12 EU countries are not meeting their legal targets to complete the Natura 2000 network and yesterday improved marine protection from these countries was ordered by the European Commission. The...
This afternoon the Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan will announce plans to increase the area of protected ocean around the UK Overseas Territories to around four million...
To reconfirm their enthusiasm for saving the oceans, pop legend Simon Le Bon and his model wife, Yasmin, will kick off Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE)’s London to...
World Animal Protection UK have commissioned the first ever assessment of the affects that ghost fishing gear is having on the coastline of Cornwall and threat it...
Tackling the environmental impact of microplastics. Microbeads can be used in medicine for a range of treatments, but do we really need them in face wash...
On the eve of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, top caterers are making last-minuted pledges to all London’s top sports venues to serve sustainable fish....
On World Oceans Day on 8 June, Oceana highlighted the effects of littering and waste pollution on the world’s oceans and marine wildlife. Oceana has witnessed...
World Oceans Day, which takes place on Wednesday 8 June, is a chance to celebrate our seas and remember that it is our behaviour that impacts...
Thousands of people have been emailing supermarket chain Sainsbury’s urging them to take John West tuna off their shelves. The call comes after John West was exposed...
The Wilderness Society are protesting the search for oil in the Great Australian Bight. BP and Norwegian company Statoil, have partnered up to explore the 2000km...
A proposed 50m sq mile sanctuary for migratory whales has been opposed by a Japanese led commercial whaling lobby during the International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) biennial...
Conservationists and policymakers have to do more to ensure the survival of important fish species by expanding marine protection areas, according to a new study. The...
The amount of mercury in the upper ocean has tripled since the industrial revolution, according to a new study that leaves little doubt that humans are...
Campaigners are calling on tourists to boycott the travel conference TBEX 2014, because it offers attendees the chance to sign up for controversial captive dolphin tours....
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Spain has called for the government to create a sanctuary for whales and dolphins and to stop oil...