Spain’s marine protected areas (MPAs) are still being decimated by bottom trawling.
We took legal action last year but Spain has issued more fishing licenses for bottom trawling inside these MPAs since then.
So we’re going back to court with @oceanaeurope.bsky.social to protect these zones.
We took legal action last year but Spain has issued more fishing licenses for bottom trawling inside these MPAs since then.
So we’re going back to court with @oceanaeurope.bsky.social to protect these zones.
November 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Spain’s marine protected areas (MPAs) are still being decimated by bottom trawling.
We took legal action last year but Spain has issued more fishing licenses for bottom trawling inside these MPAs since then.
So we’re going back to court with @oceanaeurope.bsky.social to protect these zones.
We took legal action last year but Spain has issued more fishing licenses for bottom trawling inside these MPAs since then.
So we’re going back to court with @oceanaeurope.bsky.social to protect these zones.
...mpas moral biloute"
October 26, 2025 at 7:52 AM
...mpas moral biloute"
To counter these rollbacks, California is pushing to expand its Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to help shield marine life and coastal communities from collapse.
These ecosystems are climate buffers, biodiversity hotspots, and food sources.
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These ecosystems are climate buffers, biodiversity hotspots, and food sources.
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May 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
To counter these rollbacks, California is pushing to expand its Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to help shield marine life and coastal communities from collapse.
These ecosystems are climate buffers, biodiversity hotspots, and food sources.
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These ecosystems are climate buffers, biodiversity hotspots, and food sources.
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@nws.noaa.gov Director Ken Graham presented on NOAA’s modeling grand challenge at #AMS2026 this morning. He announced that the NWS is moving to MPAS as its modeling dynamical core, with his #1 moonshot goal being a global, fully coupled 3-km Earth prediction system using MPAS.
January 26, 2026 at 3:01 PM
@nws.noaa.gov Director Ken Graham presented on NOAA’s modeling grand challenge at #AMS2026 this morning. He announced that the NWS is moving to MPAS as its modeling dynamical core, with his #1 moonshot goal being a global, fully coupled 3-km Earth prediction system using MPAS.
Stop ripping up the ocean floor and destroying habitats!
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Cornish residents demand government ban destructive bottom trawling in marine protected areas: new poll
84 per cent of Cornish residents support a ban on bottom trawling in marine protected areas (MPAs) Bottom trawling, which destroys reefs, seagrass and marine life, remains legal in all Cornish MPAs in...
westcountryvoices.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Stop ripping up the ocean floor and destroying habitats!
westcountryvoices.co.uk/cornish-resi...
westcountryvoices.co.uk/cornish-resi...
5. Designate REAL Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), which means no fishing or industrial activity whatsoever.
Essentially rewilding at sea, real MPAs would act as breeding grounds for fish and other life, spilling out into unprotected areas and boosting fishermen's livelihoods.
Essentially rewilding at sea, real MPAs would act as breeding grounds for fish and other life, spilling out into unprotected areas and boosting fishermen's livelihoods.
December 22, 2024 at 6:20 AM
5. Designate REAL Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), which means no fishing or industrial activity whatsoever.
Essentially rewilding at sea, real MPAs would act as breeding grounds for fish and other life, spilling out into unprotected areas and boosting fishermen's livelihoods.
Essentially rewilding at sea, real MPAs would act as breeding grounds for fish and other life, spilling out into unprotected areas and boosting fishermen's livelihoods.
Happy Marine Protected Area (MPA) Day!
There is overwhelming scientific consensus that:
-Well designed and well managed MPAs are key to ocean conservation
-Far too many MPAs are not well designed or well managed.
🦑🧪🌎
There is overwhelming scientific consensus that:
-Well designed and well managed MPAs are key to ocean conservation
-Far too many MPAs are not well designed or well managed.
🦑🧪🌎
August 1, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Happy Marine Protected Area (MPA) Day!
There is overwhelming scientific consensus that:
-Well designed and well managed MPAs are key to ocean conservation
-Far too many MPAs are not well designed or well managed.
