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

All four governments in the UK have published the latest assessment of how our own patch of the global ocean is doing; it makes for sobering reading.

Our mission to protect our ocean has never felt more urgent than now, as we confront a hidden but widespread threat to our seas – PFAS ‘forever chemicals’.

Years of campaigning and data collection by COAST, supported by Seasearch training by Calum Duncan (now Head of Policy and Advocacy at the Marine Conservation Society), helped secure the Lamlash Bay ...

Our parliamentary affairs team reconnected with MPs to talk about our priorities for the ocean. Meanwhile, policy teams shared knowledge on ocean acidification and building resilience to climate ...

The first step to protect our ocean is to ratify the High Seas Treaty as soon as possible by urgently laying it before Parliament. At the UN Ocean Conference in June, the UK Government committed to ...

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 ...

While the window to influence the Water (Special Measures) Act has passed, we’re not finished fighting for our ocean. The new Water Commission, set up by the Government to advise on how to achieve a ...

What to bring: We’d recommend you pack a rucksack with a few essentials like sunscreen, waterproofs, hand sanitiser, and perhaps some snacks and a drink (in a reusable bottle, of course). What to wear ...

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 ...

It’s a fantastic start to the year for marine wildlife sightings, with some incredible humpback whales already reported around the UK. Within the first few days of the year, a humpback whale was ...

Thanks to the hard work of volunteers all across the UK and Channel Islands, this year's Great British Beach Clean was a smashing success! We were delighted to see even more of you join us at the ...