Simon Holmström
@simonholmstrom.bsky.social
Advocate for ocean protection in Brussels 🌊 | Former Nordic MP 🗳️ | Born at 357.13 ppm 🌍 | Committed to daydreaming 🚀| Views are my own
🌊 Big wave alert! The @europarl.europa.eu just adopted its stance on the European #BBNJ Directive, turning global ocean promises into concrete action.
📢 Momentum for the ocean is here, Let's ride it, not wreck it.
#OceanProtection #HighSeas #DefendTheDeep
📢 Momentum for the ocean is here, Let's ride it, not wreck it.
#OceanProtection #HighSeas #DefendTheDeep
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🌊 Big wave alert! The @europarl.europa.eu just adopted its stance on the European #BBNJ Directive, turning global ocean promises into concrete action.
📢 Momentum for the ocean is here, Let's ride it, not wreck it.
#OceanProtection #HighSeas #DefendTheDeep
📢 Momentum for the ocean is here, Let's ride it, not wreck it.
#OceanProtection #HighSeas #DefendTheDeep
The #ArcticCircleAssembly Ocean plenary sent a clear message on #DeepSeaMining 🌊: We know too little about the #DeepSea and once the damage is done, it may be irreversible. ❌ Let’s choose wisdom over haste and apply a #moratorium. 💙🪸 That is the only way to #DefendTheDeep.
October 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The #ArcticCircleAssembly Ocean plenary sent a clear message on #DeepSeaMining 🌊: We know too little about the #DeepSea and once the damage is done, it may be irreversible. ❌ Let’s choose wisdom over haste and apply a #moratorium. 💙🪸 That is the only way to #DefendTheDeep.
The #Arctic is warming fast and so is the geopolitics. 🧊⚠️
As nations eye new shipping routes and #DeepSea resources, fragile marine ecosystems risk becoming collateral damage. Happy to be in #Reykjavik with colleagues to raise awareness of ocean action at the #ArcticCircleAssembly.
As nations eye new shipping routes and #DeepSea resources, fragile marine ecosystems risk becoming collateral damage. Happy to be in #Reykjavik with colleagues to raise awareness of ocean action at the #ArcticCircleAssembly.
October 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The #Arctic is warming fast and so is the geopolitics. 🧊⚠️
As nations eye new shipping routes and #DeepSea resources, fragile marine ecosystems risk becoming collateral damage. Happy to be in #Reykjavik with colleagues to raise awareness of ocean action at the #ArcticCircleAssembly.
As nations eye new shipping routes and #DeepSea resources, fragile marine ecosystems risk becoming collateral damage. Happy to be in #Reykjavik with colleagues to raise awareness of ocean action at the #ArcticCircleAssembly.
Glad to see #Croatia joining the growing group of countries calling for a #PrecationaryPause on #DeepSeaMining here at the #InternationalSeabedAuthority. With 38 countries now supporting this position, the momentum is building to protect the planet’s least understood and most fragile ecosystem.
July 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Glad to see #Croatia joining the growing group of countries calling for a #PrecationaryPause on #DeepSeaMining here at the #InternationalSeabedAuthority. With 38 countries now supporting this position, the momentum is building to protect the planet’s least understood and most fragile ecosystem.
Panama’s Juan Carlos Monge 🔥 at the #ISA Assembly on #TheMetalsCompany and their plans for #DeepSeaMining:
“This immoral feeding frenzy of modern-day commercial pirates… is a recipe for disaster.”
The #DeepSea isn’t a prize for the richest or the fastest. It’s the #CommonHeritageOfHumankind.
“This immoral feeding frenzy of modern-day commercial pirates… is a recipe for disaster.”
The #DeepSea isn’t a prize for the richest or the fastest. It’s the #CommonHeritageOfHumankind.
July 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Panama’s Juan Carlos Monge 🔥 at the #ISA Assembly on #TheMetalsCompany and their plans for #DeepSeaMining:
“This immoral feeding frenzy of modern-day commercial pirates… is a recipe for disaster.”
The #DeepSea isn’t a prize for the richest or the fastest. It’s the #CommonHeritageOfHumankind.
