The Marine Conservation Society’s Wildlife Sightings programme focusses on two key marine animals: jellyfish and, as a result, turtles. Both are vital in supporting ocean biodiversity and are...
New analysis from the Marine Conservation Society of fishing in Marine Protected Areas (MPA) has shown how effective byelaws banning bottom-towed fishing in MPAs can be. ...
The Marine Conservation Society is announcing joining as co-claimant in a legal case against the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to protect English...
The Marine Conservation Society is calling for nominations for its annual Young Ocean Optimist of the Year Award. Now in its third year, the award seeks to recognise...
The Marine Conservation Society’s annual Great British Beach Clean is back, running from 16th – 25th September 2022. The charity is calling for volunteers across the UK to join them...
There are over 650 species of seaweed found around the UK. From dabberlocks to bladder wrack and sugar kelp, each seaweed plays a vital role in...
The Marine Conservation Society has released a new report in partnership with Rewilding Britain. Blue Carbon – Ocean-based solutions to fight the climate crisis outlines the importance of the UK’s seas...
The Marine Conservation Society has unveiled a refreshed strategy – an action plan for healthy seas – highlighting the charity’s work towards a better protected, cleaner and healthier...
A new report from the Marine Conservation Society, Marine unProtected Areas, has found that bottom trawling is taking place in 98% of the UK’s offshore Marine Protected Areas...
The Marine Conservation Society’s year-round Beachwatch programme, supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, sees dedicated volunteers clearing litter from the UK’s coast and surveying what they find....
The Marine Conservation Society’s Stop Ocean Threads campaign, which is calling for all new washing machines to be fitted with microfibre filters, by law, by 2024, aims to stop...
Charity’s annual Great British Beach Clean results are word of warning on PPE pollution This year, the Marine Conservation Society’s annual Great British Beach Clean, supported by...