By 1990, the UK had three marine reserves –measuring 200km2 throughout the entirety of the British Isles. These – to some degree – protected species and habitats from damaging activity. Added to this was the nascent European marine protected area network, called Natura 2000 as a result of the Habitats and Birds Directives – EU Directives designed to protect and restore biodiversity as a result of the original Rio Biodiversity Convention (COP) in 1992.
Into the Blue: November/ December 2025
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
