The scientific body’s report exposes decades of political failure in fisheries management says campaigners, triggering demands for total bans on several major species.
02 July 2026
Overfishing drives the decline of fish populations in UK waters, with damaging consequences for marine ecosystems and coastal communities.
02 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
On 23 June 2026, the Our Seas Coalition gathered outside the Scottish Parliament on the hottest day of the year for a truly memorable day of action in support of Scotland’s seas.
02 July 2026
Clare Brook, Blue Marine’s CEO, talked to BBC Radio London to promote London Climate Action Week and highlighted the importance of banning bottom trawling in English marine protected areas.
23 June 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
The scientific body’s report exposes decades of political failure in fisheries management says campaigners, triggering demands for total bans on several major species.
02 July 2026
Overfishing drives the decline of fish populations in UK waters, with damaging consequences for marine ecosystems and coastal communities.
02 July 2026
On 23 June 2026, the Our Seas Coalition gathered outside the Scottish Parliament on the hottest day of the year for a truly memorable day of action in support of Scotland’s seas.
02 July 2026
Blue Marine is supporting São Tomé and Principe in their efforts to protect the ocean.
26 June 2026
Primary school pupils fishermen, scientists and marine campaigners have demanded action to protect Scotland’s coastal waters from destructive fishing practices. Joe Richards, Blue Marine’s Scotland Project Manager, said: “Scotland’s seas do not need more warm words or broken promises. Our coastal waters are becoming devoid of life and we are losing fishing boats and coastal jobs as a result.
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24 June 2026
The Ocean Hub will feature a multitude of ocean focused sessions, bringing together leaders, scientists, activists and artists to make the case for the ocean as one of the most powerful and underutilised solutions to the climate crisis.
24 June 2026
Clare Brook, Blue Marine’s CEO, talked to BBC Radio London to promote London Climate Action Week and highlighted the importance of banning bottom trawling in English marine protected areas.
23 June 2026
Across the week, Kanaloa, Blue Marine Foundation, 10% for the Ocean, Oceanographic, ORRAA, and DEEP, will convene a diverse programme of events, panels, discussions, workshops, and informal gatherings, bringing together leaders, practitioners, and innovators working at the intersection of ocean and climate.
16 June 2026
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