About Blue Marine

The ocean is the world’s largest carbon sink. It provides us with half the oxygen we breathe. It stabilises the Earth’s temperature. It provides food and livelihoods for billions of people around the world.

But it can only perform these vital functions because of the life within it.

Blue Marine is working to press for the creation of effective marine protected areas all over the world.

So far, we have contributed to the protection of over 4.5m square kilometres of ocean.

We at Blue Marine are devoting everything we have to achieving our mission to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030.

To stop draining the ocean of life through destructive and wasteful overfishing, we need to protect at least 30% of the ocean and ensure that the whole ocean is sustainably managed.

When the ocean is effectively protected, life bounces back.

This is good for biodiversity, good for the climate, for communities, and for those who depend on fishing for their livelihoods.

History

In 2004, the journalist Charles Clover wrote the seminal book on overfishing called The End of the Line. In 2009 it was made into an awards-winning documentary, featuring Charles, Directed by Rupert Murray and Produced by George Duffield and Clare Lewis, with Christo Hird and Chris Gorell Barnes as Executive Producers. The film’s success drew global attention to the crisis in our ocean.

In 2010 George and Chris founded Blue Marine Foundation charity to try and solve some of the key challenges identified in the book and film and Charles joined them shortly thereafter. The idea of creating an entrepreneurial charity harnessing many different disciplines – media, technology, journalism, political campaigning and science, as well as marine conservation- was central to the culture of Blue Marine Foundation.

We are compassionate, supportive and responsible.

We operate in a spirit of fairness.

We work without bias, with integrity, accountability and transparency. We show respect for all people we encounter.

We show respect for all people we encounter.

We collaborate – with other organisations, NGOs and local communities.