It’s not yet banned sadly Ben Goldsmith - 33,000 hours of bottom trawling took place in our offshore MPAs last year. We have the chance to ban it though with the current MMO consultation. Great @OurOceanGreece announcement by Greece to ban the practice in MPAs. We need properly

The EU has lodged a complaint regarding the sandeel closure due to concerns regarding the impact to danish fishers. With 62% of seabird species in decline (likely higher since HPAI), this closure is much needed to protect prey (that were struggling) telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/1…

Ben Goldsmith RSPB Defra UK Jo Coumbe

🚨 EU challenges UK sandeel fishery closures 🚨 This is a direct threat to our struggling seabirds. Sandeels should end up in Puffin beaks, not hoovered up for livestock. We need the UK Government to stand firm. The closures must remain!

For years, the local community and creel sector have been asking for protection to Wester Ross herring spawning areas in line with ICES advice that these habitats should not be disturbed. Scottish Government Scot Gov Marine ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/gairloch-…

🫣 MTAs - Marine Trawling Areas I am grateful to the Greek government for their recent announcement to prohibit trawling in their MPAs at @OurOceanGreece Please EU Maritime & Fish follow their example. It feels very disempowering... 😔

This should be St Edmund’s or St Edward’s Day, not St George’s. Both are proper English Saints.

The Blue Marine Foundation co-founded by Charles Clover has a presence here in the Channel Islands. They have ever evolving goals working towards protecting a necessary 30% of our waters. They should hit about 27% in Jersey. #GsyLitFest #RewildingTheSea Mourant

Do the seemingly healthy waters around the Bailiwick need protecting? We may not realise what we have. The pressure is less here for big fish etc which is why marine life feels safe to come here. He suggests that Guernsey could become a beacon of how to look after your waters.

A very lively discussion as part of the Q&A here to end with Charles Clover who is being quizzed on trawling, international waters, national marine conservation efforts and declarations as well as climate change. #GsyLitFest Thanks to Mourant for sponsoring an important topic 💙

This afternoon, marine conservationist Charles Clover spoke to a packed Guernsey Lit Fest audience about his book Rewilding the Sea - How to Save our Oceans. The talk, which took place at St Pierre Park Hotel was chaired by Sally Rochester and kindly sponsored by Mourant

Sand eel fishing ban wins an Ocean Award 🏆 ~ The judging panel decided the ban on fishing for sand eels was such a significant move in addressing the decline of seabirds that they created a special award to recognise it. “The ban on sand eel fishing is a vital action to address

Huge thanks to Chalke History Festival for inviting me to take part in this year’s festival. And thanks to Alex Langlands and Charles Clover for the excellent ocean chat 🌊🐟🦑🦭 and to everyone for coming along and buying books!

The sea saviours. A stellar line up at the fabulous Chalke History Festival with Dr Helen Scales & Charles Clover with Alex Langlands talking about their brilliant and IMPORTANT books What The Wild Sea Can Be, and Rewilding the Sea. A wonderful event.

The latest episode of 'Rewilding the World' with Ben Goldsmith podcast is out. Featuring our co-founder Charles Clover. Dive into an episode focused on the health of and restoration of our ocean. 🌊 🎧LISTEN : podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rew…

We've been calling for a rooftop solar revolution, which could meet around 60% of our solar energy targets 🌞 We need to balance the pressures on our countryside. A rooftop-first approach to solar protects more countryside for food and nature 👇 independent.co.uk/climate-change…

Will The Labour Party use its landslide majority to fix our neglected marine environment? ❌Inshore fleets are on their knees 🤑 HUGE profits are in few hands 🐟Our national resources are being WIPED OUT Read more in The Guardian by Charles Clover👇 theguardian.com/environment/ar…