Are fish stocks in the European Union healthy?
New report by Blue Marine outlines the state of fish stocks in the EU and presents opportunities to rebuild.
05 February 2026
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To make the case for marine conservation initiatives, we research and publish reports on a wide variety of subjects, from scientific discoveries to financial policy.
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Is the EU on track to achieve 30 per cent protection of its waters by 2030?
New report by Blue Marine assesses the EU’s progress towards protecting 30 per cent of its waters by 2030 and provides recommendations to EU stakeholders.
05 February 2026
The Next EU Budget: Investing in ocean resilience and thriving coastal communities
New report by Blue Marine and partners outlines policy changes that should be prioritised as part of the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework review.
29 January 2026
Make Fishing Fair Roadmap
A roadmap to achieve fair fisheries and support small-scale fishers in Europe.
25 November 2025
The Four Horsemen of the UK Fisheries Policy Apocalypse
The UK has the responsibility, and the policy frameworks available, to provide meaningful and lasting protection to all its marine areas. This includes the government proceeding with and concluding its plans to remove bottom trawling from MPAs, safeguarding the biodiversity and habitats that they were designed to protect.
28 September 2025
Protected or Not Protected?
Learn more about the percentage area of the seabed within England and Scotland Marine Protected Areas with full protection from the bottom towed gear.
06 December 2024
Strong Overseas, Weak at Home. Parliamentary Briefing
All life on Earth depends on the health of our ocean. However, the ocean is in crisis, pushed to its limits by overfishing, which is threatening the ocean’s capacity to provide its vital functions of providing oxygen, absorbing CO2 and regulating the Earth’s temperature.
28 November 2021
Time to protect the Dogger Bank - Summary for Policymakers
The Dogger Bank, a vital underwater ecosystem in the North Sea, supports a rich diversity of marine life, including soft corals, sharks, rays, and vital species like cod and whiting, making its protection from harmful fishing practices crucial to preserving its unique biodiversity.
30 September 2020
Blue Belt 2.0 - British Global Leadership in Ocean Conservation
Just as the United Kingdom has shown global leadership in climate policy so can we, in partnership with our territories, lead on ocean conservation. The international community is beginning to wake up to the fact that the world’s oceans are in crisis.
01 October 2017
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