In some parts of the UK, trawlers are chucking back six times as much fish as they bring ashore.
07 August 2026
Mackerel population has been in a major decline for 10 years, dropping by more than 10 million tons due to aggressive overfishing.
24 July 2026
Learn how we can save our planet by protecting 30 per cent of our ocean by 2030.
06 June 2025
Theo James plays a diner at a smart restaurant who orders a seemingly sustainable fish course. But his evening takes a horrifying turn when an enormous net of rotting bycatch and oil is dumped on him and his table as the ‘extras’ to his “sustainable” plaice.
08 June 2025
The UK has formally ratified the UN High Seas Treaty, more than three years after signing the landmark agreement and months after it entered into force internationally, following criticism that the government had been slow to complete the process.
10 July 2026
Category two indicates marine temperatures are typically 1.5C to 4C above normal, the Met Office said.
07 July 2026
Blue Marine is dedicated to protecting and restoring life in the ocean. Our mission is to see at least 30 per cent of the ocean protected by 2030 and the whole ocean sustainably managed. We support low-impact fishing and equitable use of the ocean and address overfishing – one of the world’s biggest environmental challenges.
5.5M
sq km of ocean under protection, management or commitments
101
marine protected areas influenced
+367K
stakeholders supported
75
active projects with 266 current partners
Blue Marine is working to tackle the emptying of oceans of life, one of the largest, most pressing and yet most solvable environmental challenges we face.
Clare Brook
Blue Marine Foundation CEO
The Convex Seascape Survey is a pioneering five-year research project that is attempting to unlock one of the great mysteries of our time – the role of seabed carbon in mitigating climate change.
The Solent Seascape Project aims to recover a dynamic network of habitats, where ocean meets coastline, as the first project of its kind in the UK.
Greece is transforming its conservation status with a commitment to protect 32 per cent of its waters by 2030. Blue Marine supports ocean protection here across ten different projects.
The reef ecosystem of the island nation is the seventh largest in the world and the most extensive in the Indian Ocean. Blue Marine is working with our locally affiliated NGO to make the reefs more resistant to climate change.
This film showcases the long term conservation journey of St Helena, where Blue Marine Foundation has been working closely with local partners to secure and sustain meaningful marine protection.
09 June 2025
AMORGORAMA is a unique example of cooperation between fishers, scientists, institutions, civil society, local and national authorities with the common goal of protecting the sea and the people that depend on her.
13 May 2025
A compelling documentary that demonstrates how former fishers in Turkey have become rangers, who patrol a Marine Protected Area in the Mediterranean to ensure fish populations can thrive for generations to come.
03 April 2025
Ascension Island is a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic, a thousand miles from the nearest land. Since 2019, it has been home to a 100% marine protected area (MPA) of 445,000 sq. km — the second largest no-take zone in the Atlantic and one of the largest in the world.
13 May 2025
Stay informed with the latest top ocean stories—climate impacts, marine life discoveries, coastal policies, and innovations in ocean conservation.
07 August 2026
In some parts of the UK, trawlers are chucking back six times as much fish as they bring ashore.
07 August 2026
Mackerel population has been in a major decline for 10 years, dropping by more than 10 million tons due to aggressive overfishing.
24 July 2026
The UK has formally ratified the UN High Seas Treaty, more than three years after signing the landmark agreement and months after it entered into force internationally, following criticism that the government had been slow to complete the process.
10 July 2026
The organisation responsible for the science behind U.K. fishing quotas is calling for several total fishing bans.
08 July 2026
A new study reconstructing 21,000 years of tidal change across the Patagonian Shelf finds that tides are now among the strongest since the last Ice Age, with significant implications for carbon storage and coastal seas.
03 July 2026
Overfishing drives the decline of fish populations in UK waters, with damaging consequences for marine ecosystems and coastal communities.
02 July 2026
This was the first permanent home for the ocean during a London Climate Action Week. Held from 22–25 June in partnership with Kanaloa and 10% for the Ocean, the events demonstrated how ocean-climate solutions can help address some of the most pressing challenges facing people and the planet.
02 July 2026
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