🦑🧪🌎
There is overwhelming scientific consensus that:
-Well designed and well managed MPAs are key to ocean conservation
-Far too many MPAs are not well designed or well managed.
🦑🧪🌎
Updated: The Ocean Protection Gap Report 2026 ➡️ for-the-ocean.org/news/ #30x30 #MPAs
@bloombergdotorg.bsky.social @savingoceans.bsky.social @riseup4theocean.bsky.social @skytruth.org @briantodonnell.bsky.social @jonathankelsey.bsky.social
@bloombergdotorg.bsky.social @savingoceans.bsky.social @riseup4theocean.bsky.social @skytruth.org @briantodonnell.bsky.social @jonathankelsey.bsky.social
September 24, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Updated: The Ocean Protection Gap Report 2026 ➡️ for-the-ocean.org/news/ #30x30 #MPAs
@bloombergdotorg.bsky.social @savingoceans.bsky.social @riseup4theocean.bsky.social @skytruth.org @briantodonnell.bsky.social @jonathankelsey.bsky.social
@bloombergdotorg.bsky.social @savingoceans.bsky.social @riseup4theocean.bsky.social @skytruth.org @briantodonnell.bsky.social @jonathankelsey.bsky.social
NEW PUBLICATION assessed 217 global MPAs. MPAs with shared governance arrangements between governments and non-government actors are 98% more likely to have higher fish biomass than MPAs solely governed by state agencies. 🧪🌏🦑 #MPA #marinepolicy #fisheries
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Shared governance increases marine protected area effectiveness
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are widely used to conserve and manage coastal resources. Protected areas are governed by a variety of institutional arrangements, yet little is known concerning the rela...
journals.plos.org
January 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
NEW PUBLICATION assessed 217 global MPAs. MPAs with shared governance arrangements between governments and non-government actors are 98% more likely to have higher fish biomass than MPAs solely governed by state agencies. 🧪🌏🦑 #MPA #marinepolicy #fisheries
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
“You might be familiar with SPAs, and MPAs, or actually RFWS (
Regular Fucking Web Sites)” — @cydstumpel.nl #CSSDay
Regular Fucking Web Sites)” — @cydstumpel.nl #CSSDay
June 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
“You might be familiar with SPAs, and MPAs, or actually RFWS (
Regular Fucking Web Sites)” — @cydstumpel.nl #CSSDay
Regular Fucking Web Sites)” — @cydstumpel.nl #CSSDay
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July 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
kane repost mpas kai vgei h kaltsa
📝 A new study suggests converting popular dive sites into fully protected #MPAs would significantly benefit marine life and local economies. Only a small % of existing MPAs are fully protected. 🐟 🪸
A small dive levy could generate billions for conservation. 🪼
divemagazine.com/scuba-diving...
A small dive levy could generate billions for conservation. 🪼
divemagazine.com/scuba-diving...
Study: turning dive sites into MPAs would both protect and provide
A new study says fully protecting dive sites would help restore marine life and generate revenue for local communities and the dive tourism
divemagazine.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
📝 A new study suggests converting popular dive sites into fully protected #MPAs would significantly benefit marine life and local economies. Only a small % of existing MPAs are fully protected. 🐟 🪸
A small dive levy could generate billions for conservation. 🪼
divemagazine.com/scuba-diving...
A small dive levy could generate billions for conservation. 🪼
divemagazine.com/scuba-diving...
The BBNJ Agreement just reached 100 ratifications! We celebrate this milestone and look ahead to a strong network of protected MPAs on the high seas. Congrats to Germany, Zimbabwe, Papua New Guinea, Canada, Australia & Brunei Darussalam. Now: turn ratification into real, lasting ocean protection.
September 24, 2026 at 8:16 PM
The BBNJ Agreement just reached 100 ratifications! We celebrate this milestone and look ahead to a strong network of protected MPAs on the high seas. Congrats to Germany, Zimbabwe, Papua New Guinea, Canada, Australia & Brunei Darussalam. Now: turn ratification into real, lasting ocean protection.
