Over those three years, the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project has developed and evolved, and we have worked and connected with so many people and organisations along the way. The pace and momentum has been extraordinary, but as we have had our meetings, zoom calls, webinars and screenings of films, the Sussex marine area has been starting its journey. We hope in this report we have put the work and experience of academic researchers and sea users into full sight and shown you the context into which all this energy and effort is going. As we work with today’s marine scientists and marine naturalists, we hope that we are going some way to inspiring the next cohort of younger people into those fields.
The Four Horsemen of the UK Fisheries Policy Apocalypse
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