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๐ข Successful sea trials for #NETTAG+ acoustic transponders! Our tech, developed by Newcastle University and Succorfish, pinpointed lost fishing gear with incredible accuracy ๐ฏ Stay tuned for more updates! ๐ #MissionOcean #HorizonEU #CINEA_EU


๐จ Exciting Update! ๐จ Due to the overwhelming number of requests, we've ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ to apply for the Society4Med Award until ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ต! ๐โจ Apply now and join us in making a difference!๐ ๐ bit.ly/3zorlXz #MissionOcean




๐We are happy to announce the kick off of our new activity in ๐ญ๐ท. Together with WWF-Adria, the NGO Enaleia, Blaslov Commerce, fishers & ports from Split-Dalmatia & Zadar Counties, we'll separate & recycle end-of-life gear to give them a 2nd life and tackle #plasticpollution ๐ชธ๐

This week at the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean session in Rome. While we see important steps ahead to improved sustainability in Mediterranean & Black Sea fisheries & aquaculture, ongoing overexploitation and climate change require accelerating better management #ssf #redcoral #sharks #eel



Today we are at #Ecomondo in Rimini together with BlueMissionMed Mission Ocean Waters to present innovative solutions to tackle marine litter and discuss their potential replication with policymakers. The solutions: RHE-MEDiation project INSPIRE REMEDIES @UpstreamHorizon


โจ Yesterday, in the context of Ecomondo, Dr. Elisabetta Balzi ๐ช๐บ of the EC awarded the two winners of the #Society4Med Award! ๐ #adopteunpad by Herocean ๐ ๐Surfing for Science by Universitat de Barcelona & Surfrider Foundation Europe๐ Congrats to these champions! ๐ #MissionOcean


Back from โป๏ธEcomondo fair, what a brilliant opportunity to co-chair and moderate the ๐ BlueMissionMed Italian Hub national event on matching innovative solution providers for ๐ง Mission Ocean Waters with ๐จโ๐ผ policymakers and ๐ผ investorsโ โtakersโ!


Congratulations to GFCM members for uniting to bolster efforts for sustainable fisheries & aquaculture in the #Mediterranean and the #BlackSea ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฟ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ท๐จ๐พ๐ช๐ฌ๐ช๐บ๐ซ๐ท๐ฌ๐ท๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ๐ง๐ฑ๐พ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ท๐ด๐ธ๐ฎ๐ช๐ธ๐ธ๐พ๐น๐ณ๐น๐ท 1โฃWeek 5โฃResolutions 1โฃ2โฃBinding recommendations More on #GFCMSession: fao.org/gfcm/news/detaโฆ


The 47th General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean Commission meeting closed today with some key steps twd sustainable fisheries. WWF applauds the new โOtrantoโ FRA & protection for sturgeons, but concern remains about Cabliers coral area, ๐ชธred coral and European eel. ๐ shorturl.at/q0wjH






๐ฃ Meet Anna Pirani from Fondazione Cmcc at our event at #COP29! Sheโll discuss the accelerating climate impacts in the Mediterranean, Black Sea & Caspian sea regions ๐ and the urgent need to boost marine & coastal resilience. ๐ 21 November ๐ Agenda ๐bit.ly/3AHBf75



๐ฃ Meet Maheen Khan, Wereld Natuur Fonds, at our event at #COP29! Sheโll discuss the power of #NatureBasedSolutions (#NbS) and WWFโs role in advancing both climate & #biodiversity goals through these innovative approaches. ๐ 21 November ๐ Full Agenda ๐ bit.ly/3AHBf75

