Since 1989, OceanCare has been dedicated to protecting our ocean and marine life. Follow us for updates on conservation, science-based facts, and global collaboration. Together, we can make a difference – #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue. 💙 #OceanCare #OceanConservation
January 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Since 1989, OceanCare has been dedicated to protecting our ocean and marine life. Follow us for updates on conservation, science-based facts, and global collaboration. Together, we can make a difference – #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue. 💙 #OceanCare #OceanConservation
🌊 France Deposits BBNJ Ratification Instrument at the UN! France completes its ratification process by depositing the instrument at the UN. OceanCare welcomes this crucial step & calls on other states to ratify the High Seas Treaty as a priority before UNOC. #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #BBNJ
February 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
🌊 France Deposits BBNJ Ratification Instrument at the UN! France completes its ratification process by depositing the instrument at the UN. OceanCare welcomes this crucial step & calls on other states to ratify the High Seas Treaty as a priority before UNOC. #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #BBNJ
Barely 2,000 sperm whales survive fishing nets & marine traffic. Despite their risk of extinction, Spain won’t reclassify them as “endangered.” OceanCare calls for urgent action to protect these whales and their habitats. 📣 Join our call: ourplanetisblue.org #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
January 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Barely 2,000 sperm whales survive fishing nets & marine traffic. Despite their risk of extinction, Spain won’t reclassify them as “endangered.” OceanCare calls for urgent action to protect these whales and their habitats. 📣 Join our call: ourplanetisblue.org #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
🔊🐋 #DeepSeaMining disrupts essential communication, behavior and orientation and can even cause physical harm.
🚫 Support a ban on deep-sea mining.
Sign our #petition now: 🔗 ourplanetisblue.org
Read more here: www.oceancare.org/en/stories_a...
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
🚫 Support a ban on deep-sea mining.
Sign our #petition now: 🔗 ourplanetisblue.org
Read more here: www.oceancare.org/en/stories_a...
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
September 12, 2024 at 10:51 AM
🔊🐋 #DeepSeaMining disrupts essential communication, behavior and orientation and can even cause physical harm.
🚫 Support a ban on deep-sea mining.
Sign our #petition now: 🔗 ourplanetisblue.org
Read more here: www.oceancare.org/en/stories_a...
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
🚫 Support a ban on deep-sea mining.
Sign our #petition now: 🔗 ourplanetisblue.org
Read more here: www.oceancare.org/en/stories_a...
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
114,559 voices for the Ocean 🌊
On World Oceans Day, we handed our petition to UN Envoy Peter Thomson. Along with a red-globe symbol of ocean distress, we delivered a clear message: Protect and restore the Ocean – action starts today.
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #UNOC3
On World Oceans Day, we handed our petition to UN Envoy Peter Thomson. Along with a red-globe symbol of ocean distress, we delivered a clear message: Protect and restore the Ocean – action starts today.
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #UNOC3
June 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
114,559 voices for the Ocean 🌊
On World Oceans Day, we handed our petition to UN Envoy Peter Thomson. Along with a red-globe symbol of ocean distress, we delivered a clear message: Protect and restore the Ocean – action starts today.
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #UNOC3
On World Oceans Day, we handed our petition to UN Envoy Peter Thomson. Along with a red-globe symbol of ocean distress, we delivered a clear message: Protect and restore the Ocean – action starts today.
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #UNOC3
🌊 At the UN Ocean Conference, #UNOC3, in Nice, co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, OceanCare had the opportunity to hand over our #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue petition also to Costa Rica’s Environment Minister, Franz Tattenbach. 1/3
June 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🌊 At the UN Ocean Conference, #UNOC3, in Nice, co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, OceanCare had the opportunity to hand over our #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue petition also to Costa Rica’s Environment Minister, Franz Tattenbach. 1/3
Your voice is essential to make this gathering a watershed moment for marine protection. Read and share the open letter: www.oceancare.org/wp-content/u...
#UNOC3 #EndFossilFuels #ClimateAction #OceanProtection #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
#UNOC3 #EndFossilFuels #ClimateAction #OceanProtection #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
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April 2, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Your voice is essential to make this gathering a watershed moment for marine protection. Read and share the open letter: www.oceancare.org/wp-content/u...
