The social media for our Ending Harmful Subsidies campaign combined elements from the official Stop Funding Overfishing campaign and some of the GTA’s own content.
The aim of our social media campaign was to inform audiences of what harmful subsidies were and why it was important for food security and livelihoods that an agreement was reached to stop them.
“Business leaders express support for WTO, underline priorities for MC12”
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) June 24, 2021
GTA was pleased to participate and to support the call for Governments and WTO Representatives to urgently implement SDG 14 Target 6 (end harmful subsidies).
https://t.co/XWoiRpNSvj
The GTA also asked what supply chain companies could do, beyond advocacy, to support ending harmful subsidies. https://t.co/RLX26CoyVs
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) June 24, 2021
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (@IISD_news) has produced a great short video which provides a concise overview of new WTO rules on fisheries subsidies currently under negotiation https://t.co/Z214iqLXo9 @AliceTipping
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) June 30, 2021
New report reveals wealthy nations subsidizing large-scale fishing fleets are transferring overfishing risks to other nations: https://t.co/uyQXdDuYYt @DrRashidSumaila #StopFundingOverfishing via @Oceana
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) June 30, 2021
The top 10 providers of harmful fisheries subsidies spent more than US$5.3 billion on fishing in the waters of 116 other nations: https://t.co/uyQXdDuYYt #StopFundingOverfishing via @Oceana pic.twitter.com/lKPPnRPn9Z
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) June 30, 2021
URGENT: @wto members are closer than ever to reaching an agreement to #StopFundingOverfishing.
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) July 13, 2021
Ocean ecosystems, and the people who rely on them, need action NOW.@NOIweala, @WillsSantiago—keep up the momentum to protect our oceans! pic.twitter.com/vMyPpw2q5C
WTO members are resuming negotiations on fisheries subsidies under an intensified programme of meetings. The objective will be to produce a clean text of fisheries subsidy rules ahead of the 12th Ministerial Conference in Nov. #fisheriessubsidies
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) August 31, 2021
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World Trade Organisation countries are negotiating this month & they're closer than ever to reaching a historic agreement to #StopFundingOverfishing. If the @WTO reached an agreement to end harmful subsidies in fishing it could: pic.twitter.com/vpUNaXVefe
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) September 13, 2021
Pouring taxpayer money into overfishing & as a result, the destruction of marine ecosystems & the livelihoods of local fishing communities, is unjust. This is exactly why the GTA is demanding that harmful fisheries subsidies come to an end, once & for all. #StopFundingOverfishing pic.twitter.com/gRppKQT95f
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) September 14, 2021
.@WTO members are closer than ever to reaching an agreement to end harmful #fisheries subsidies after 2 decades of talks & missing the 2020 deadline stipulated under the @GlobalGoalsUN SDGs. Action is long overdue & we can't afford to wait any longer. #StopFundingOverfishing pic.twitter.com/chcHALgyUJ
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) September 15, 2021
Sustainable fishing efforts are being outweighed by the impacts caused by harmful subsidies. The GTA is calling for governments to redirect taxpayer money towards ocean biodiversity & tackling climate change, instead of funding destructive #fishing operations. pic.twitter.com/ZfYnZZicxW
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) September 16, 2021
Currently, governments don't have their priorities straight. The impact? Overfishing & the destruction of marine ecosystems on a global scale, driven by $22 billion/year worth of harmful subsidies! Imagine if this money were redirected to benefit the ocean & coastal communities? pic.twitter.com/ul7pyTLHKn
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) September 17, 2021
Award-winning photographers from around the globe bring to life the grim reality of what might be if we don’t take action to #StopFundingOverfishing. Browse the online gallery and urge @WTO members to end harmful fisheries subsidies #MC12 https://t.co/xoG5SBUuxQ pic.twitter.com/3Tn9MyeODg
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) October 25, 2021
Scientists from around the world are calling on @wto members to end harmful payments that incentivize overfishing and are detrimental to our ocean’s health. https://t.co/eqUxIB3c6i #StopFundingOverfishing. pic.twitter.com/gA75idreP5
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) October 28, 2021
Governments pay $22 billion each year in subsidies that deplete fish populations past sustainable levels.
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) October 28, 2021
Yet there is a solution.
