It's #MPADay, an opportunity to celebrate marine protected areas that protect critical ecosystems, help vulnerable ocean species recover, and support the long-term sustainability of fisheries and other ocean resources. mpaday.org
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Celebrating local actions for global impact
1 August
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August 1, 2026 at 5:48 PM
It's #MPADay, an opportunity to celebrate marine protected areas that protect critical ecosystems, help vulnerable ocean species recover, and support the long-term sustainability of fisheries and other ocean resources. mpaday.org
By supporting, @montereybayaquarium.org, you'll help us continue this vital work as we shape a future where the ocean flourishes and people thrive in a just and equitable world. mbayaq.co/4wCAJPC #MPADay
#MarineProtectedAreas #biodiversity #MarineLife #OceanEcosystems #ClimateChange #ActForTheOcean
#MarineProtectedAreas #biodiversity #MarineLife #OceanEcosystems #ClimateChange #ActForTheOcean
Our conservation work
For more than 40 years, the Aquarium has worked to protect the ocean that shapes our lives.
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August 1, 2026 at 5:48 PM
By supporting, @montereybayaquarium.org, you'll help us continue this vital work as we shape a future where the ocean flourishes and people thrive in a just and equitable world. mbayaq.co/4wCAJPC #MPADay
#MarineProtectedAreas #biodiversity #MarineLife #OceanEcosystems #ClimateChange #ActForTheOcean
#MarineProtectedAreas #biodiversity #MarineLife #OceanEcosystems #ClimateChange #ActForTheOcean
Throughout the year, and especially today on #MPADay, the team at @montereybayaquarium.org promotes sustainable fishing and aquaculture, helps recovers species like the southern sea otter, and, through science and advocacy, works to protect essential habitats such as kelp forests and seagrass beds.
August 1, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Throughout the year, and especially today on #MPADay, the team at @montereybayaquarium.org promotes sustainable fishing and aquaculture, helps recovers species like the southern sea otter, and, through science and advocacy, works to protect essential habitats such as kelp forests and seagrass beds.
It's Marine Protected Areas Day.
MPAs are effective in -
🐟Safeguarding biodiversity
🪸Protecting food security
🌻Building climate resilience
The world has pledged to protect 30% by 2030.
Sustained pressure, ambition, and focus are critical if we’re to achieve the #30x30 goal.
#MPADay
MPAs are effective in -
🐟Safeguarding biodiversity
🪸Protecting food security
🌻Building climate resilience
The world has pledged to protect 30% by 2030.
Sustained pressure, ambition, and focus are critical if we’re to achieve the #30x30 goal.
#MPADay
August 1, 2025 at 7:47 AM
By managing human activities, MPAs reduce pressure on marine ecosystems and strengthen their resilience in the face of climate change. And they contribute to the long-term health of people and communities who depend on a healthy ocean. #MPADay #OceanResilience
August 1, 2026 at 5:48 PM
By managing human activities, MPAs reduce pressure on marine ecosystems and strengthen their resilience in the face of climate change. And they contribute to the long-term health of people and communities who depend on a healthy ocean. #MPADay #OceanResilience
It’s #MPADay! 🐋🌊Marine Protected Areas help safeguard oceans—from kelp forests & deep-sea coral to whales & plankton. They’re essential for biodiversity, climate resilience & healthy communities. Today, we’re celebrating the growing network of MPAs across Canada & the people working to protect it. 💙
August 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It’s #MPADay! 🐋🌊Marine Protected Areas help safeguard oceans—from kelp forests & deep-sea coral to whales & plankton. They’re essential for biodiversity, climate resilience & healthy communities. Today, we’re celebrating the growing network of MPAs across Canada & the people working to protect it. 💙
Am 1. August findet der weltweite Tag der Meeresschutzgebiete (MPA-Day) statt. Er soll das Bewusstsein für Meeresschutzgebiete schärfen. In Deutschland gibt es viele Events und Mitmachaktionen an der Ostseeküste: www.bfn.de/veranstaltun...
