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2026 – Present
Apocalypse Now: The True Cost of Overfishing
Political decisions over recent decades have brought many of the UK’s fish populations, and the fisheries dependent upon them, to the point of collapse. At the heart of this failure lies continues and extensive overfishing.
15 September 2026
The Great UK Fishing Scandal
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
30×30 race
Learn how we can save our planet by protecting 30 per cent of our ocean by 2030.
06 June 2025
Over two-thirds of UK adults support making it a legal requirement that fishing catch limits do not exceed scientific advice
Blue Marine warns that political choices are pushing depleted fish stocks closer to collapse as voters across party lines back a law to stop catch limits exceeding scientific advice.
15 September 2026
Fish and chips could be off the menu: UK cod stocks have crashed by 48%, study warns
UK cod stocks have crashed by 48 per cent in the last decade, a study has revealed – amid warnings that the government has ‘ignored science’ on declining fish populations.
15 September 2026
Blue Marine is dedicated to protecting and restoring life in the ocean. Our mission is to see at least 30 per cent of the ocean protected by 2030 and the whole ocean sustainably managed. We support low-impact fishing and equitable use of the ocean and address overfishing – one of the world’s biggest environmental challenges.
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5.5M
sq km of ocean under protection, management or commitments
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101
marine protected areas influenced
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+367K
stakeholders supported
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75
active projects with 266 current partners
Blue Marine is working to tackle the emptying of oceans of life, one of the largest, most pressing and yet most solvable environmental challenges we face.
Clare Brook
Blue Marine Foundation CEO
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Convex Seascape Survey: Secret powers of the ocean floor
The Convex Seascape Survey is a pioneering five-year research project that is attempting to unlock one of the great mysteries of our time – the role of seabed carbon in mitigating climate change.
Solent Seascape Project: Sea, coast & land restoration
The Solent Seascape Project aims to recover a dynamic network of habitats, where ocean meets coastline, as the first project of its kind in the UK.
Greece: 15,000km of coastline to protect
Greece is transforming its conservation status with a commitment to protect 32 per cent of its waters by 2030. Blue Marine supports ocean protection here across ten different projects.
Ensuring resilient reefs in the Maldives
The reef ecosystem of the island nation is the seventh largest in the world and the most extensive in the Indian Ocean. Blue Marine is working with our locally affiliated NGO to make the reefs more resistant to climate change.
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Protecting success in Saint Helena
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
Amorgorama
AMORGORAMA is a unique example of cooperation between fishers, scientists, institutions, civil society, local and national authorities with the common goal of protecting the sea and the people that depend on her.
13 May 2025
Gokova
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
Ascension: Ocean of Life
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
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Fish and chips could be off the menu: UK cod stocks have crashed by 48%, study warns
UK cod stocks have crashed by 48 per cent in the last decade, a study has revealed – amid warnings that the government has ‘ignored science’ on declining fish populations.
15 September 2026
Over two-thirds of UK adults support making it a legal requirement that fishing catch limits do not exceed scientific advice
Blue Marine warns that political choices are pushing depleted fish stocks closer to collapse as voters across party lines back a law to stop catch limits exceeding scientific advice.
15 September 2026
Weekly Ocean News 4 September
Stay informed with the latest top ocean stories—climate impacts, marine life discoveries, coastal policies, and innovations in ocean conservation.
04 September 2026
Transparency Report Sparks Ownership Reform Call from Blue Marine
The scientific body’s report exposes decades of political failure in fisheries management says campaigners, triggering demands for total bans on several major species.
03 September 2026
Island could protect 30% of waters in marine plan
An island could protect 30% of its waters under plans aimed at safeguarding marine life.
26 August 2026
Radio Guernsey
An island could protect 30% of its waters under plans aimed at safeguarding marine life.
28 August 2026
Times Radio Breakfast
Atlantic bluefin tuna are back in the North Sea after six decades.
28 August 2026
The legal fight for Europe’s marine protected areas
19 August 2026