👏 Congratulations to Antonia Vasilleiou, elected President of the Panhellenic Association of Fishing Tourism for Professional Fishermen in Greece – a step forward for women in the sector. 👉 Antonia’s story wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/an...
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We work for a sustainable future of the Mediterranean Sea 🌊 Pioneering new ways to protect nature and the people who depend on it.
🌊 How can we #ReviveTheMed? Protect nature and nature recovers. Our new report identifies 10 key principles for effective marine and coastal restoration, with case studies and a comprehensive step-by-step checklist. #RestoreNature 👉 Read more and share: wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/ww...
#WWFMediterranean is in Brussels for #EUOceanDays (2–6 March 2026). On 5 March, meet us at the #NETTAGplus stand: discover the MyGearTag system, try our VR on marine litter & a kids’ game on gear loss. Practical, scalable solutions for fishers & ports 👉 nettagplus.eu
🌊 March 1st is World Seagrass Day! In the #MediterraneanSea, seagrass meadows (Posidonia oceanica, Cymodocea nodosa, Zostera marina, Zostera noltei) are biodiversity & climate allies 🌿 They store carbon, protect coasts, and host rich marine life 🐟 Protecting them means protecting our sea 💙
Over the past weeks in Foça and Mordoğan 🇹🇷 for a series of interactive workshops with fishing communities and tourism operators to tackle plastic pollution where it matters most. 🌍 Discover how Plastic Smart Ports is working across the Mediterranean, learn more: 👉 www.plasticsmartports.org
📢World Whale Day! These gentle giants also call the #Mediterranean home. 🐋 #Finwhales and #spermwhales are extraordinary mammals, essential to ocean balance and indicators of its health. Today their survival is at risk. Protecting whales means defending Mediterranean biodiversity. 💙
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day 💕 Did you know that #love exists #underwater too? Seahorses (Hippocampus hippocampus) dance together, hold tails, and the male carries the eggs until they hatch. But they are threatened by destructive fishing, trade and climate change. 🩵 Follow us to know more.
Do you know that corals are animals? 🪸 Related to jellyfish, they live in colonies of tiny polyps, sometimes with symbiotic algae. Found in the #Mediterranean, they provide habitats and protect coastlines but face pollution, fishing, and warming seas. Protecting them is vital. 💙🌍
🫁 Did you know the #Mediterranean Sea has a green lung? 🌿 #Posidonia oceanica is an ancient marine plant that forms underwater #meadows, producing oxygen and hosting marine life. Today it’s threatened by trawling, anchoring and pollution. 👉 Follow us to learn how #WWFMediterranean protects it.
With the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and #WWFGreece, we are supporting the first #SSFForum dedicated to young #SSF stakeholders. Athens, 29–30 Jan 2026: 35 fishers aged 18–40 from the #Mediterranean & #BlackSea come together for generational renewal. #RPOA_SSF #NextGenFishers
A historic moment for our ocean & the Mediterranean 🌊 The High Seas Treaty enters into force, protecting high seas areas, including the Mediterranean. WWF urges all countries to ratify & act—connected MPAs are essential. 🌍 A healthy Mediterranean is possible!
Did you know? The common octopus has three hearts and blue blood. It lives in the Mediterranean among reefs and seagrass, building decorated dens. Vital for the ecosystem and local economy. Protecting the sea means protecting life. 💙
Do you know how many people live around the Mediterranean? The Mediterranean is home to around 450 million people. 🐠This sea isn’t just a hub for human connection, it’s also home to over 17,000 marine species. 💙 Follow us to discover how we work to keep the Mediterranean safe.
Tourism and fisheries are pillars of the Mediterranean economy — but unmanaged waste turns them into major sources of plastic leakage 🏖️🎣. Plastic Smart Ports works with fishers, marinas, hotels and local businesses to remove plastics and promote reusable systems. Cleaner ports = cleaner seas 🌊.