“This immoral feeding frenzy of modern-day commercial pirates… is a recipe for disaster.”
The #DeepSea isn’t a prize for the richest or the fastest. It’s the #CommonHeritageOfHumankind.
#Palau President Whipps just shredded #TheMetalsCompany at the #ISA Assembly:
🚫 Called out false promises
⚖️ Rejected their legal spin
🌊 Drew a line in the seabed
“We banned nukes. We saved the ozone. Now let’s add the deep sea to our honor roll.”
#DeepSeaMining #Moratorium #KeepItInTheSeabed
🚫 Called out false promises
⚖️ Rejected their legal spin
🌊 Drew a line in the seabed
“We banned nukes. We saved the ozone. Now let’s add the deep sea to our honor roll.”
#DeepSeaMining #Moratorium #KeepItInTheSeabed
July 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
#Palau President Whipps just shredded #TheMetalsCompany at the #ISA Assembly:
🚫 Called out false promises
⚖️ Rejected their legal spin
🌊 Drew a line in the seabed
“We banned nukes. We saved the ozone. Now let’s add the deep sea to our honor roll.”
#DeepSeaMining #Moratorium #KeepItInTheSeabed
🚫 Called out false promises
⚖️ Rejected their legal spin
🌊 Drew a line in the seabed
“We banned nukes. We saved the ozone. Now let’s add the deep sea to our honor roll.”
#DeepSeaMining #Moratorium #KeepItInTheSeabed
🌊 Big news from #Vigo: #OSPAR Ministers agreed they will apply the #PrecautionaryPrinciple on #DeepSeaMining.
Norway tried to block it but had to give in. This could seriously complicate their #Arctic mining plans. 👏
A positive step in the right direction.
seas-at-risk.org/general-news...
Norway tried to block it but had to give in. This could seriously complicate their #Arctic mining plans. 👏
A positive step in the right direction.
seas-at-risk.org/general-news...
June 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🌊 Big news from #Vigo: #OSPAR Ministers agreed they will apply the #PrecautionaryPrinciple on #DeepSeaMining.
Norway tried to block it but had to give in. This could seriously complicate their #Arctic mining plans. 👏
A positive step in the right direction.
seas-at-risk.org/general-news...
Norway tried to block it but had to give in. This could seriously complicate their #Arctic mining plans. 👏
A positive step in the right direction.
seas-at-risk.org/general-news...
Brazilian president Lula da Silva called #DeepSeaMining a "predatory rush for minerals". This requires a clear response, he said, from the #InternationalSeabedAuthority. #DefendTheDeep #StopDeepSeaMining #UNOC #UNOC3
June 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Brazilian president Lula da Silva called #DeepSeaMining a "predatory rush for minerals". This requires a clear response, he said, from the #InternationalSeabedAuthority. #DefendTheDeep #StopDeepSeaMining #UNOC #UNOC3
And the president of Costa Rica followed suit calling on all countries to halt #DeepSeaMining: This is everyone's struggle. The deep sea is the common heritage of humankind." #DefendtheDeep
June 9, 2025 at 8:22 AM
And the president of Costa Rica followed suit calling on all countries to halt #DeepSeaMining: This is everyone's struggle. The deep sea is the common heritage of humankind." #DefendtheDeep
🚨 @emmanuelmacron.bsky.social just opened #UNOC with a strong message against #DeepSeaMining:
"The ocean is not for sale! The #Arctic is not for sale! The seas are not for sale! We are talking of a common heritage of humankind!” 🌊✊
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed #StopDSM #UNOC2025 #UNOC3
"The ocean is not for sale! The #Arctic is not for sale! The seas are not for sale! We are talking of a common heritage of humankind!” 🌊✊
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed #StopDSM #UNOC2025 #UNOC3
June 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🚨 @emmanuelmacron.bsky.social just opened #UNOC with a strong message against #DeepSeaMining:
"The ocean is not for sale! The #Arctic is not for sale! The seas are not for sale! We are talking of a common heritage of humankind!” 🌊✊
