International Whaling Commission rejects push to revive commercial whaling | Today’s #OceanOptimism News

International Whaling Commission rejects push to revive commercial whaling | Today’s #OceanOptimism News
We & plenty of our grantees will be there to discuss how we must and can get better... #30x30 #MPAs #IMPAC6 #OceanOptimism @blueactionfund.org @oceanweigand.bsky.social @pedrotrejo.bsky.social
Data day: Presentations to team on
🌊 MPA site analysis at portfolio level ogy.de/mdde
🌊 Ex-post surveys (2 years after end of grant) ogy.de/nvqq
Thanks for organising @oceanthayne.bsky.social
#30x30 #MPAs #MPAGuide #OceanOptimism
Slowly preparing for @blueactionfund.org at #COP17. Looking forward to it. #OceanOptimism
Great to see our @blueactionfund.org grantees from Tanzania link up to share their learnings on community-led EbA at the Nairobi Convention's 40 year anniversary COP! 🤝🐠🐟
Inspiring next generation of Ocean Guardians in Indonesia...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWKP...
#OceanOptimism @oceanthayne.bsky.social @oceanweigand.bsky.social @pedrotrejo.bsky.social
👆🏼 of interest to some of our partners? @rare.org @wcs.org @wildtrust.co.za @prcmarine.bsky.social @fondoaccion.bsky.social @wwf.de etc #10YearsBlueAction #30x30 #OceanOptimism
New Grant 🖊️ to support @wwf-ocean.bsky.social & @careorg.bsky.social in Peru 🇵🇪. €5.7m worth of
#OceanOptimism, funded by @bmz.de @irishaid.bsky.social
@norad.no @afd-france.bsky.social & swedishmfa.bsky.social
Congratulations @oceansteinmann.bsky.social for your 5th work anniversary with @blueactionfund.org 🎉🥳. Excellent to have you on board. #OceanOptimism let's go.
Promising to see that the tide is turning!
And proud that we can contribute our share through @blueactionfund.org‘s Blue Carbon call.
#OceanOptimism
Canada is going big on oceans (though mainly domestically). #OceanOptimism #OOC12
www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
👇 @blueactionfund.org 1st project in Vietnam. #OceanOptimism
Every 4 years, the global #MPA community meets at IMPAC, incl. #IMPAC6 next March in Dakar 🇸🇳. Call for abstracts now open. ogy.de/nmuv #30x30 #OceanOptimism
And salmon recovery from the Klamath Dam removal has surpassed expectations - my news to me good news for Sept 27 #EarthOptimism #OceanOptimism www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/c...
Why I work on ocean conservation? Serious question? #BluePlanet #OceanOptimism #30x30
End of Q3, we disbursed €14million worth of #OceanOptimism, well on track towards our 2026 target. #30x30 #MPAs.
#OceanOptimism
Supported by @blueactionfund.org & @bmz.de @norad.no @afd-france.bsky.social @swedishmfa.bsky.social @irishaid.bsky.social
Wonderful #OceanOptimism from Indonesia 🇮🇩: New 1,600km² Maksegara #MPA designated in Bird’s Head Seascape. Our project with YKAN supported data collection for the MPA’s zoning design and consultations with the government and communities. ogy.de/qs60
#YKAN @nature.org @oceansteinmann.bsky.social
Yeah for one of my very favorite birds in my favorite place. A great conservation success story and my news to me good news for Sept 21. #EarthOptimism #OceanOptimism www.penbaypilot.com/article/seab...