We pursue conservation gain by connecting and informing audiences. We tell the stories of the ocean through innovative visuals, animations, 360 virtual reality experiences, films, podcasts and more.
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2026 – Present
The Great UK Fishing scandal. A documentary that exposes the catastrophic overfishing of iconic species like cod and mackerel—many of which are now on the brink of collapse.
13 May 2025
Member States of the European Union are about to decide how they will spend money under the next EU budget, including on ocean and fisheries.
06 October 2026
More than 100 young people from across Scotland contributed artwork, postcards and personal messages expressing what Scotland’s seas mean to them and why stronger protection matters.
28 September 2026
The Sussex seabed is showing signs of early recovery, five years after a trawling ban by the Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority.
20 March 2026
Kelp forests are one of the most productive habitats on earth, supporting a huge range of marine life.
03 February 2026
Blue Marine aims to restore the ocean to health by addressing overfishing, one of the world’s biggest environmental problems.
13 May 2025
Theo James plays a diner at a smart restaurant who orders a seemingly sustainable fish course. But his evening takes a horrifying turn when an enormous net of rotting bycatch and oil is dumped on him and his table as the ‘extras’ to his “sustainable” plaice.
08 June 2025
Learn how we can save our planet by protecting 30 per cent of our ocean by 2030.
06 June 2025
This film showcases the long term conservation journey of St Helena, where Blue Marine Foundation has been working closely with local partners to secure and sustain meaningful marine protection.
09 June 2025
A compelling documentary that demonstrates how former fishers in Turkey have become rangers, who patrol a Marine Protected Area in the Mediterranean to ensure fish populations can thrive for generations to come.
03 April 2025
This award-winning film follows the Human Rights at Sea investigation into the untimely death in March 2020 of Eritara Aati Kaierua, a Kiribati fisheries observer.
02 July 2024
The first ever study of Arran’s seafloor carbon, explores the link between the ocean and climate change? This film follows Convex Seascape Project in its research to discover whether the protective measures in the waters around the Isle of Arran benefit marine life and whether they also help increase the amount of carbon locked away in the seabed.
24 June 2024
Ascension Island is a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic, a thousand miles from the nearest land. Since 2019, it has been home to a 100% marine protected area (MPA) of 445,000 sq. km — the second largest no-take zone in the Atlantic and one of the largest in the world.
13 May 2025
Our VR experiences demonstrate how carbon stored in the seabed can offset emissions and reduce climate change. Unlike more traditional media, VR creates a sense of ‘being there’ that can influence the way people think and feel about the sea. We hope a Blue Marine VR experience on the link between ocean and climate can inspire the decision-makers of the future.
TheSeaWeBreathe.com is a Webby Award-winning digital dive, narrated by Stephen Fry. The journey connects viewers to an underwater world, explaining how ocean health is climate – and planetary – health.
18 November 2021
Our virtual word takes a deep dive into “blue carbon” and the ocean’s role in mitigating climate change. Voiced by Helena Bonham Carter, the VR offers an immersive experience like never before from the deep sea, to giant kelp forests and seagrass meadows.
13 May 2025
Discover extraordinary marine life and explore breathtaking underwater habitats from around the globe.
14 May 2025
Our film showed the grisly reality of trawling bycatch, and moved 17,000 people to sign our petition to ban industrial fishing in UK marine reserves.
2025 – Present
Blue Marine’s campaigning partnership convinced more than 25 per cent of the country’s high-end resorts to protect their seagrass meadows.
2019-Present
This inspiring collaboration has helped the UK’s overseas territories to protect more than 4 million sq km of ocean.
2015-Present
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