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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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Economics Report

British Isles

High Integrity Marine Natural Capital Markets in the UK a Roadmap for Action

The United Kingdom has long been a centre for pioneering and world-leading innovation made possible through collaboration across sectors, from academia to finance. Recently, the great power of this collaboration has been catalytic in the creation of markets, like offshore wind, that simultaneously deliver jobs, green growth, and critical progress towards net zero. 

14 May 2025

High Integrity Marine Natural Capital Markets in the UK a Roadmap for Action

Newsletter

Global

Into the Blue: April 2024

Welcome to a special edition of Into the Blue.

25 April 2024

Into the Blue: April 2024

Newsletter

Global

Into the Blue: March 2024

Welcome to this month’s edition of Into the Blue with a guest introduction from chief legal affairs adviser, Dr Tom Appleby.

17 April 2024

Into the Blue: March 2024

Financial Statements

Global

2024 Financial Statements

The Trustees present their report and the audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Blue Marine Foundation for the year ended 31 March 2024.  

09 April 2024

2024 Financial Statements

Impact Report

Global

Impact Report 2024

Blue Marine Foundation is continually responding to the dynamic set of challenges that the ocean faces. Our work sits at the nexus of climate, biodiversity and human development. The question that drives everything that we do is always: what have we achieved for the marine environment? This report aims to answer that question, using a rigorous monitoring and evaluation framework developed by our team with external expert support. 

01 April 2024

Impact Report 2024

Legal Report

British Isles

Poor Quota Management Decimating Coastal Livelihoods 

Quota can be a highly effective environmental tool for sustainably fishing stocks, but environmental tools work most effectively when they have social licence. Blue Marine has a key concern arising from research conducted in both the UK and around the world, that a poorly constructed quota market can have adverse consequences on fishing communities themselves and therefore perverse consequences on the ground. Environmental legislation is only effective if it supports long term stability in decision-making. 

24 March 2024

Poor Quota Management Decimating Coastal Livelihoods 

Convex Report

Global

Convex Seascape Survey Annual Report - Year Two

As we reflect on the second year of the Convex Seascape Survey, we stand at an intersection of knowledge, progress, and challenge. Our journey has taken us deeper into the enigmatic world beneath the ocean’s surface, revealing invaluable insights about the role of the seascape in carbon storage and how this could help mitigate climate change.

23 March 2024

Convex Seascape Survey Annual Report - Year Two

Newsletter

Global

Into the Blue: February/March 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of Into the Blue with a guest introduction from Jo Coumbe our director of communications following some exciting media updates.

08 March 2024

Into the Blue: February/March 2024

Climate Report

British Isles

Seagrass vs Water Quality: How the current crisis is damaging our ability to fight climate change

Seagrass is one of our greatest assets in the fight against climate change, but poor water quality is turning it into a source of carbon emissions. This shocking fact, revealed by this report, should be reason enough for regulators and industry to wake up to the water quality crisis in our seas. 

01 March 2024

Seagrass vs Water Quality: How the current crisis is damaging our ability to fight climate change

Annual Review

Global

2023 Annual Review

We’re at an historic moment for ocean protection and Blue Marine intends to seize every opportunity to drive change. 

01 January 2024

2023 Annual Review

UK Report

British Isles

Jersey Marine Spatial Plan Consultation Guide

Jersey is at a crossroads in determining the future health and productivity of its seas. Real, largescale and meaningful marine protection can be achieved through the Jersey Marine Spatial Plan, creating benefits for everyone. 

19 December 2023

Jersey Marine Spatial Plan Consultation Guide

Newsletter

Global

Into the Blue: December 2023

Welcome to the first edition of Into the Blue, a hopeful look at 2023’s ocean wins and the growing momentum for marine protection in 2024.

20 December 2023

Into the Blue: December 2023

UK Report

British Isles

The Wild Oysters Project: Native Oyster Nursery Science Report

Across the UK, wild native oysters (Ostrea edulis) have declined by over 95 per cent since the 1800s, as a result of a combination of factors including habitat loss, over-harvesting, pollution and disease. Europewide efforts to restore native oysters focus on addressing the factors limiting recovery, firstly the removal of pressures and then focusing on increasing recruitment potential and settlement substrate. 

01 December 2023

The Wild Oysters Project: Native Oyster Nursery Science Report

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