Weekly Ocean News 13 March
Stay informed with the latest top ocean stories—climate impacts, marine life discoveries, coastal policies, and innovations in ocean conservation.
13 March 2026
Interview: Jersey’s new marine protected areas
BBC Radio Jersey interviewed Blue Marine Foundation on the expansion of Jersey’s marine protected area network.
13 March 2026
Jersey nearly quadruples marine protection
Jersey has approved one of the most ambitious marine protection plans in the British Isles, nearly quadrupling the area of its seas protected from damaging fishing practices.
12 March 2026
NGOs take Dutch government to court over destructive fishing
The area is a protected North Sea nature area, but the Dutch administration currently permits bottom trawling in majority of the area, harming threatened species which continue to live in the area.
11 March 2026
Almost one million square kilometres of ocean gains full protection in Chile
Chile has granted full protection to 337,000 sq km of ocean around the Juan Fernández and Nazca-Desventuradas marine parks, creating one of the world’s largest fully protected marine areas and surpassing 50 per cent ocean protection.
11 March 2026
Weekly Ocean News 6 March
Stay informed with the latest top ocean stories—climate impacts, marine life discoveries, coastal policies, and innovations in ocean conservation.
06 March 2026
Scampi fishing in North Sea driving ‘invisible’ climate cost
Research led by the University of Exeter examined carbon in the Fladen Ground – a large muddy seabed east of Scotland.
06 March 2026
NGOs condemn UK plan to cut climate aid and Blue Planet fund
FOI requests have revealed that the UK government is set to cut, or drastically reduce, programmes designed to protect nature and the environment in developing countries.
03 March 2026