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Welcome to Blue Marine’s March Newsletter, highlighting global policy wins, Solent habitat restoration, High Seas protection, tackling tuna overfishing, and a whale shark conservation campaign launching this spring.
30 March 2023
“This is a landmark decision for the management of the UK’s coastal waters. Sussex’s remarkable kelp forests will now have a chance to regenerate and provide a home for hundreds of species, creating an oasis of life off the coast, enhancing fisheries and sequestering carbon in our fight against climate change.” Sir David Attenborough, in response to the Sussex Nearshore Trawling Byelaw
22 March 2023
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
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
The Lyme Bay ‘model’ has shown that effectively managed MPAs can restore ecosystems and give a voice to the communities that live and depend on them.
01 February 2023
From everyone in the team at Blue Marine, we’d like to wish you a happy and peaceful Christmas and we look forward to sharing more achievements with you in 2023.
10 January 2023
As our dynamic ocean conservation charity embarks on its 13th year, this is where we take stock of our progress and reveal in detail some of the amazing stories behind our battle to save the world’s oceans.
31 December 2022
“To share current knowledge and support ongoing work to safeguard the long-term health of UK crab and lobster populations and sustainable fisheries.”- Sam Fanshawe
16 November 2022
How many of you have memories of enjoying cod and chips by the sea in the summer while shooing away the seagulls or as a cosy Friday night takeaway?
25 August 2022
Sam Fanshawe, from Blue Marine, welcomed participants and introduced the symposium, highlighting its focus: “To review the ecological and fisheries management aspects of safeguarding the long-term sustainability of the whelk fishery.”
22 June 2022
Once widespread along the Sussex coast, kelp beds have dwindled to just 4%, prompting a collaborative restoration project focused on research and tackling sediment threats to revive this vital habitat.
08 June 2022
The coming of summer is a time of hope, and Blue Marine Foundation is focusing on the optimism of regeneration as we build-up to World Ocean Day and the “super month” of June, culminating with the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon.
01 June 2022
Blue Marine is calling for stricter compliance with existing laws and regulations, for private access agreements to be made more transparent and accountable, and for decision makers to be led by science at the upcoming meeting of the IOTC, rather than by greed, self-interest and short-term gain at the expense of the livelihoods and food security of coastal communities. Yellowfin tuna overfished, bigeye tuna subject to overfishing and skipjack’s catch limit ignored for the past three years.
16 May 2022
The Trustees present their report and the audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Blue Marine Foundation (“Blue Marine” “the charitable company”) for the year ended 31 March 2022.
21 April 2022
Happy World Earth Day! To celebrate we would like to share with you the news that at last destructive fishing is to be banned on Dogger Bank.
20 April 2022
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