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By 1990, the UK had three marine reserves and joined the emerging EU Natura 2000 network, aiming to protect biodiversity under the Habitats and Birds Directives from COP 1992.
22 May 2025
Kelp forests are some of the most productive on Earth and provide a wealth of goods and services to human society. At the same time they are at risk from human activities such as climate change, destructive fishing practices and pollution.
28 March 2025
This guide explores the urgent need to equip young people with ocean-climate education that builds scientific understanding, inspires action, and supports a more hopeful, sustainable future.
17 February 2025
In March 2021 the recovery of the Sussex nearshore seabed began. Three years seems like a long time ago in our human terms. At the time we were cautiously coming out of a Covid lockdown, which feels like an increasingly distant period of our lives. But from the perspective of nature recovery, three years is really just the beginning.
21 May 2024
“This is a landmark decision for the management of the UK’s coastal waters. Sussex’s remarkable kelp forests will now have a chance to regenerate and provide a home for hundreds of species, creating an oasis of life off the coast, enhancing fisheries and sequestering carbon in our fight against climate change.” Sir David Attenborough, in response to the Sussex Nearshore Trawling Byelaw
22 March 2023
Kelp forms beautiful underwater forests which are some of the most productive and biodiverse habitats on the planet.
21 March 2023
Marine conservation charity Blue Marine Foundation has today launched a film to celebrate one fisherman’s fight to bring Bognor Regis fishing back from the brink.
05 April 2022
Post-Brexit fishing expectations fell short, prompting Blue Marine to lead a seminar providing fishers with clear insights on the political and trade realities.
23 April 2018
Over 96 per cent of highly productive and biodiverse kelp beds have been lost along the Sussex coast in the past 40 years. Protected by a trawling ban that Blue Marine and partners helped secure, research shows how marine life is bouncing back.
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