Ports are vital hubs for tourism, fisheries and shipping, but also hotspots for plastic leakage. With Plastic Smart Ports, we promote circular, low-leakage models: less single-use plastic, better waste systems, refill stations, reusable solutions and responsible gear management.
Preventing, avoiding and mitigating. With #NETTAG+, WWF Mediterranean works with fishers and ports to improve lost-gear recovery and understand how dismissed gear is managed on land — revealing gaps and helping strengthen waste-management systems across the Mediterranean. #NETTAGplus #GhostGear
Ghost gear is a deadly threat to Mediterranean wildlife 🕸️🐬🐢. Lost nets keep trapping animals long after they drift away. NETTAG+ works with fishers, scientists and NGOs to prevent gear loss and enable fast recovery through smart tracking and acoustic tags. Learn more: NETTAGplus.eu 🌊
Marine pollution is a systemic challenge ♻️ involving agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries, tourism, transport, plastics and waste. #BlueMissionMed works across all seven sectors to cut leakage and scale circular solutions. A resilient Mediterranean needs coordinated action.
The Mediterranean covers <1% of global oceans but holds 7.5% of marine biodiversity 🌍. Yet it’s under growing pressure from traffic, tourism and plastic pollution. #BlueMissionMed works to cut marine litter by 50% by 2030 and build a zero-pollution future for our sea 💙
🦈 Big win for sharks & rays! At #COP24 and #CITES, countries agreed on stronger protections for almost 80 species globally 🌍 👉 Learn more in WWF’s Shark Policy Compass wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/ww... #MarineConservation #Mediterranean #Sharks #COP24 #CITES #Biodiversity
This week, #MSPglobal is co-organising a training on marine spatial planning (MSP) in Tunisia with WWF to strengthen national capacities in MSP. @globalfishingwatch.org
🌊 Today marks the opening of #BarConCOP24! 📢 Join the WWF side event tomorrow, 3 Dec (12:30–13:30): “Integrating Species Conservation and Resource management: implementing the Species Action plans for Cetaceans and Sharks & Rays plans towards Target 4” at Astor Plenary Hall, Floor 1.
🌊 On Mediterranean Day, WWF welcomes GFCM’s SoMFi 2025: fishing pressure down 50%, sustainable stocks doubled, biomass +25%. But 52% of stocks are still overexploited, bycatch is high, and marine litter grows. We must keep up the momentum! #SoMFi2025 #SustainableFisheries
🌊 At #CITESCoP20, countries can protect sharks, rays & eels. WWF supports strong measures for endangered species in the Mediterranean and beyond. #WWF #Sharks #Rays #Eels #Mediterranean
Did you know, fish feature in pretty much every step of the underwater food chain, keeping our marine system balanced? But we are rapidly maxing out our planet's reserves. This #WorldFisheriesDay, we urge the @ec.europa.eu and EU Member States to put the EU Common Fisheries Policy to work 💪
💙 The Mediterranean’s future starts in its cities. tomorrow 13 Nov at 10.30, #WWFMediterranean joins #BlueMissionMed to co-create circular, zero-waste solutions for a cleaner ocean. 🌊 #Hackathon4Cities #MissionOcean #WWF
In Genoa, @wwfitalia.bsky.social and #Carabinieri divers cleared the sea of a 1.1-ton ghost net, one of the largest ever found in the Ligurian Sea. Proof that cooperation can heal our ocean. 💙 #GhostGear #OceanAction #WWF
Last night we screened David Attenborough’s Ocean-a powerful journey into the deep sea, revealing the devastating impact of human activity on marine life. The event was part of EU's project Bluemissionmed🌊💙 ©Olly Scholey #OceanDocumentary #BlueMissionMed #MarineConservation #ClimateAction
The Med needs action now. 💙 At Ecomondo, we’re bringing concrete solutions: ✅ Nettag+ to recover lost gear ✅ Plastic Smart Cities ✅ VR to face marine litter 📍Rimini 4–7 Nov Let’s scale innovation for a pollution-free Mediterranean. #WWFMediterranean
