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.
This issue of ‘Into the Blue’ features progress in global ocean protection, from Jersey’s new protections to the High Seas Treaty entering into force and advances in blue carbon science.
15 May 2026
The European Union has held a dominant position among Indian Ocean tuna fleets since the 1980s, despite the ocean’s distance from Europe. At times, vessels flying Spanish or French flags accounted for nearly 40 per cent of the catch of the region’s three key tropical tuna species: skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye.
07 May 2026
Blue Marine drives global ocean recovery by advancing marine protection, restoring habitats, influencing policy, supporting communities and tackling overfishing, with measurable impact across 29 countries and 446,620 sq km of ocean.
27 February 2026
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
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