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
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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Into the Blue: January 2024
Welcome to ‘Into the Blue’
31 January 2024
Jersey Marine Spatial Plan Consultation Guide
Jersey is at a crossroads in determining the future health and productivity of its seas. Real, large–scale and meaningful marine protection can be achieved through the Jersey Marine Spatial Plan, creating benefits for everyone.
19 December 2023
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
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 UK's Tuna Blind Spot
Blue Marine Foundation, French NGO BLOOM Association and Greenpeace UK are calling on UK retailers to stop selling tropical tuna caught around drifting FADs in the Indian Ocean by not entering into any new supply agreements for tuna caught in this way.
09 November 2023
The Necessity of Protecting Fisheries Observers at Sea
An independent Case Study of European Union commercial fisheries monitoring and oversight highlighting the need for increased Fisheries Observer protections. Human rights apply at sea, as they do on land.
26 October 2023
A Baseline Description of the Benthic Assemblages of Les Sauvages Reef, Jersey
Les Sauvages, a biodiverse reef at the edge of Jersey’s waters, hosts rare and endangered species. Recent surveys show its biodiversity is significantly higher than in other protected areas. Despite its importance, it remains unprotected and vulnerable to fishing. The report urges immediate protection and inclusion in Jersey’s Marine Spatial Plan to preserve its critical habitats.
17 September 2023
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