It’s time for @wto members to #StopFundingOverfishing, say nearly 300 scientists. https://t.co/eqUxIB3c6i pic.twitter.com/zL4rBACB9H
Cerca de 300 científicos de los seis continentes han decidido hablar con una sola voz para exigir a los miembros de la @wto que pongan fin a las subvenciones perjudiciales a la pesca y protejan la salud de los océanos. Lea su carta en @sciencemagazine. https://t.co/eqUxIB3c6i pic.twitter.com/p7bQ1r6t0c
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) October 29, 2021
WTO fishing deal possible by ministerial meeting says @WillsSantiago #FingersCrossed https://t.co/qcQvjWIc26
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) November 8, 2021
As part of a new #StopFundingOverfishing action, photographer @shawnheinrichs shares a story of impact & opportunities gained from acting together to tackle risks to ocean health. Imagine what might be if the @WTO tackles harmful fisheries subsidies. https://t.co/Lmkpawdcl2 #MC12 pic.twitter.com/ovh0Gy83rA
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) November 18, 2021
.@DanTehanWannon, @mary_ng, @VDombrovskis, @DamienOConnorMP, @annietrev, @AmbassadorTai: All eyes are on you. Protecting ocean life can't wait. @wto members must address a key driver of overfishing and #ReelInADeal at #MC12.#StopFundingOverfishing! pic.twitter.com/xsdM2XcP4i
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) November 22, 2021
Ocean ecosystems and those relying on them need action NOW. After 20+ yrs of talks, @wto members are closer than ever to an agreement to #StopFundingOverfishing
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) November 23, 2021
All 👀 on you, @PiyushGoyal @tatclouthier @SantiagoCafiero @VSinkevicius @kaminajsmith @Aooddapic.twitter.com/gcb59TNm9W
Over 460 scientists from around the world are calling on @wto members at #MC12 to end harmful #FisheriesSubsidies that drive #overfishing.
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) November 24, 2021
All eyes on you WTO: #StopFundingOverfishing.https://t.co/hD6NU0FWnw pic.twitter.com/U3gFBa6mmo
Empty words now = an empty ocean in the future. All eyes on you @WTO! Keep your promise under #SDG14 to address a major ocean threat #StopFundingOverfishing at #MC12
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) November 25, 2021
.@RoberthoSanchez @rodrigoyanezb @LombanaXimena @TradeMin_KOR @AzminAli @rmartinezdlg pic.twitter.com/fplKYgCkh9
Top 10 #FisheriesSubsidies providers spend US $5.4bn on fishing in foreign countries’ waters, compared to just US $0.8bn on the #HighSeas. A @wto deal must ban foreign water fishing subsidies. Don’t leave ¼ of harmful subsidies on the table! @oceana pic.twitter.com/dKln1ac3em
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) November 26, 2021
#BREAKING: 33 former leaders & ministers from around the globe call on @wto members to #StopFundingOverfishing & address the man-made crisis in our ocean.
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) November 26, 2021
“An agreement is within reach – if there is the political will to deliver”
Their statement: https://t.co/BTh5rtbUO3 @ProSyn
📣 1 month to go: After a 20 year marathon to end harmful fisheries subsidies, the finish line is finally in view! 🏁
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) May 13, 2022
Let’s go @DanTehanWannon, @MOFCOM_China, @VDombrovskis, @annietrev! Together you can #StopFundingOverfishing at #MC12.
Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/qWtND7S5wi pic.twitter.com/jp5AVoQu44
Today, @WTO Director-General @NOIweala accepted a statement from 182 organizations (inc. GTA) calling for an agreement on harmful fisheries subsidies at #MC12.
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) May 16, 2022
The #ocean cannot take another missed deadline. #StopFundingOverfishing
Read the statement: https://t.co/leQDZuZpXP
Harmful subsidies incentivize #overfishing. An agreement to #StopFundingOverfishing can:
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) May 17, 2022
🐠 Curb #biodiversity loss
📉 Lower emissions
🎣 Protect food security
Scientists explain why @WTO members must reel in a deal 👇https://t.co/eqUxIB3c6i pic.twitter.com/oOy5QwOCzc
HAPPENING NOW: @WTO delegates are negotiating the final text of an agreement to #StopFundingOverfishing ahead of #MC12 next month. This June is our last, best chance for a deal.
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) May 18, 2022
📽️ See what's at stake: pic.twitter.com/PU98q64uk7
This is a pivotal moment for the #ocean.
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) May 19, 2022
Trade ministers are negotiating an agreement to end harmful #FisheriesSubsidies & protect the livelihoods of people around the globe.
All eyes are on you, @WTO.
Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/qWtND7S5wi #StopFundingOverfishing pic.twitter.com/uxcydHPbjT
📽️ What would a @WTO agreement on #FisheriesSubsidies mean?
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) May 20, 2022
✅ Healthier ocean
✅ Food security
✅ Jobs
✅ Income
@VDombrovskis @annietrev @AmbassadorTai @TradeMin_KOR @PiyushGoyal @MendagLutfi @MFA_China, a deal is within reach! Take a closer look 👇https://t.co/EbltnPOqlb
How close is the WTO to reaching an agreement on #fisheriessubsidies? A new @IISD_news brief explains the balances struck in the draft text & remaining questions for negotiators. Read the policy brief: https://t.co/o3H4SuZlMl pic.twitter.com/9LQPqAJ26T
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) May 23, 2022
World Trade Organisation countries are negotiating & they're closer than ever to reaching a historic agreement to #StopFundingOverfishing. If the @WTO reached an agreement at #MC12 to end harmful subsidies in fishing it could: pic.twitter.com/lPV54oGPhZ
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) May 24, 2022
Pouring taxpayer money into overfishing & as a result, the destruction of marine ecosystems & the livelihoods of local fishing communities, is unjust. This is exactly why the GTA is demanding that harmful fisheries subsidies come to an end, once & for all. #MC12 @WTO pic.twitter.com/V5LpPbruKT
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) May 26, 2022
"It should be self-evident that paying to destroy one of the world’s most important & valuable natural resources is a bad idea: bad for business, bad for people, & bad for our planet."
