul 22

🚨The UK Govt is asking the public to give their thoughts on whether they should extend bottom trawling bans in 41 English protected areas. 🌊 This is our chance! Use your voice to help kick this wasteful, destructive practice out of ocean havens! 👇 only.one/act/uk-mpa-con…

OceanaUK's tweet image. 🚨The UK Govt is asking the public to give their thoughts on whether they should extend bottom trawling bans in 41 English protected areas. 🌊 This is our chance! Use your voice to help kick this wasteful, destructive practice out of ocean havens! 👇
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Oceana UK@OceanaUK · Jul 21

🌊 We gathered the Ocean Alliance Against Offshore Drilling in Norfolk to spark bold strategies & turn pressure into action, & fossil fuels into history 👊 The alliance brings together 60+ incredible groups & changemakers from across the UK 🚨 Join us: stopoffshoredrilling.org.uk

OceanaUK's tweet image. 🌊 We gathered the Ocean Alliance Against Offshore Drilling in Norfolk to spark bold strategies &amp; turn pressure into action, &amp; fossil fuels into history 👊

The alliance brings together 60+ incredible groups &amp; changemakers from across the UK 🚨

Join us: stopoffshoredrilling.org.uk

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Oceana UK@OceanaUK · Jul 19

Terrifying. We already know Big Oil is an IMMENSE threat to the ocean. Now science suggests the types of chemicals emitted from oil and gas wells pose a serious danger to human health. ⚠️ theconversation.com/children-livin…

OceanaUK's tweet card. As overall cancer rates in the US decline, childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia continues to rise.

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Oceana UK@OceanaUK · Jul 17

We need your help to get bottom trawling banned from ocean havens for good! Govt want to hear from YOU on whether they should extend bans in English protected areas 🚫 This is the moment we've been waiting for. We must act! only.one/act/uk-mpa-con…

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Oceana UK@OceanaUK · Jul 16

🚨The UK's sea level is rising faster than the global average for the first time, research shows 🌊 Our seasons are getting warmer & wetter, & our weather more extreme 🌡️⚠️ This is the #ClimateCrisis in action. It's time for a just & renewable future. ft.com/content/775733…

OceanaUK's tweet card. Britain is getting wetter and warmer as new temperature records become norm

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Oceana UK@OceanaUK · Jul 15

🐬 With a dolphin pod threatened by noise pollution, fishing gear & boats, campaigners on an island off South Korea are lobbying to extend legal status to the vulnerable animals. Can giving these dolphins the same legal rights as humans help save them? theguardian.com/environment/20…

OceanaUK's tweet card. With a bottlenose population threatened by fishing gear, boats and pollution, campaigners on South Korea’s Jeju island are lobbying to extend legal status to the vulnerable cetaceans

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Oceana UK@OceanaUK · Jul 14

🐚 “The government’s proposed bans are a lifeline for the threatened & declining ocean quahog clam. These extraordinary animals can live for half a millennium, quietly improving water quality [...] & locking in carbon storage.” 🌊 ✍️ @JonUngoedThomas observer.co.uk/news/national/…

OceanaUK's tweet card. Ministers announced the proposed ban after David Attenborough’s film Ocean revealed the extent of the damage to the ocean floor

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Oceana UK@OceanaUK · Jul 13

🌊ORCA SIGHTING! 2 female orca have been spotted off Cornwall. They're "possibly the last of their [...] very, very small family" Orca sightings are rare here. Although exciting, their presence is also cause for concern, likely due to the #ClimateCrisis bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

OceanaUK's tweet card. Two orcas spotted south west of St Agnes are thought to be "the last of their very, very tiny family".

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Oceana UK@OceanaUK · Jul 11

🌍 A PFAS-free future is possible! The UK must show leadership on forever chemical pollution, from source to sea. A new proposal from @WCL_News & others outlines how. First up: Align with the EU’s universal PFAS restriction to protect our health & waters theguardian.com/environment/20…

OceanaUK's tweet card. Exclusive: 110 of 117 bodies of water tested by Environment Agency would fail standards, with levels in fish 322 times the planned limit

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Oceana UK@OceanaUK · Jul 10

Bottom trawling is devastating our seas BUT THERE'S HOPE! 🌊Because when nature's left alone, it will recover. A trawling ban in Dorset saw fish diversity shoot up by 430% in 10 yrs📈 The ocean will bounce back if we let it! Use your voice 🪸 only.one/act/uk-mpa-con…

OceanaUK's tweet image. Bottom trawling is devastating our seas BUT THERE'S HOPE!