#MPADay #Ostsee
Foto 1: © G. Stolpe/BfN, Foto 2: © S. Gust
#MPADay #Ostsee
Foto 1: © G. Stolpe/BfN, Foto 2: © S. Gust
July 26, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Am 1. August findet der weltweite Tag der Meeresschutzgebiete (MPA-Day) statt. Er soll das Bewusstsein für Meeresschutzgebiete schärfen. In Deutschland gibt es viele Events und Mitmachaktionen an der Ostseeküste: www.bfn.de/veranstaltun...
#MPADay #Ostsee
Foto 1: © G. Stolpe/BfN, Foto 2: © S. Gust
#MPADay #Ostsee
Foto 1: © G. Stolpe/BfN, Foto 2: © S. Gust
On #MPADay, we're looking back at our work with @protectedareasfdn.bsky.social
We built their brand, website and comms strategy to support their work moving #MPAs from paper protection to active, community-led management.
🔗 https://protectedareasfoundation.org/
#30x30 #Community30x30
We built their brand, website and comms strategy to support their work moving #MPAs from paper protection to active, community-led management.
🔗 https://protectedareasfoundation.org/
#30x30 #Community30x30
August 1, 2026 at 9:57 AM
On #MPADay, we're looking back at our work with @protectedareasfdn.bsky.social
We built their brand, website and comms strategy to support their work moving #MPAs from paper protection to active, community-led management.
🔗 https://protectedareasfoundation.org/
#30x30 #Community30x30
We built their brand, website and comms strategy to support their work moving #MPAs from paper protection to active, community-led management.
🔗 https://protectedareasfoundation.org/
#30x30 #Community30x30
This #MPADay2026, Marine Conservation Institute is proud to spotlight the Blue Parks initiative, a global effort helping raise the standard for effective marine protection.
Read our guest blog to learn more about the Blue Park Standard! mci.blue/standard-mpaday
Read our guest blog to learn more about the Blue Park Standard! mci.blue/standard-mpaday
May 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
This #MPADay2026, Marine Conservation Institute is proud to spotlight the Blue Parks initiative, a global effort helping raise the standard for effective marine protection.
Read our guest blog to learn more about the Blue Park Standard! mci.blue/standard-mpaday
Read our guest blog to learn more about the Blue Park Standard! mci.blue/standard-mpaday
As the global community works toward achieving the 30x30 target and advancing implementation of the #BBNJ Agreement, World #MPADay is a reminder that meaningful conservation requires strong governance, scientific evidence, equitable participation, & sustained political commitment.
August 1, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) do more than mark boundaries.
Explore how MPAs across Canada are making a difference and why they matter.
🔗 Discover more about MPA Day at mpaday.org
#MPADay #MPADay2025 #MarineProtectedAreas #COLC #OceanClimateAction #CanadaOceanMap
Explore how MPAs across Canada are making a difference and why they matter.
🔗 Discover more about MPA Day at mpaday.org
#MPADay #MPADay2025 #MarineProtectedAreas #COLC #OceanClimateAction #CanadaOceanMap
August 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) do more than mark boundaries.
Explore how MPAs across Canada are making a difference and why they matter.
🔗 Discover more about MPA Day at mpaday.org
#MPADay #MPADay2025 #MarineProtectedAreas #COLC #OceanClimateAction #CanadaOceanMap
Explore how MPAs across Canada are making a difference and why they matter.
🔗 Discover more about MPA Day at mpaday.org
#MPADay #MPADay2025 #MarineProtectedAreas #COLC #OceanClimateAction #CanadaOceanMap
Celebrating #MPADay in the Greater Skellig Coast Hope Spot.
Here's to the people, places and species that make this part of the ocean so special...from #Portmagee to #Fenit and beyond.
Underwater by Micheal O Donnell of @Kerrysubaqua.
#Fair Seas
#MPADay2025
#LetsTalkMPAs
#HopeSpot
Here's to the people, places and species that make this part of the ocean so special...from #Portmagee to #Fenit and beyond.