#UNOC3 #EndFossilFuels #ClimateAction #OceanProtection #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
#UNOC3 #EndFossilFuels #ClimateAction #OceanProtection #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
"We are condemning our grandchildren to an unlivable world." These words echoed at the UN Ocean Conference as we handed over our #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue petition with 114,500+ voices to #UN Special Envoy Ambassador Peter Thomson. We have the promises. Now we need action. The Ocean is counting on us.
June 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"We are condemning our grandchildren to an unlivable world." These words echoed at the UN Ocean Conference as we handed over our #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue petition with 114,500+ voices to #UN Special Envoy Ambassador Peter Thomson. We have the promises. Now we need action. The Ocean is counting on us.
Sweden proposes banning Bottom Trawling in Marine Protected Areas, setting an example for the EU. This destructive practice harms ecosystems & the climate. Let’s demand bold action to protect our oceans.💙 Sign OceanCare’s petition: ourplanetisblue.org
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #OceanConservation
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #OceanConservation
January 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Sweden proposes banning Bottom Trawling in Marine Protected Areas, setting an example for the EU. This destructive practice harms ecosystems & the climate. Let’s demand bold action to protect our oceans.💙 Sign OceanCare’s petition: ourplanetisblue.org
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #OceanConservation
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #OceanConservation
🌊 Marine Habitats Can Be Restored and Recovered. But Only If We Act Now. Despite international commitments, we're missing almost all targets for marine conservation. On this World Oceans Day, we urge: Words are no longer enough – the world must act now #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue 🌍
June 8, 2025 at 6:02 AM
🌊 Marine Habitats Can Be Restored and Recovered. But Only If We Act Now. Despite international commitments, we're missing almost all targets for marine conservation. On this World Oceans Day, we urge: Words are no longer enough – the world must act now #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue 🌍
🔵 OceanCare will be on the ground with an expert team, pushing for bold decisions. We will hand over our petition #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue, calling on governments to take six urgent actions needed to protect the ocean and all who depend on it. The time for vague promises is over. #UNOceanConference
June 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🔵 OceanCare will be on the ground with an expert team, pushing for bold decisions. We will hand over our petition #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue, calling on governments to take six urgent actions needed to protect the ocean and all who depend on it. The time for vague promises is over. #UNOceanConference
🌊 Amplifying the Call: A Shared Commitment for Ocean Protection. At #UNOC3 in Nice, OceanCare proudly handed over our #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue petition — supported by over 114,500 voices — to Panama’s Environment Minister Juan Carlos Navarro, a steadfast advocate for marine protection. 1/4
June 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🌊 Amplifying the Call: A Shared Commitment for Ocean Protection. At #UNOC3 in Nice, OceanCare proudly handed over our #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue petition — supported by over 114,500 voices — to Panama’s Environment Minister Juan Carlos Navarro, a steadfast advocate for marine protection. 1/4
🌊 114,500+ people urge: Protect and Restore the Ocean
Today, on World Oceans Day, we delivered the #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue petition to Ambassador Peter Thomson, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice.
This petition is a symbol to urge change.🌍💙 #UNOC3
Today, on World Oceans Day, we delivered the #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue petition to Ambassador Peter Thomson, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice.
This petition is a symbol to urge change.🌍💙 #UNOC3
June 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🌊 114,500+ people urge: Protect and Restore the Ocean
Today, on World Oceans Day, we delivered the #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue petition to Ambassador Peter Thomson, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice.
This petition is a symbol to urge change.🌍💙 #UNOC3
Today, on World Oceans Day, we delivered the #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue petition to Ambassador Peter Thomson, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice.
This petition is a symbol to urge change.🌍💙 #UNOC3
🌊 The Ocean Cannot Wait!
With only 18/60 required ratifications, the #HighSeasTreaty is still not in force. As the UN Ocean Conference is fast approaching, world leaders must act now.
✍️ Sign our petition for immediate action: ourplanetisblue.org
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #BBNJ #UNOC3
With only 18/60 required ratifications, the #HighSeasTreaty is still not in force. As the UN Ocean Conference is fast approaching, world leaders must act now.
✍️ Sign our petition for immediate action: ourplanetisblue.org
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #BBNJ #UNOC3
March 4, 2025 at 10:32 AM
🌊 The Ocean Cannot Wait!
