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Since the #GlobalOceanTreaty passed the threshold of 60 countries a lot more have ratified. The current number is 75! 🌊
But on the 1st of October the state of Palestine ratified the High Seas Treaty or #BBNJ, and I think that one ratification is particularly important to note.
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https://highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratification/country/state-of-palestine/
Despite the last minute, undemocratic carve-out for limited commercial fishing in "protected" areas, this Bill is a huge step forward for Tīkapa Moana, the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park.
Marine protections for Hauraki Gulf on the way
https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360819138/marine-protections-hauraki-gulf-way
Power-hungry data centers run hot, so one Chinese company is planning to submerge a pod of servers in the sea off Shanghai with hopes of solving computing's energy woes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/04/tech/china-underwater-data-centers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #datacenters #oceans #energy
This video from Seafood Watch and the Monterey Bay Aquarium gives orange roughy a red rating for being unsustainably fished with bottom trawling nets that wipe out entire coral ecosystems.
They are rightly telling conscientious customers to avoid buying it.
"It's a red alert if you ever see orange roughy on the menu" -> how's that for NZ's clean green trademark?
This video from Seafood Watch and the Monterey Bay Aquarium gives orange roughy a red rating for being unsustainably fished with bottom trawling nets that wipe out entire coral ecosystems.
They are rightly telling conscientious customers to avoid buying it.
"It's a red alert if you ever see orange roughy on the menu" -> how's that for NZ's clean green trademark?
Looks like a good job in San Francisco for a science communicator with an interest in oceanography.
PRESS RELEASE:
Greenpeace is calling on prospective investors “not to bankroll ocean destruction” by investing in wannabe seabed mining company, Manuka Resources, as they list on the NZ stock exchange today.
#nzpol #BanSeabedMining #Oceans
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/greenpeace-calls-for-investors-to-boycott-wannabe-seabed-miner-as-they-list-on-nz-stock-exchange/
Great question. Why indeed? 🤔
74 countries have now ratified a landmark treaty to protect the high seas. Why hasn’t NZ?
https://theconversation.com/74-countries-have-now-ratified-a-landmark-treaty-to-protect-the-high-seas-why-hasnt-nz-265846
Looks like a good job in San Francisco for a science communicator with an interest in oceanography.
You can now watch this documentary by Te Ao Māori News on the controversial and destructive seabed mining project by TTR/ Manuka Resources.
Every court has rejected this harmful project, the people don't want it, but Jones and his donors won't stop pushing it.
Seabed mining in Taranaki: Is the economic boom worth the environmental blow?
https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/09/29/seabed-mining-in-taranaki-is-the-economic-boom-worth-the-environmental-blow/
#ProtectTheOcean #StopSeabedMining #oceans #NZPol #greenpeace
Today the government announced a huge orange roughy allowable catch reduction in the collapsed Eastern South Chatham Rise fishery. 🐟
This is a step in the right direction, but still doesn't go far enough.
The fact that the Minister is now considering closing parts of the ocean to protect spawning fish is a significant shift. ✊
Our demand is for all seamounts to be off-limits for bottom trawling. 🪸
Seamount protection considered to protect crashed fish stock
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/seamount-protection-considered-to-protect-crashed-fish-stock/
#ProtectTheOcean #BanBottomTrawling #oceans #NZPol #fisheries
PRESS RELEASE:
Greenpeace is calling on prospective investors “not to bankroll ocean destruction” by investing in wannabe seabed mining company, Manuka Resources, as they list on the NZ stock exchange today.
#nzpol #BanSeabedMining #Oceans
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/greenpeace-calls-for-investors-to-boycott-wannabe-seabed-miner-as-they-list-on-nz-stock-exchange/
Key oceans treaty crosses threshold to come into force
A global agreement designed to protect the world's #oceans and reverse damage to marine life is set to become international law.
The #HighSeasTreaty received its 60th ratification by Morocco on Friday, meaning that it will now take effect from January.
The deal, which has been two decades in the making, will pave the way for international waters to be placed into marine protected areas.
PRESS RELEASE:
Four ocean advocates sentenced in court, after locking down the Wellington HQ of the mining industry lobbying firm Straterra (now the New Zealand Minerals Council) in September 2024.
#nzpol #BanSeabedMining #Oceans
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/greenpeace-activists-convicted-and-discharged-over-seabed-mining-action/
A Japanese research team says it has detected seafloor subsidence near the Nankai Trough for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/28/japan/seafloor-subsidence-detected-near-nankai-trough/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nankaitrough #earthquakes #oceans
A new report says Trans-Tasman Resources' seabed mining application contains "outdated information, internal inconsistencies and unproven technology".
#BanSeabedMining #Oceans
https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/24/fast-track-expert-finds-substantial-uncertainty-at-heart-of-seabed-mine/?ct=t%28Newsroom+Pro+8+Things+24.09.2025%29&mc_cid=0bc506f19d&mc_eid=6ce727d9d1
The Global Ocean Treaty and the High Seas Alliance in TIME Magazine! 🌊🐙
"It’s hard to overstate the significance of a new international treaty at this current political moment. There has never been a climate diplomacy effort like this for the ocean—it is obviously a big win for the ocean, but also for multilateralism."
"The effort to establish high seas protections will outlast any single administration, and global public support will be critical to these efforts."
https://time.com/7316884/high-seas-treaty-un-lisa-speer/
#ProtectTheOcean #BanBottomTrawling #oceans #fisheries #stopSeabedMining #BBNJ #GlobalOceanTreaty
Me to the NZ government (who haven't ratified the Global Ocean Treaty yet):
"GET IN LOSERS, WE'RE GOING TO SAVE THE OCEANS!"
🌊🐙🐳
HISTORIC MILESTONE FOR GLOBAL OCEAN PROTECTION: 60th ratification triggers entry into force of High Seas Treaty
https://highseasalliance.org/2025/09/19/historic-milestone-for-global-ocean-protection-60th-ratification-triggers-entry-into-force-of-high-seas-treaty/
#ProtectTheOcean #BanBottomTrawling #oceans #fisheries #NZPol
As of today, 73 countries have ratified the #GlobalOceanTreaty 🌊 🐙
The threshold was 60, so it is a done deal.
It is a major milestone and a significant win for marine life. 🐳
It will come into force in January 17. 🥳
Meanwhile, you can read about the ways the historic agreement can #ProtectTheOcean and get as excited as I am! 🐡
How the Global Ocean Treaty can help repair high seas mismanagement
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/publication/67495/untangled-global-ocean-treaty-high-seas-mismanagement/
PRESS RELEASE:
Four ocean advocates sentenced in court, after locking down the Wellington HQ of the mining industry lobbying firm Straterra (now the New Zealand Minerals Council) in September 2024.
#nzpol #BanSeabedMining #Oceans
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/press-release/greenpeace-activists-convicted-and-discharged-over-seabed-mining-action/
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