Bottom trawling is so damaging to marine life nothing but a total ban on this fishing practice is sufficient & in the feebly-governed UK, incl Scotland, we can at least ban this plague of life in our waters in ALL MPAs!
UKGov's plan to ban practice in *parts* of 41 MPAs is nowhere near enough!
UKGov's plan to ban practice in *parts* of 41 MPAs is nowhere near enough!
Bottom trawling harvests immense numbers of fish.
It tears up the seabed habitat the next generation of fish + shellfish need, so populations cannot recover quickly.
With cod, herring & mackerel numbers at critical lows, we need to end this destructive practice:
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It tears up the seabed habitat the next generation of fish + shellfish need, so populations cannot recover quickly.
With cod, herring & mackerel numbers at critical lows, we need to end this destructive practice:
share.google/4tYqGHpuFQQl...
‘A national scandal’: trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected UK waters
‘Precious ocean life is being pushed to the brink’ say campaigners, arguing that overfished marine areas are ‘protected only on paper’
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April 1, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Bottom trawling is so damaging to marine life nothing but a total ban on this fishing practice is sufficient & in the feebly-governed UK, incl Scotland, we can at least ban this plague of life in our waters in ALL MPAs!
UKGov's plan to ban practice in *parts* of 41 MPAs is nowhere near enough!
UKGov's plan to ban practice in *parts* of 41 MPAs is nowhere near enough!
Bitte unterzeichnen!
Gebt Delfinen und Walen einen sichereren Ozean
Wir fordern mehr Meeresschutzgebiete, in denen sie fressen, brüten und wandern können.
www.afd.org.au/petition/aus...
Gebt Delfinen und Walen einen sichereren Ozean
Wir fordern mehr Meeresschutzgebiete, in denen sie fressen, brüten und wandern können.
www.afd.org.au/petition/aus...
Protect Dolphins and Whales: Sign the MPAs Submission
The biggest expansion of Australia's marine protected areas (MPAs) in a decade is on the table. Add your name by 30 September to protect dolphins and whales.
www.afd.org.au
August 17, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Bitte unterzeichnen!
Gebt Delfinen und Walen einen sichereren Ozean
Wir fordern mehr Meeresschutzgebiete, in denen sie fressen, brüten und wandern können.
www.afd.org.au/petition/aus...
Gebt Delfinen und Walen einen sichereren Ozean
Wir fordern mehr Meeresschutzgebiete, in denen sie fressen, brüten und wandern können.
www.afd.org.au/petition/aus...
We at GSL are excited for NSSL’s three new MPAS configurations! For the first time, their runs and ours are using a common code base, the result of 18+ months of development by both groups (plus NCAR too).
MPAS-HTPO vs our MPAS_RRFSA (MPAS-G on PivotalWx) is an initial conditions comparison (1/2)…
MPAS-HTPO vs our MPAS_RRFSA (MPAS-G on PivotalWx) is an initial conditions comparison (1/2)…
Looks like we got 3 new NSSL MPAS configs! I'm most excited to see results with RN3 because its utilizing the NSSL triple moment microphysics scheme which tmk, is the 1st time a triple moment scheme has been used operationally in a model! Props to @ksquared812.bsky.social @tedmwx.bsky.social and co!
September 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
We at GSL are excited for NSSL’s three new MPAS configurations! For the first time, their runs and ours are using a common code base, the result of 18+ months of development by both groups (plus NCAR too).
MPAS-HTPO vs our MPAS_RRFSA (MPAS-G on PivotalWx) is an initial conditions comparison (1/2)…
MPAS-HTPO vs our MPAS_RRFSA (MPAS-G on PivotalWx) is an initial conditions comparison (1/2)…
Yep!
Meck-Pomm ist bei der Planung eines Ostseenationalparks ausgestiegen.
Dafür hat Schleswig-Holstein (schwarz-grün, unter Günther) dann im Alleingang drei neue MPAs ausgewiesen
Meck-Pomm ist bei der Planung eines Ostseenationalparks ausgestiegen.