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) May 26, 2022
Read more from this op-ed co-written by Tom Pickerell & John Burton: https://t.co/pm5PfdAyHl pic.twitter.com/cvccGjtSki
In Indonesia & around the world, #overfishing & #IUUfishing threaten people’s livelihoods & food security. 📸 @jodyphoto teams up with #StopFundingOverfishing to show what’s really at stake in @WTO negotiations. https://t.co/Lmkpawdcl2 #MC12 pic.twitter.com/fpPWJEtlEz
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) May 30, 2022
Currently, some governments don't have their priorities straight. The impact? Overfishing & marine ecosystem destruction on a global scale, driven by $22billion/year worth of harmful subsidies. Imagine if this money were redirected to benefit the ocean & coastal communites? @wto pic.twitter.com/VMMjs9zUUU
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) June 1, 2022
Sustainable fishing efforts are being outweighed by the impacts caused by harmful subsidies. The GTA is calling for governments to redirect taxpayer money towards ocean biodiversity & tackling climate change, instead of funding destructive #fishing operations. @WTO #MC12 pic.twitter.com/zpZu93MZMj
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) June 3, 2022
Our fisheries are in crisis. Photographer @shawnheinrichs tells the story of an ocean gasping for life that could easily be our future. But it doesn’t have to be. Imagine what might be if the @WTO tackles harmful #fisheriessubsidies. https://t.co/Lmkpawdcl2 #MC12 pic.twitter.com/GnvVewCjiY
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) June 7, 2022
Happy #WorldOceanDay, @WTO! Protecting ocean life cannot wait. We need to address the root causes of overfishing. 🐟🐟🐟
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) June 8, 2022
The good news? Trade ministers can do just that by tackling harmful fisheries subsidies at #MC12. Let’s #StopFundingOverfishing and Stop the Fish Meltdown! pic.twitter.com/Ex76hdnFCH
.@WTO members are closer than ever to reaching an agreement to end harmful #fisheriessubsidies after 2 decades of talks & missing the 2020 deadline stipulated under the Sustainable Development Goals. Action is long overdue & we can't afford to wait any longer #MC12 #WorldOceanDay pic.twitter.com/U0V8F3BbSG
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) June 9, 2022
HAPPENING NOW: World Trade Organisation delegates are negotiating the final text of an agreement to #StopFundingOverfishing in a pivotal chance to save our ocean. Following delays, the 12th @WTO Ministerial Conference takes place next week. It's now or never! See what's at stake: pic.twitter.com/UN28SYzGwq
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) June 10, 2022
A @WTO agreement to end harmful fisheries subsidies could restore 35 MILLION tonnes of fish to our ocean by 2050.
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) June 12, 2022
#MC12 starts today and a deal is on the table! @annietrev, @VSinkevicius, @VDombrovskis, together let’s #StopFundingOverfishing.
https://t.co/qWtND7S5wi pic.twitter.com/8IVc1EjJxc
As #MC12 continues in #Geneva, civil society from across the 🌏 has a message…
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) June 14, 2022
To: Trade Ministers
From: 🇧🇿 🇺🇸 🇵🇦 🇰🇷 🇨🇱 🇨🇷 🇵🇹 🇨🇦 🇩🇪 🇬🇧
“All eyes on you, @WTO! End the subsidies that drive overfishing.”#StopFundingOverfishinghttps://t.co/6OIeN32Yyc @PressOceana @annietrev pic.twitter.com/cRnEaBncEo
🏁 The finish line is just hours away…let’s go @WTO! Strike a deal to #StopFundingOverfishing
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) June 16, 2022
All eyes on you, @WTO! Conclude #MC12 by committing to #StopFundingOverfishing@ayrestim @AmbassadorTai @VDombrovskis @mary_ng @MendagLutfi @DamienOConnorMPhttps://t.co/qWtND89GnQ
This is hugely significant, and very welcome, news.
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) June 17, 2022
Ending harmful fisheries subsidies could restore 35 MILLION tonnes of fish to our ocean by 2050.
Congratulations to all the negotiators for reaching agreement. https://t.co/cOp26rNeSZ
Kudos to @WTO for reaching a deal to curb harmful fisheries subsidies at #MC12.
— GlobalTuna (@GlobalTuna) June 28, 2022
Representing decades of work among all 164 member states, while not perfect, it is a huge achievement. Now to implement it.#StopFundingOverfishing pic.twitter.com/VfdKIcUwDo