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed #StopDSM #UNOC2025 #UNOC3
"The ocean is not for sale! The #Arctic is not for sale! The seas are not for sale! We are talking of a common heritage of humankind!” 🌊✊
#DefendTheDeep #KeepItInTheSeabed #StopDSM #UNOC2025 #UNOC3
Making waves at #UNOC with the best crew in town 🌊💙 When we say #ProtectedMeansProtected, we really mean don’t touch our bottom. @seasatrisk.bsky.social sailing strong for the ocean! 🐠🚫⛴️ #DefendTheDeep @tobiastroll.bsky.social @remico.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Making waves at #UNOC with the best crew in town 🌊💙 When we say #ProtectedMeansProtected, we really mean don’t touch our bottom. @seasatrisk.bsky.social sailing strong for the ocean! 🐠🚫⛴️ #DefendTheDeep @tobiastroll.bsky.social @remico.bsky.social
Wonderful vibe in the #BlueMarch ahead of the opening of the #UNOceanConference here in Nice. #UNOC #WeAreTheOcean #DontTouchMyBottom @seasatrisk.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Wonderful vibe in the #BlueMarch ahead of the opening of the #UNOceanConference here in Nice. #UNOC #WeAreTheOcean #DontTouchMyBottom @seasatrisk.bsky.social
🌊 Breaking from Brussels: The EU just dropped its long-awaited #EuropeanOceanPact — and it slaps back at #DeepSeaMining.
📜 “Until sufficient scientific evidence is available… the Commission calls for a precautionary pause.”
🛑 Pause.
🌊 Protect.
🔬 Follow science.
#UNOC2025 #KeepItInTheSeabed #UNOC
📜 “Until sufficient scientific evidence is available… the Commission calls for a precautionary pause.”
🛑 Pause.
🌊 Protect.
🔬 Follow science.
#UNOC2025 #KeepItInTheSeabed #UNOC
June 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
🌊 Breaking from Brussels: The EU just dropped its long-awaited #EuropeanOceanPact — and it slaps back at #DeepSeaMining.
📜 “Until sufficient scientific evidence is available… the Commission calls for a precautionary pause.”
🛑 Pause.
🌊 Protect.
🔬 Follow science.
#UNOC2025 #KeepItInTheSeabed #UNOC
📜 “Until sufficient scientific evidence is available… the Commission calls for a precautionary pause.”
🛑 Pause.
🌊 Protect.
🔬 Follow science.
#UNOC2025 #KeepItInTheSeabed #UNOC
Because the #DeepOcean isn’t your next venture capital play. 🦈 Wonderful to see this brilliant piece from renowned ocean and climate people. The #HighSeas is Earth’s final frontier, not its final resource grab. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
#UNOC #DefendTheDeep #UNOC3 #KeepItInTheSeabed
#UNOC #DefendTheDeep #UNOC3 #KeepItInTheSeabed
June 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Because the #DeepOcean isn’t your next venture capital play. 🦈 Wonderful to see this brilliant piece from renowned ocean and climate people. The #HighSeas is Earth’s final frontier, not its final resource grab. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
#UNOC #DefendTheDeep #UNOC3 #KeepItInTheSeabed
#UNOC #DefendTheDeep #UNOC3 #KeepItInTheSeabed
🌊 The #US plans to hoard #DeepSea minerals to outplay #China. www.globaltimes.cn/page/202504/... Because when you're losing the race on land… why not roll the dice on the ocean floor? #MiningMadness #DeepSeaMining #MineralWars #GlobalSupplyChain
April 14, 2025 at 7:29 AM
🌊 The #US plans to hoard #DeepSea minerals to outplay #China. www.globaltimes.cn/page/202504/... Because when you're losing the race on land… why not roll the dice on the ocean floor? #MiningMadness #DeepSeaMining #MineralWars #GlobalSupplyChain
🚨 Big debate in the @europarl.europa.eu today on the #OceanPact! Striking remarks came from French MEP @emma-fourreau.bsky.social who called for the EU to take a firm stand against the #DeepSeaMining industry as it looks to Trump for support in bulldozing the seabed. 🌊💥 @ec.europa.eu
April 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🚨 Big debate in the @europarl.europa.eu today on the #OceanPact! Striking remarks came from French MEP @emma-fourreau.bsky.social who called for the EU to take a firm stand against the #DeepSeaMining industry as it looks to Trump for support in bulldozing the seabed. 🌊💥 @ec.europa.eu