Underwater by Micheal O Donnell of @Kerrysubaqua.
#Fair Seas
#MPADay2025
#LetsTalkMPAs
#HopeSpot
August 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Celebrating #MPADay in the Greater Skellig Coast Hope Spot.
Here's to the people, places and species that make this part of the ocean so special...from #Portmagee to #Fenit and beyond.
Underwater by Micheal O Donnell of @Kerrysubaqua.
#Fair Seas
#MPADay2025
#LetsTalkMPAs
#HopeSpot
Here's to the people, places and species that make this part of the ocean so special...from #Portmagee to #Fenit and beyond.
Underwater by Micheal O Donnell of @Kerrysubaqua.
#Fair Seas
#MPADay2025
#LetsTalkMPAs
#HopeSpot
‘In the ocean, we manage to make conservation very complicated…’
Meet the team! Co-founder Belinda Bramley believes that we need a community-led approach to manage MPAs.
#MPAs #30x30 #ProtectedAreas #Community30x30 #ProtectedAreasFoundation #MarineConservation #MPA #MPAday
Meet the team! Co-founder Belinda Bramley believes that we need a community-led approach to manage MPAs.
#MPAs #30x30 #ProtectedAreas #Community30x30 #ProtectedAreasFoundation #MarineConservation #MPA #MPAday
July 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
‘In the ocean, we manage to make conservation very complicated…’
Meet the team! Co-founder Belinda Bramley believes that we need a community-led approach to manage MPAs.
#MPAs #30x30 #ProtectedAreas #Community30x30 #ProtectedAreasFoundation #MarineConservation #MPA #MPAday
Meet the team! Co-founder Belinda Bramley believes that we need a community-led approach to manage MPAs.
#MPAs #30x30 #ProtectedAreas #Community30x30 #ProtectedAreasFoundation #MarineConservation #MPA #MPAday
🌊 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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August 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
🌊 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
Our Life Aquatic; the ocean newsletter plumbing the depths 🌊
This week, Mandela and an #MPA ⚓ electrifying rays ⚡ defenders of the deep go big 🙏 and a temporary farewell 👋
The newsletter is on a break until mid-Sept.
Read: tinyurl.com/yn8ed5zp
#TheOceanAdvocate #OceanDecade #Vision2030 #MPADay
This week, Mandela and an #MPA ⚓ electrifying rays ⚡ defenders of the deep go big 🙏 and a temporary farewell 👋
The newsletter is on a break until mid-Sept.
Read: tinyurl.com/yn8ed5zp
#TheOceanAdvocate #OceanDecade #Vision2030 #MPADay
July 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Our Life Aquatic; the ocean newsletter plumbing the depths 🌊
This week, Mandela and an #MPA ⚓ electrifying rays ⚡ defenders of the deep go big 🙏 and a temporary farewell 👋
The newsletter is on a break until mid-Sept.
Read: tinyurl.com/yn8ed5zp
#TheOceanAdvocate #OceanDecade #Vision2030 #MPADay
This week, Mandela and an #MPA ⚓ electrifying rays ⚡ defenders of the deep go big 🙏 and a temporary farewell 👋
The newsletter is on a break until mid-Sept.
Read: tinyurl.com/yn8ed5zp
#TheOceanAdvocate #OceanDecade #Vision2030 #MPADay
Just over two weeks away and with 55 events planned so far, both online and in person, there's something for everyone this coming MPA Day on 1 August
The website: www.mpaday.org
Endorsed by the @unoceandecade.bsky.social as a Decade Activity.
#MPADay #LetsTalkMPAs #MPACreativeWaves #Run4MPAs
The website: www.mpaday.org
Endorsed by the @unoceandecade.bsky.social as a Decade Activity.
#MPADay #LetsTalkMPAs #MPACreativeWaves #Run4MPAs
July 17, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Just over two weeks away and with 55 events planned so far, both online and in person, there's something for everyone this coming MPA Day on 1 August
The website: www.mpaday.org
Endorsed by the @unoceandecade.bsky.social as a Decade Activity.
