19 countries ratified the treaty during the conference, while other nations, such as the UK, formally committed to ratifying ...

The more of us who join together as the voice of our ocean – the louder we will be. Register to become a volunteer 'Sea Champion' and you'll get access to your own personal dashboard where you can see ...

If you decide to eat seafood but are looking for the best choice to eat, our regularly updated guide can help. Make sustainable seafood choices today. Good Fish Guide seafood ratings are based on ...

Beach stretch: Pegwell Bay Date and time: 20 Sep 2025, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Meeting point: This Beach Clean & Survey event will take place on the sandy beach close to the white cliffs within the Sandwich ...

This Great British Beach Clean event will take place on the sandy beach close to the white cliffs within the Sandwich & Pegwell Bay National Nature Reserve*. The event lasts for 2 hours and is open to ...

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There are over 650 species of seaweed found around the UK and we’re on the lookout for 14 of them. These 14 species were chosen because they're good indicator species – a species whose presence, ...

More than 15,000 volunteers completed over 1,200 litter surveys in 2024. Across the UK and Channel Islands, volunteers removed over 764,000 litter items from our beaches, weighing more than 16,800kg.

This spring’s update to the Good Fish Guide sees Northeast Atlantic mackerel caught by midwater trawl move from a 3 to a 4, recommending that businesses do not source it. Mackerel caught in this way ...

There are about 2,000 gigatonnes of carbon stored on land. In comparison, the ocean holds a massive 37,700 gigatonnes of carbon. That’s over 18 times more! Most of this carbon stays locked in the ...

The data we collect is vital; it allows us to determine the success and influence of litter pollution policies year on year, discover the most regularly seen type of litter found on beaches and ...