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🚨 EJF is #Hiring an Africa Regional Coordinator!
We're looking for a highly motivated professional to support all aspects of the Africa component of our EU-funded Global Toolkit project, from day-to-day project administration to supporting strategic planning.
Apply by 6 pm Friday GMT, 20th March:
🚨 Apply for the role of Deputy CEO now!
We’re looking for a values-driven, experienced and confident manager and leader with strategic vision, operational rigour, communications acumen and a deep commitment to justice.
Apply via the form on our job ad by 6pm GMT on Sunday 15th March:
It’s time to close the gaps that have allowed these abuses to continue.
While the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation Commission meets this week, we call for tighter regulations of this fishery to protect crew and allow ecosystems to recover.
🗞️ Read the article:
Our new report draws on interviews with 81 fishers who worked on Chinese vessels.
Their testimonies revealed that labour rights violations and destructive fishing practices are routine - including physical violence, withholding of wages and medical care, and shark finning.
“We usually killed the shark. We took the fins. But I didn’t know where the fins were taken.”
@mongabay.com covered our report “Unseen and unaccountable”, revealing how poor management of the jumbo flying squid fishery in the South Pacific has allowed severe abuses to be committed with impunity.
Doubling down on the fight against climate change is vital to ensure better lives for everyone in the UK and around the world.
Alongside Climate Action Network UK, we're calling on the Prime Minister to fulfil his commitments to climate leadership and those on the frontlines of the crisis now.
We are calling for the wealthiest and largest polluters to pay for climate action - compensation for the damage they’ve caused.
The public is behind these calls. This could fairly generate tens of billions of pounds a year, meaning the UK could substantially increase international climate finance.
🚨 86 organisations are calling for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to increase, not cut, UK climate finance 💷
Cutting climate finance would be a massive betrayal of countries and communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis and of this government’s manifesto commitments to be a climate leader.
📢 We’re #Hiring an Ocean Campaigner to join our team!
They will play a pivotal role in advancing our EU advocacy strategy, helping to ensure that the EU upholds strong fisheries laws grounded in transparency and resists any rollback of standards.
Apply by 6pm GMT on Friday, 20 March:
As the UK edges closer to ratification, we all know how vital it is that it not only has a seat at the negotiating table - but that it leads.
Thank you to @environmentappg.bsky.social for the event. We look forward to continuing to work together towards greater ocean protection!
🌊 The High Seas Treaty is a beacon of hope which shows why multilateralism matters and needs defending.
At @environmentappg.bsky.social's reception last evening, we celebrated this generational opportunity to protect the high seas and ensure that conservation and transparency guide decision-making.
In our letter to Commissioner Costas Kadis, we explain why staying the course is essential to ensure transparency, fair enforcement and EU credibility, at home and globally 📄👇
@wwf.eu @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social @oceanaeurope.bsky.social @clientearth.bsky.social @seasatrisk.bsky.social
The EU already has the digital tools to combat illegal fishing, said @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu at UNOC.
Digital catch registration, satellite tracking and robust sanctions can deliver real transparency and a level playing field for fishers, if fully implemented👇
@ec.europa.eu @europarl.europa.eu
The 🇬🇧 "has not kept pace with the EU which has developed and expanded its catch certificates... and carding system."
The UK has the power, opportunity and responsibility to drive change across the global fishing industry. It's time to close the door to illegally-caught seafood.
💡 IEEP's insights:
Since leaving the EU, the UK's seafood import control scheme has fallen behind.
Insufficient implementation and the failure to strengthen its controls in recent years has left UK consumers at risk of buying seafood caught with illegal fishing and human rights abuses.
@ieep-uk.bsky.social ⬇️
This webinar will be hosted in collaboration with the Committee for the Sustainable Management of the Southern Pacific Jumbo Flying Squid (CALAMASUR).
Read the report:
🚨 Join our webinar today! Learn more about the growing threat of China’s squid fleet in the South Pacific 🦑
We will discuss the findings of our new report "Unseen and unaccountable" and the solutions that can achieve a sustainable, legal and ethical squid fishery.
Time: 15:00 (CET)
Register here:
🚨 Call for proposals due next week!
We’re inviting national fisher associations from across the Philippines to apply for a grant under our EU-funded Global Toolkit.
These will aim to help organisations engage in advocacy-related activities that drive fisheries reforms.
Apply by 25 February:
Now is the time for greater political will to close the governance gaps that has allowed this overexploitation to thrive.
By embracing transparency, governments can protect a vital fishery, defend human rights, and secure the future of the Southeast Pacific.
There are global repercussions. Jumbo squid is a keystone species that underpins marine life, and their collapse risks disaster for the wider Pacific Ocean.
We also found that squid caught by a company with severe environmental and human rights abuses has been exported to the USA, EU and the UK.
🦑 Unseen and unaccountable: The squid crisis in the Southeast Pacific Ocean
Our new investigation reveals how the keystone jumbo squid fisheries are being pushed to the brink, as China’s massive fishing fleet exploits weak governance, poor transparency and regulatory loopholes.
Read the report:
Why does full implementation of fisheries control matter? Our letter to Costas Kadis explains why strong and fully implemented fisheries controls are essential for transparency, fair enforcement and EU credibility, at home and globally.👇
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We agree with Commissioner Costas Kadis: the revised fisheries control system is a major achievement. Staying the course now is essential to fight hidden overfishing and make fisheries transparent and fair. To lead by example, enforce what was agreed. #StopIllegalFishing @ejfoundation.org 👇
Why does full implementation of fisheries control matter?
✉️ Our letter to Commissioner Kadis explains why strong and fully implemented fisheries controls are essential for transparency, fair enforcement and EU credibility, at home and globally.
@ec.europa.eu @europarl.europa.eu
We agree with Commissioner Costas Kadis: the revised fisheries control system is a major achievement.
Staying the course now is essential to fight hidden overfishing and make fisheries transparent and fair.
To lead by example, enforce what was agreed👇
We look forward to the final results, and will continue working to build a more sustainable, just world for coastal communities in Senegal.
You can watch our film now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTCA...
#SmileyCFA26 #charityfilmawards #TheSmileys #CFA26
🎬 “Adrift” is a finalist at the Smiley Charity Film Awards - Thank you to all who voted!
Behind each life lost at sea is a story much like the one told in our film. Your support has made it possible for the reality of Senegal’s coastal crisis and families like Abdou’s to make it to the world stage.
🌱 Deputy CEO - London or Bath
The successful candidate will help shape EJF’s strategic direction, working to strengthen our global presence, generate new income and ensure the organisation continues to deliver courageous, evidence-led change.
Apply by 15 March: ejfoundation.org/jobs/deputy-...
🌍 Global Head of Communications - London or Bath
In this role, they will play a lead role in building EJF’s visibility and global brand by developing and implementing the communications strategies for EJF’s global campaigns.
Apply by 9 March: ejfoundation.org/jobs/global-...
📝 Deputy COO - London
They will support the smooth, efficient, and ethical running of EJF’s international operations. This includes donor relations, financial controls and development, safeguarding, risk and security, cybersecurity and more.
Apply by 8 March: ejfoundation.org/jobs/deputy-...