#MPADay #LetsTalkMPAs #MPACreativeWaves #Run4MPAs
The website: www.mpaday.org
Endorsed by the @unoceandecade.bsky.social as a Decade Activity.
#MPADay #LetsTalkMPAs #MPACreativeWaves #Run4MPAs
A HUGE thank you to everyone that turned out last week in South Kerry for the first #MPADay with Sea Synergy.
A special thanks to Inbhear Sceine Sub Aqua Club, Vincent Hyland, Atlantic Irish Seaweed, Cafe Cois Trá and Ballinskelligs Inshore Rescue for making the day possible.
#FairSeas
A special thanks to Inbhear Sceine Sub Aqua Club, Vincent Hyland, Atlantic Irish Seaweed, Cafe Cois Trá and Ballinskelligs Inshore Rescue for making the day possible.
#FairSeas
August 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Last Friday we celebrated #MPADay with great news from Greece🇬🇷, which announced two new national marine parks.
Among the largest #MPAs in the entire Mediterranean, they will help Greece achieve the #30x30 goal in its national waters. www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
Among the largest #MPAs in the entire Mediterranean, they will help Greece achieve the #30x30 goal in its national waters. www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
Greek PM announces two national marine parks in Ionian and Aegean Seas
Beyond the environmental substance, the designation of marine parks has diplomatic implications
www.euronews.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Last Friday we celebrated #MPADay with great news from Greece🇬🇷, which announced two new national marine parks.
Among the largest #MPAs in the entire Mediterranean, they will help Greece achieve the #30x30 goal in its national waters. www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
Among the largest #MPAs in the entire Mediterranean, they will help Greece achieve the #30x30 goal in its national waters. www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
It's Marine Protected Areas Day🌊
MPAs are vital to protect marine habitats & biodiversity
Analysing seabird tracking data led to the designation of NACEs in 2021💙600,000km2 protected & the first high seas MPA identified from tracking data
➡️ www.seabirdtracking.org/case-studies/naces-mpa/
#MPADay
MPAs are vital to protect marine habitats & biodiversity
Analysing seabird tracking data led to the designation of NACEs in 2021💙600,000km2 protected & the first high seas MPA identified from tracking data
➡️ www.seabirdtracking.org/case-studies/naces-mpa/
#MPADay
August 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It's Marine Protected Areas Day🌊
MPAs are vital to protect marine habitats & biodiversity
Analysing seabird tracking data led to the designation of NACEs in 2021💙600,000km2 protected & the first high seas MPA identified from tracking data
➡️ www.seabirdtracking.org/case-studies/naces-mpa/
#MPADay
MPAs are vital to protect marine habitats & biodiversity
Analysing seabird tracking data led to the designation of NACEs in 2021💙600,000km2 protected & the first high seas MPA identified from tracking data
➡️ www.seabirdtracking.org/case-studies/naces-mpa/
#MPADay
"You cannot heal while continuing business as usual."
High Seas Alliance MPA Coordinator, Tekau Frere, shares a personal reflection on the parallel between the human body and the health of the ocean today on #MPADay: https://highseasalliance.org/2026/08/01/my-broken-voice-and-the-ocean/
High Seas Alliance MPA Coordinator, Tekau Frere, shares a personal reflection on the parallel between the human body and the health of the ocean today on #MPADay: https://highseasalliance.org/2026/08/01/my-broken-voice-and-the-ocean/
August 1, 2026 at 9:11 AM
"You cannot heal while continuing business as usual."
High Seas Alliance MPA Coordinator, Tekau Frere, shares a personal reflection on the parallel between the human body and the health of the ocean today on #MPADay: https://highseasalliance.org/2026/08/01/my-broken-voice-and-the-ocean/
High Seas Alliance MPA Coordinator, Tekau Frere, shares a personal reflection on the parallel between the human body and the health of the ocean today on #MPADay: https://highseasalliance.org/2026/08/01/my-broken-voice-and-the-ocean/
The #HighSeasTreaty makes it possible to establish Marine Protected Areas in international waters, safeguarding biodiversity from damaging human activities.