With only 18/60 required ratifications, the #HighSeasTreaty is still not in force. As the UN Ocean Conference is fast approaching, world leaders must act now.
✍️ Sign our petition for immediate action: ourplanetisblue.org
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #BBNJ #UNOC3
With only 18/60 required ratifications, the #HighSeasTreaty is still not in force. As the UN Ocean Conference is fast approaching, world leaders must act now.
✍️ Sign our petition for immediate action: ourplanetisblue.org
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #BBNJ #UNOC3
The BBNJ Agreement is a once-in-a-generation chance to protect international waters. 🌍 OceanCare urges all countries that have not yet ratified the Treaty: ratify the #HighSeasTreaty now. The Ocean cannot wait.
#OceanGovernance #SDG14 #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
#OceanGovernance #SDG14 #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
June 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The BBNJ Agreement is a once-in-a-generation chance to protect international waters. 🌍 OceanCare urges all countries that have not yet ratified the Treaty: ratify the #HighSeasTreaty now. The Ocean cannot wait.
#OceanGovernance #SDG14 #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
#OceanGovernance #SDG14 #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
With OceanCare’s 6-Point Action Plan, we push for stronger ocean protection at the #UN and the #EUParliament. We handed our #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue declaration to @juttapaulus.bsky.social, MEP, to drive urgent action. Only by acting now can the Ocean recover and thrive! 🌊
#MarineConservation #UNOC3
#MarineConservation #UNOC3
March 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
With OceanCare’s 6-Point Action Plan, we push for stronger ocean protection at the #UN and the #EUParliament. We handed our #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue declaration to @juttapaulus.bsky.social, MEP, to drive urgent action. Only by acting now can the Ocean recover and thrive! 🌊
#MarineConservation #UNOC3
#MarineConservation #UNOC3
Our campaign #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue calls for:
✅ Ban on offshore oil & gas exploration
✅ Slower vessel speeds to protect marine life
✅ Ban on destructive fishing practices
✅ Binding treaty to end plastic pollution
✅ Moratorium on deep-sea mining
✅ Stronger marine ecosystem protections
✅ Ban on offshore oil & gas exploration
✅ Slower vessel speeds to protect marine life
✅ Ban on destructive fishing practices
✅ Binding treaty to end plastic pollution
✅ Moratorium on deep-sea mining
✅ Stronger marine ecosystem protections
May 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Our campaign #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue calls for:
✅ Ban on offshore oil & gas exploration
✅ Slower vessel speeds to protect marine life
✅ Ban on destructive fishing practices
✅ Binding treaty to end plastic pollution
✅ Moratorium on deep-sea mining
✅ Stronger marine ecosystem protections
✅ Ban on offshore oil & gas exploration
✅ Slower vessel speeds to protect marine life
✅ Ban on destructive fishing practices
✅ Binding treaty to end plastic pollution
✅ Moratorium on deep-sea mining
✅ Stronger marine ecosystem protections
Solutions we need:
🔹 Ban destructive fishing in MPAs
🔹 Protect vulnerable seabeds from trawling
🔹 End harmful subsidies
🔹 Promote low-impact gear
🔹 Track & monitor trawl vessels
✍️ Sign now: ourplanetisblue.org 💙
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🔹 Ban destructive fishing in MPAs
🔹 Protect vulnerable seabeds from trawling
🔹 End harmful subsidies
🔹 Promote low-impact gear
🔹 Track & monitor trawl vessels
✍️ Sign now: ourplanetisblue.org 💙
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue 2/2
Because our planet is blue - Oceancare
Sign the OceanCare petition 'Because our planet is blue' now to urge governments worldwide at the UN Ocean Conference 2025 to take action.
ourplanetisblue.org
June 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Solutions we need:
🔹 Ban destructive fishing in MPAs
🔹 Protect vulnerable seabeds from trawling
🔹 End harmful subsidies
🔹 Promote low-impact gear
🔹 Track & monitor trawl vessels
✍️ Sign now: ourplanetisblue.org 💙
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue 2/2
🔹 Ban destructive fishing in MPAs
🔹 Protect vulnerable seabeds from trawling
🔹 End harmful subsidies
🔹 Promote low-impact gear
🔹 Track & monitor trawl vessels
✍️ Sign now: ourplanetisblue.org 💙
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue 2/2
🌊 Happy #BiodiversityDay! Marine biodiversity is the foundation of life on Earth – and it’s disappearing fast. Protecting it is the only way to live in harmony with nature and secure a sustainable future.