Important messages on #DeepSeaMining from French Ocean Ambassador Olivier Poivre d'Arvor, MEP Isabella Lövin and EU Commissioner Costas Kadis: There's no way we can move forward. #EUBlueFuture
March 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Important messages on #DeepSeaMining from French Ocean Ambassador Olivier Poivre d'Arvor, MEP Isabella Lövin and EU Commissioner Costas Kadis: There's no way we can move forward. #EUBlueFuture
Blue Finance. No more silo working. Binding targets. Blue Doughnut approach. Implement marine legislation. Will the EU Commission be able to capture it all in the upcoming #OceanPact? @politico.eu #EUBlueFuture
March 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Blue Finance. No more silo working. Binding targets. Blue Doughnut approach. Implement marine legislation. Will the EU Commission be able to capture it all in the upcoming #OceanPact? @politico.eu #EUBlueFuture
🚨 MEPs Thomas Bajada & @rasmusnordqvist.bsky.social turned up the heat on the EU Commissioner for Fisheries & Ocean Costas Kadis yesterday in the @euparliament.bsky.social urging for a global ban on #DeepSeaMining. 🌊🚫 He consoled them, reaffirming that this remains the EU’s position. #DefendTheDeep
February 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🚨 MEPs Thomas Bajada & @rasmusnordqvist.bsky.social turned up the heat on the EU Commissioner for Fisheries & Ocean Costas Kadis yesterday in the @euparliament.bsky.social urging for a global ban on #DeepSeaMining. 🌊🚫 He consoled them, reaffirming that this remains the EU’s position. #DefendTheDeep
@emma-fourreau.bsky.social called on lawmakers not to forget the fight against #DeepSeaMining in the #OceanPact. The #Arctic is already under high pressure. "A dead ocean is of no use." #KeepItInTheSeabed #MoratoriumNow
February 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
@emma-fourreau.bsky.social called on lawmakers not to forget the fight against #DeepSeaMining in the #OceanPact. The #Arctic is already under high pressure. "A dead ocean is of no use." #KeepItInTheSeabed #MoratoriumNow
On the launch of an European Parliament maritime intergroup SEArica, Commissioner Costas Kadis said "the #OceanPact should be a transformative framework". Fantastic to hear his willingness to align ocean activities "within ecological limits". #OceanProtection @ec.europa.eu
February 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
On the launch of an European Parliament maritime intergroup SEArica, Commissioner Costas Kadis said "the #OceanPact should be a transformative framework". Fantastic to hear his willingness to align ocean activities "within ecological limits". #OceanProtection @ec.europa.eu
🌍💡 Thrilled to join #EURawMaterialsWeek in Brussels! Met Kerstin Jorna, DG of DG GROW, with the #EURawMaterialsCoalition to stress: 🌟 Transparency, 🙌 NGO inclusion, 📜 Environmental and Social Safeguards, ♻️ Circularity & demand reduction. Let’s make Europe’s CRM approach truly sustainable! 🚀🌱
December 11, 2024 at 4:55 PM
🌍💡 Thrilled to join #EURawMaterialsWeek in Brussels! Met Kerstin Jorna, DG of DG GROW, with the #EURawMaterialsCoalition to stress: 🌟 Transparency, 🙌 NGO inclusion, 📜 Environmental and Social Safeguards, ♻️ Circularity & demand reduction. Let’s make Europe’s CRM approach truly sustainable! 🚀🌱
How's the @eucommission.bsky.social reacting on the recent Norwegian #DeepSeaMining delay decision? Head of Ocean Governance and Arctic policy Raphaël Goulet referred to it as 'luckily some redressing' at an Arctic conference today, citing the need for more science to be conducted.
December 4, 2024 at 12:50 PM
How's the @eucommission.bsky.social reacting on the recent Norwegian #DeepSeaMining delay decision? Head of Ocean Governance and Arctic policy Raphaël Goulet referred to it as 'luckily some redressing' at an Arctic conference today, citing the need for more science to be conducted.