On #MPADay, discover the 8️⃣ areas that could make up the first generation of High Seas MPAs ➡️ buff.ly/HIBidLK
On #MPADay, discover the 8️⃣ areas that could make up the first generation of High Seas MPAs ➡️ buff.ly/HIBidLK
August 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The #HighSeasTreaty makes it possible to establish Marine Protected Areas in international waters, safeguarding biodiversity from damaging human activities.
On #MPADay, discover the 8️⃣ areas that could make up the first generation of High Seas MPAs ➡️ buff.ly/HIBidLK
On #MPADay, discover the 8️⃣ areas that could make up the first generation of High Seas MPAs ➡️ buff.ly/HIBidLK
Human activities are heavily reducing biodiversity and the benefits ecosystems provide to people.
#MPAs help, but only slightly. Even strong protection offsets a small part of human impacts. #MPADay
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-026-03008-2 @uflandrin.bsky.social
#MPAs help, but only slightly. Even strong protection offsets a small part of human impacts. #MPADay
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-026-03008-2 @uflandrin.bsky.social
August 1, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Human activities are heavily reducing biodiversity and the benefits ecosystems provide to people.
#MPAs help, but only slightly. Even strong protection offsets a small part of human impacts. #MPADay
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-026-03008-2 @uflandrin.bsky.social
#MPAs help, but only slightly. Even strong protection offsets a small part of human impacts. #MPADay
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-026-03008-2 @uflandrin.bsky.social
An invitation to register for The Ocean Advocate's MPA Day masterclass
A 1-hour online session to help you turn words into powerful sentences to reach the general public and advocate for the ocean
Register: tinyurl.com/mwzhm845
Endorsed by the @unoceandecade.bsky.social
#TheOceanAdvocate #MPADay
A 1-hour online session to help you turn words into powerful sentences to reach the general public and advocate for the ocean
Register: tinyurl.com/mwzhm845
Endorsed by the @unoceandecade.bsky.social
#TheOceanAdvocate #MPADay
July 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
An invitation to register for The Ocean Advocate's MPA Day masterclass
A 1-hour online session to help you turn words into powerful sentences to reach the general public and advocate for the ocean
Register: tinyurl.com/mwzhm845
Endorsed by the @unoceandecade.bsky.social
#TheOceanAdvocate #MPADay
A 1-hour online session to help you turn words into powerful sentences to reach the general public and advocate for the ocean
Register: tinyurl.com/mwzhm845
Endorsed by the @unoceandecade.bsky.social
#TheOceanAdvocate #MPADay
Happy #MPADay! 🎉
COBSEA releases the OECM guidance, Marine & Coastal OECMs: Accelerating Action in the East Asian Seas, and a three-part video series on OECMs that complement MPAs in biodiversity conservation.
Learn more: www.unep.org/cobsea/news/...
#30x30 #OECMs #MPAs #LifeBelowWater #SDG14
COBSEA releases the OECM guidance, Marine & Coastal OECMs: Accelerating Action in the East Asian Seas, and a three-part video series on OECMs that complement MPAs in biodiversity conservation.
Learn more: www.unep.org/cobsea/news/...
#30x30 #OECMs #MPAs #LifeBelowWater #SDG14
August 1, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Happy #MPADay! 🎉
COBSEA releases the OECM guidance, Marine & Coastal OECMs: Accelerating Action in the East Asian Seas, and a three-part video series on OECMs that complement MPAs in biodiversity conservation.
Learn more: www.unep.org/cobsea/news/...
#30x30 #OECMs #MPAs #LifeBelowWater #SDG14
COBSEA releases the OECM guidance, Marine & Coastal OECMs: Accelerating Action in the East Asian Seas, and a three-part video series on OECMs that complement MPAs in biodiversity conservation.
Learn more: www.unep.org/cobsea/news/...
#30x30 #OECMs #MPAs #LifeBelowWater #SDG14