Dafür hat Schleswig-Holstein (schwarz-grün, unter Günther) dann im Alleingang drei neue MPAs ausgewiesen
Ausgerechnet der selbsternannte Walretter Till Backhaus verhindert ein Verbot von Stellnetzen in denen jährlich zahlreiche Schweinswale und andere bedrohte Meerestiere sterben. Offenbar ist Naturschutz nur wichtig, wenn die Kamera läuft.
www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
(S+) Lehren aus dem Buckelwal-Drama: Ausgerechnet Backhaus bremst beim Walschutz
Die Umweltministerien wollen Meere besser schützen. Doch Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ist gegen ein pauschales Verbot von Stellnetzen. Dabei hatte sich Minister Backhaus wochenlang für den gestrandeten Buck...
www.spiegel.de
May 6, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Yep!
Meck-Pomm ist bei der Planung eines Ostseenationalparks ausgestiegen.
Dafür hat Schleswig-Holstein (schwarz-grün, unter Günther) dann im Alleingang drei neue MPAs ausgewiesen
Meck-Pomm ist bei der Planung eines Ostseenationalparks ausgestiegen.
Dafür hat Schleswig-Holstein (schwarz-grün, unter Günther) dann im Alleingang drei neue MPAs ausgewiesen
Not only does the market for licensing this content for the purposes of AI training exist, Defendants license this type of content for that purpose when it comes to other publishers
September 17, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Not only does the market for licensing this content for the purposes of AI training exist, Defendants license this type of content for that purpose when it comes to other publishers
FWIW, GSL’s latest developmental MPAS toward RRFSv2 - using much newer physics (including MYNN PBL) than the NSSL MPAS runs - is not as dry in the warm sector. Image from rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/MPAS/.
March 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
FWIW, GSL’s latest developmental MPAS toward RRFSv2 - using much newer physics (including MYNN PBL) than the NSSL MPAS runs - is not as dry in the warm sector. Image from rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/MPAS/.
Spain proposes 23 new marine protected areas in the Canary Islands and Mediterranean news.mongabay.com/2026/08/spai...
Spain proposes 23 new marine protected areas in the Canary Islands and Mediterranean
The Spanish government has launched a consultation process to establish 23 new marine protected areas (MPAs) in Canary Islands waters and the Mediterranean Sea as part of efforts to meet a national co...
news.mongabay.com
August 21, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Spain proposes 23 new marine protected areas in the Canary Islands and Mediterranean news.mongabay.com/2026/08/spai...
In 2020 supertrawlers spent 5590 hours fishing in 19 protected areas
Its not enough to create protected ocean areas known as MPAs if vast trawling is allowed and there is no real protection of marine life
There must be enforcement and huge fines
thefishingdaily.com/featured-new...
Its not enough to create protected ocean areas known as MPAs if vast trawling is allowed and there is no real protection of marine life
There must be enforcement and huge fines
thefishingdaily.com/featured-new...
Supertrawlers intensified operations in UK MPAs during COVID-19 crisis
Foreign supertrawlers have been accused of intensifying their operations in UK Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) during the COVID-19 crisis
thefishingdaily.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
In 2020 supertrawlers spent 5590 hours fishing in 19 protected areas
Its not enough to create protected ocean areas known as MPAs if vast trawling is allowed and there is no real protection of marine life
There must be enforcement and huge fines
thefishingdaily.com/featured-new...
Its not enough to create protected ocean areas known as MPAs if vast trawling is allowed and there is no real protection of marine life
There must be enforcement and huge fines
thefishingdaily.com/featured-new...
Only 10% of the world’s oceans are protected, and most proposed marine protected areas (MPAs) lack sufficient resources to meet the goal of safeguarding 30% of oceans by 2030. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Sustainability #MarineProtectedAreas #MPAs #30X30
January 10, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Only 10% of the world’s oceans are protected, and most proposed marine protected areas (MPAs) lack sufficient resources to meet the goal of safeguarding 30% of oceans by 2030. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Sustainability #MarineProtectedAreas #MPAs #30X30