💙 We must act now: ourplanetisblue.org
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #HarmonyWithNature
💙 We must act now: ourplanetisblue.org
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #HarmonyWithNature
May 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🌊 Happy #BiodiversityDay! Marine biodiversity is the foundation of life on Earth – and it’s disappearing fast. Protecting it is the only way to live in harmony with nature and secure a sustainable future.
💙 We must act now: ourplanetisblue.org
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #HarmonyWithNature
💙 We must act now: ourplanetisblue.org
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #HarmonyWithNature
⚠️ Fossil fuels drive the climate crisis, causing 75%+ of global emissions. Yet the UN Ocean Conference draft fails to address the urgent threat of offshore oil and gas exploration.
🚨 We need a global ban - will world leaders step up?
Sign the petition: ourplanetisblue.org
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
🚨 We need a global ban - will world leaders step up?
Sign the petition: ourplanetisblue.org
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
March 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
⚠️ Fossil fuels drive the climate crisis, causing 75%+ of global emissions. Yet the UN Ocean Conference draft fails to address the urgent threat of offshore oil and gas exploration.
🚨 We need a global ban - will world leaders step up?
Sign the petition: ourplanetisblue.org
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
🚨 We need a global ban - will world leaders step up?
Sign the petition: ourplanetisblue.org
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
Our collective call to world governments: Raise ambition and act now to address the triple planetary crises threatening the Ocean. Because only with bold, political action today can we give the Ocean a chance to recover and thrive. #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue. 4/4
June 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Our collective call to world governments: Raise ambition and act now to address the triple planetary crises threatening the Ocean. Because only with bold, political action today can we give the Ocean a chance to recover and thrive. #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue. 4/4
Our promise: If the commitments made at UNOC3 fall short, we won’t stop. OceanCare will keep pushing for the ocean protection the planet desperately needs.
Together, we are the Ocean’s voice. 💙
Thank you for standing with us.
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
#WorldOceansDay #MarineConservation #ClimateAction
Together, we are the Ocean’s voice. 💙
Thank you for standing with us.
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
#WorldOceansDay #MarineConservation #ClimateAction
June 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Our promise: If the commitments made at UNOC3 fall short, we won’t stop. OceanCare will keep pushing for the ocean protection the planet desperately needs.
Together, we are the Ocean’s voice. 💙
Thank you for standing with us.
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
#WorldOceansDay #MarineConservation #ClimateAction
Together, we are the Ocean’s voice. 💙
Thank you for standing with us.
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
#WorldOceansDay #MarineConservation #ClimateAction
Seismic airgun blasts from oil & gas exploration are among the loudest ocean noises. Responsibly developed offshore wind farms help phase-out fossil fuels & combat climate breakdown — one of the biggest threats to marine ecosystems.
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
ourplanetisblue.org
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
ourplanetisblue.org
April 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Seismic airgun blasts from oil & gas exploration are among the loudest ocean noises. Responsibly developed offshore wind farms help phase-out fossil fuels & combat climate breakdown — one of the biggest threats to marine ecosystems.
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
ourplanetisblue.org
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
ourplanetisblue.org
OceanCare pushes for vessel speed reduction & rerouting to protect whales from ship strikes. In Spain, Greece & via the #SAvEWhales system in the Kythira Strait, we work with partners & authorities to keep whales safe — before it’s too late. #ProtectWhales #ShipStrikes #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
May 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
OceanCare pushes for vessel speed reduction & rerouting to protect whales from ship strikes. In Spain, Greece & via the #SAvEWhales system in the Kythira Strait, we work with partners & authorities to keep whales safe — before it’s too late. #ProtectWhales #ShipStrikes #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
Promises are no longer enough. We need bold, binding action now — for the Ocean, and for the generations to come. We are not giving up until the Ocean gets the protection it urgently needs.
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #UNOC3
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#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #UNOC3
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June 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Promises are no longer enough. We need bold, binding action now — for the Ocean, and for the generations to come. We are not giving up until the Ocean gets the protection it urgently needs.
#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #UNOC3
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#BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue #UNOC3
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