🌊Because when nature's left alone, it will recover. A trawling ban in Dorset saw fish diversity shoot up by 430% in 10 yrs📈 The ocean will bounce back if we let it!

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The Climate Coalition@TheCCoalition · Jul 9

This is the People’s Picture 💚⛰️ As it was projected in vast scale onto the White Cliffs of Dover - one of Britain’s most iconic and climate-vulnerable landmarks - a stark reminder was unveiled: 🌍 89% of people, just like the ones represented in the artwork, want their…

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Oceana UK@OceanaUK · Jul 8

🚨The UK Govt is asking the public to give their thoughts on whether they should extend bottom trawling bans in 41 English protected areas. 🌊 This is our chance! Use your voice to help kick this wasteful, destructive practice out of ocean havens! 👇 only.one/act/uk-mpa-con…

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Oceana UK@OceanaUK · Jul 8

📽️ WATCH: Minke whales spotted off the Welsh coast! 🐋 Marine mammal experts captured the stunning footage whilst surveying the Cardigan Bay conservation area. Minke whales are very rarely seen there, with only 3 sightings recorded in the last 3 years. bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c3…

OceanaUK's tweet card. Marine mammal experts are surprised to see three minke whales close to their boat.

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Oceana UK@OceanaUK · Jul 7

We need your help to get bottom trawling banned from ocean havens for good! Govt want to hear from YOU on whether they should extend bans in English protected areas 🚫 This is the moment we've been waiting for. We must act! 🌊 only.one/act/uk-mpa-con…

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Oceana UK@OceanaUK · Jul 6

🔥🌊 UK seas are suffering a significant marine heatwave as the climate crisis escalates. Huge algal blooms & mass die-offs of sea life are potential outcomes. The clock is ticking. We must fairly transition to renewable energy and a clean, green future. metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2025/wate…

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Oceana UK@OceanaUK · Jul 3

🪶 #DYK UK seabird populations have plummeted in the last few decades. One major culprit? Overfishing. We must act now to restore ocean balance and protect these vital, vanishing birds. #WorldSeabirdDay #EndOverfishing #SaveOurSeabirds 🌊

OceanaUK's tweet image. 🪶 #DYK UK seabird populations have plummeted in the last few decades. One major culprit? Overfishing.

We must act now to restore ocean balance and protect these vital, vanishing birds.

#WorldSeabirdDay #EndOverfishing #SaveOurSeabirds 🌊

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Oceana UK@OceanaUK · Jul 2

🚨 Help us ban bottom trawling in ocean havens FOR GOOD! UK Govt has proposed bans in 41 protected areas but they want to hear from the public before they do it ⚠️ We don't have long to respond🪸 Take action here 🌊🔽 only.one/act/uk-mpa-con…

OceanaUK's tweet image. 🚨 Help us ban bottom trawling in ocean havens FOR GOOD!

UK Govt has proposed bans in 41 protected areas but they want to hear from the public before they do it ⚠️ We don't have long to respond🪸

Take action here 🌊🔽
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Oceana UK@OceanaUK · Jul 1

📢 Last summer saw 100,000 people march to #RestoreNatureNow & big nature promises made by politicians... A year later, people are losing faith in Government’s ability to meet nature targets 🥀 We’re calling for action to turn things round 🌊✊ express.co.uk/news/politics/…🪧🪧

OceanaUK's tweet image. 📢 Last summer saw 100,000 people march to #RestoreNatureNow &amp; big nature promises made by politicians...

A year later, people are losing faith in Government’s ability to meet nature targets 🥀

We’re calling for action to turn things round 🌊✊
express.co.uk/news/politics/…🪧🪧

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