Understanding Tourist Resort Seafood Sourcing Practices in the Maldives
New report by Blue Marine and Maldives Resilient Reefs explores Maldives resort local seafood supply chains and recommends future management actions.
28 November 2025
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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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30x30 Ocean Action Plan
To help meet the 30×30 target, a two-pronged Action Plan is presented to support context-specific strategies and guide implementation by all governments and relevant stakeholders involved in the push to 30×30. The Action Plan does not aim to create new mechanisms or prescribe fixed solutions. Rather, it serves as a unifying call to align ongoing efforts, illuminate the enablers already within reach and encourage the collective resolve needed to turn ambition into tangible action.
19 September 2025
Navigating Change: The role of Climate-Smart MPAs in achieving 30x30
Learn more about climate-smart marine protected areas (MPAs) and how they can help safeguard ocean ecosystems while advancing global climate and biodiversity goals.
24 April 2025
BLUEprint for MPAs
This BLUEprint provides guidance for groups and communities planning or developing a marine protected area (MPA) through a framework of questions. The guidance is supported by case studies drawn from projects where Blue Marine Foundation has had years of involvement. It is designed to be used by anyone championing the establishment of a new MPA or involved in its management and we hope it provides some useful insight to support long-term success.
02 March 2023
Turkey Case Studies
Once heavily overfished, parts of Turkey’s coastline now show how well-enforced marine protection can revive biodiversity and boost local livelihoods, with fish populations increasing tenfold and incomes rising by 400%.
08 February 2023
Blue Carbon UK Report
Blue carbon, the term given to marine habitats that sequester and store carbon dioxide, represents an incredibly exciting opportunity for marine conservation and restoration.
07 March 2022
Entering the Twilight Zone: The Ecological Role and Importance of Mesopelagic Fishes
Ocean waters between 200 and 1000m deep – the Twilight Zone – sustain immense quantities of fish, believed to be greater than the combined mass of all fish living closer to the surface, that the fishing industry is keen to exploit. But their value to the planet’s life support system and in climate mitigation is likely far greater than their value as food. We must urgently protect them from fishing while we undertake research to determine their importance in global ocean processes.
09 December 2020
Blue Marine Foundation and Patagonia Projects - Project Overviews
This report presents a comprehensive overview of marine conservation efforts in Chilean Patagonia, focusing on the study and protection of baleen whales, benthic marine life, cetacean acoustics, and dolphin and orca behaviour, while highlighting community engagement, biodiversity documentation, and long-term monitoring of oceanic conditions in the Golfo de Penas, Patagonia.
23 June 2020
A BLUE Vision for the High Seas
“Much of our planet lies beyond the control of nation states and their laws. These international waters, commonly known as the high seas, cover a vast swath of ocean that takes in 43% of the surface of the planet. Their average depth is greater than 4 km and when this third dimension is accounted for, they occupy a breathtaking 70% of the living space on earth.” Professor Callum Roberts
05 June 2019
The Challenges of Waste Management on Small Remote Islands: An Ascension Island Case Study
The challenges of dealing with waste on small islands are well documented. For many years on Ascension, human trash has been collected, taken to an open waste site, tipped out and burnt in a heap.
01 March 2019
Hydroponic Crop Production on Ascension Island: History, Current Situation and Potential
Hydroponic farming on Ascension Island plays a key role in local food security, but long-term success depends on support and consistent management.
08 January 2019
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