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Truly awesome the way Hong Kongers deal with tear gas.
#antiELAB
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Did you know that #EMFF supports the largest insect farm 
in the world?
@Innova_feed is optimising the production of insect protein as an alternative to fish meals
Our Project Adviser witnessed their impressive results during her visit
#EU #EMFAF
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@Innova_feed is optimising the production of insect protein as an alternative to fish meals
Our Project Adviser witnessed their impressive results during her visit
#EU #EMFAF
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WTF? “industrial species”
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It's the end of our 2-day workshop on Industrial Fisheries under the EU-funded #weighing project
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We discussed best practice for the weighing of industrial species with @EU_MARE
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Special thanks to Poland for hosting us!
#WeAssist 
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We discussed best practice for the weighing of industrial species with @EU_MARE
& the participating MS .
Special thanks to Poland for hosting us!
#WeAssist 
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CCTV: Welsh police and government turn off Chinese #Hikvision cameras bbc.com/news/uk-wales- via
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Proud to offer some reflections together with on history and future in regulating international trade in #sharks in the runup to #CITESat50 anniversary. The gist: listings are a start, implementation is & will continue to be crucial!
sdg.iisd.org/commentary/gue
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Sharks as rare as gorillas are sold in UK chippies under confusing names 🦈 They're often toxic too. 😞 Here's to explain more. Please sign and share our petition to stop this and save sharks, our ocean's sentinels. tinyurl.com/chippypetition
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With and three fellow MEPs from we call on Commissioner on the position of the European Commission on measures to limit a destructive fishing technique in the Indian #Ocean.
The EU must reconsider its position!
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Want to learn more about #sharks? Then why not join our online event on Saturday 25 February 2023 at 1pm UK time. Here's the link...
facebook.com/events/7119796
Please join us! 🦈💻
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I used to see this stuff everywhere in Hong Kong, always suspected it was a massive, unsustainable grab. So glad to see are on it and have issued a new report about the illegal trade: 'CATERPILLAR FUNGUS IN ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE'. wwfindia.org/?21442%2Fcater
#caterpillarfungus
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London ship insurers accused of enabling fishing vessels to ‘go dark’ via
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A Chinese food blogger who filmed herself chopping up an endangered great white #shark, covering it in seasoning and eating it has been fined nearly $30,000
ow.ly/rmib50MMZeZ
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🚨Blackmailing. Intimidation. Neo-colonial brutality.
What the EU is doing right now in Kenya in crucial negotiations TORPEDOES the future of marine life and climate.
Reality is beyond fiction.
A MUST READ.
Thread of truth and anger 🧵
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Good to see , , , & another 100+ organisations all pressing the EU to address fishing for tuna with environmentally destructive fish aggregating devices (FADs) in #IOTC region. #RiseUp4TheOcean
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Truly shocking, this nexus of greenwashing and conflicts of interest that exists in industrial tuna fisheries.
'Seafood Industry Leader Tony Lazazzara of to Chair Board of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation ()'
“breeding bases”
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Live: Enjoy the fun of visiting a "zoo" online! Click #XinhuaLive to see how animals spend their day in breeding bases in China. #AmazingChina twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1
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So when are you going to stop selling tuna caught with harmful fish aggregating devices (FADs)? These environmentally destructive floating objects cause ocean carnage by decimating #shark, turtle & cetacean populations as well as causing untold plastic pollution around the world.
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Nigeria: Bill to tackle wildlife trafficking, protect endangered species passes first reading in House of Reps environewsnigeria.com/nigeria-reps-p via
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For UK citizens! Did u know that when u eat fish n chips you may actually be eating SHARK n chips? To protect #sharks please sign & share this important UK Parliament petition to ban sale of shark under misleading names:-
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6213
Toxic too! bit.ly/3QZOaVK
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Kung Hei Fat Choi!
