UK Government has committed to protect 30% of our seas by 2030. Yet over 60% of the seabed in England’s Marine ‘Protected’ Areas is still not protected from damaging bottom trawling.
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
This issue of ‘Into the Blue’ covers the High Seas Treaty coming into force in January 2026, the pressures facing Antarctic krill, the World Trade Organisation’s agreement to curb harmful fishing subsidies and increased funding for the UK’s Blue Belt Programme.
22 December 2025
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
This issue of ‘Into the Blue’ features trailblazing court cases which pave the way forward for environmental justice in the EU courts and a new report by Blue Investigations that reveals the exploitation of West African crews by European tuna vessels.
25 September 2025
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
The waters off Berwickshire are some of the most productive in the UK where cold and warm water currents converge in a habitat of rocky reefs, kelp forests and soft corals.
25 March 2022
The UK has experienced a staggering loss of up to 92% of its seagrass habitat, resulting in significant negative impacts on both nature and people.
25 June 2023
New report amplifies first-hand accounts of discriminatory treatment faced by many West African crew members working on board European vessels.
22 July 2025
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