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The Marine Conservation Society is the UK’s leading environmental marine charity by and for ocean lovers. We are the go-to voice of the sea, defending habitats & species.
There are no appropriate management measures in place for Argentine shortfin squid caught in international waters. Unregulated fishing is of significant concern. This fishery is responsible for around ...
Cod in East Greenland is very data limited. For this reason, we consider there to be concern for the biomass and fishing pressure. Few appropriate management measures are in place. There is a ...
19 countries ratified the treaty during the conference, while other nations, such as the UK, formally committed to ratifying ...
Our beach clean data has shown an average drop of 80% in carrier bags found washed up on UK beaches. Following the introduction of charges on carrier bags over the last decade, data from our ...
We've updated our Good Fish Guide in line with the latest scientific advice, and mackerel ratings have dropped.
The results for this year's Great British Beach Clean are in! Find out how much litter our brilliant volunteers collected over the 10-day event.
Jellyfish are very important and beneficial to lots of marine creatures and help keep our seas full of life.
Meet on grassy area in front of the Lunderston Bay car park. Address; Lunderston Bay, Cloch road, Near Gourock, Inverclyde, PA19 1BB What to bring: We’d recommend you pack a rucksack with a few ...
As part of the RSPB-led Parliamentary Species Champion Project, we host two Westminster species champions: Sally-Ann Hart MP for seagrass and Luke Pollard MP for the pink sea fan. Our champions help ...
It’s a fantastic start to the year for marine wildlife sightings, with some incredible humpback whales already reported around the UK.
Our first day at the UN Ocean Conference was filled with inspiring conversations and practical ideas to support ocean recovery. We co-hosted an ocean literacy event with the Welsh and Canadian ...