Happy Lunar New Year of the rabbit! 🐇
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#Shark Fins Bill passed through today! Congratulations to MP, voicing intent to 'drive up standards of global shark conservation', & to for bolstering NGO presence in the Gallery! Next step ! #FinsAttached
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Dear , please can you support India’s drifting FAD BAN proposal at IOTC next month? As you are aware, drifting FADs (out of sight, out of mind to the public) are a total environmental disaster. They slaughter endangered species and spread toxic plastics pollution! BAN!!!
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Sanity at last! India's proposal to BAN harmful 
fish aggregating devices (FADs) could SAVE 100,000s of #SHARKS per year! Shark Guardian fully supports India and encourages all Indian Ocean Tuna Commission parties to adopt the proposal in February!
iotc.org/documents/proh
fish aggregating devices (FADs) could SAVE 100,000s of #SHARKS per year! Shark Guardian fully supports India and encourages all Indian Ocean Tuna Commission parties to adopt the proposal in February!
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Sanity at last! India's proposal to BAN harmful 🇪🇺🇪🇸🇫🇷 fish aggregating devices (FADs) could SAVE 100,000s of #SHARKS per year! Shark Guardian fully supports India and encourages all Indian Ocean Tuna Commission parties to adopt the proposal in February!🙏
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Extraordinary scenes in this Chinese safari park…
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22/ FADs are so effective that their number has skyrocketed even though they contribute to the collapse of tuna populations and the loss of marine species.
And guess what? The EU is blocking proposals from African countries to limit the number of these terrible life traps…
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Watch Thai Union's Head of Comms deflect focus from plastics pollution caused by (shark-entangling) fishing gear, to giving Thai urban poor sun hats as they crawl across trash dumps looking for recyclables. Around 40% of all plastics in the ocean is from fishing industry. Urgh.
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Group Global Director of Communications Peter Galli discusses Thai Union "walking the walk" in our approach to sustainability, and what we're doing in our workplace to benefit the environment through the Green Giving program.
#sustainability #thaiunion
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15/ Today for the first time we are shining a light on the overwhelming domination of industrial tuna lobbies at the heart of public decisions.
bloomassociation.org/en/the-pillagi
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3/ But behind this canned tuna and fresh tuna sushi hides a predatory and neocolonial industry which is devastating the ocean, the climate, marine animals…and democracy.
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1/ Today, we have major revelations to disclose. 🚨
For months, 's scientific team has been analyzing data that no one had looked at so far.
And what we’ve found is staggering.
Our analysis shows the hidden face of the tuna industry.
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⚠️ Greenwash Alert! ⚠️
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In collaboration with @nature_org, Thai Union strives to pioneer improving supply chain transparency in global #tuna sourcing by supporting legal fishing.
To read more click: thaiunion.com/en/newsroom/pr
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Sharks as rare as gorillas and orangutans are legally - and extensively - sold in UK fish & chip shops. 46 shark species sell as rock salmon, rock eel or under other non-obvious names. Tweaks by
can save our oceans. Please sign & share. tinyurl.com/chippypetition 🦈
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Hello and !
Your help please? Do you have more info on these proposed indicators (CBD/COP/15/L.26)? Also to specifically, what does complementary indicator "Marine Stewardship Council Fish Catch" mean exactly? Thx!
cbd.int/doc/c/179e/aec
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Hi ! In 2017 you committed publicly to "reduce the number of fish aggregating devices (FADs) used globally in [your] supply chains by an average of 50% by 2020".
How's that going exactly? It's 2023 now. An update would be nice.
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greenpeace.org/southeastasia/
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Hi ! Is this a joke?! Thai Union is NOT a sustainable company.
seachangesustainability.org/press-releases
In 2017 TU committed to "reduce the number of [harmful] fish aggregating devices (FADs) used globally in [their] supply chains by an average of 50% by 2020". ⚠️TO DATE THEY HAVE NOT!⚠️
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Happy New Year 🥂✨🐟🎉🍾🎊 & !!!
Is 2023 going to be the year you finally 🛑 sourcing #tuna from unsustainable & plastic polluting Fish Aggregating Devices, like in photos below that washed up in Seychelles last year?
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