Politicians are back in Parliament following summer recess. But will The Labour Party use its landslide majority to fix the extraordinary neglect of our marine environment? “The inshore fleet is on its knees as a result of the twin evils of lack of access to quota and declining fish populations because of poor management... Britain goes on giving excessive fishing opportunities to a few vessel owners who make extraordinary profits from wiping out one of our last great national resources.” – Charles Clover, Blue Marine co-founder. YOU can help end overfishing. Ask your MP to support setting only sustainable quotas and allocating them more fairly using our #SeasTheDay template 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKT4muye Read more in The Guardian by Charles Clover 👇 https://lnkd.in/ecRRni-P #overfishing #fishing #SeasTheDay #Policy #FishingPolicy Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP, Jonathan Hughes, Aisling McGarrigle, Adrian Gahan, Jo Coumbe
About us
Known as Blue Marine, this UK registered charity was set up in 2010 by some of the team behind the award-winning documentary film ‘The End of the Line’. Blue Marine is dedicated to creating marine reserves and establishing sustainable models of fishing. Its mission is to campaign against over-fishing and for the effective protection of 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030.
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http://www.bluemarinefoundation.com
External link for Blue Marine Foundation
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- London
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2010
- Specialties
- sustainable fishing, habitat restoration, and marine conservation
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South Building
Somerset House, The Strand
London, WC2 1RLA, GB
Employees at Blue Marine Foundation
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Amber Nuttall
Sustainability Director Extreme International, Founder of the Extreme Hangout, Global Ambasador in Chief Blue Marine Foundation, Board Member at…
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Chris Gorell Barnes
Founding Partner at Ocean 14 Capital . Co Founder The Blue Marine Foundation#oceans #climate #sustainability #tech #impact #purpose #venture…
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Juliette Scott
Multilingual law, business and trade | practice and research
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Clare Brook
CEO Blue Marine Foundation
Updates
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It’s time for our August positive news round up! This month we celebrate the Maldives' decision not to reopen longlining fisheries, the sighting of hundreds of baby hammer head sharks and the designation of a new marine protected area in Uruguay. Share these positive news stories and follow Blue Marine Foundation for your monthly dose of ‘Positive news from the Blue’ 🌊 Enric Sala, National Geographic, The Independent, Marine Conservation Society, BBC Wildlife Magazine, The Conversation US, The Guardian #PositiveNews #OceanOptimism #Optimism #OceanConservation #OceanNews
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Meet the biggest fish in the ocean, the majestic whale shark. ✨️ Now you can experience what it is like to dive with them at home, using our new 360 virtual reality experience. Dive into the world of St. Helena’s whale sharks today 👉 https://lnkd.in/gSyWU5fZ #InternationalWhaleSharkDay #Whaleshark #elasmobranch #shark #virtualreality #VR
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🚨 BREAKING: Maldivian Government support local fishers by deciding not to resume longlining. Today, we welcome the President of the Maldives' announcement to continue to support only one-by-one tuna fisheries, which makes the Maldives one of most sustainable tuna fisheries in the world. This decision means that the Maldives will continue to provide a safe haven for ecologically significant and threatened marine megafauna such as all species of sharks, rays and turtles 🐟 A huge thank you to everyone who signed and shared the petition, YOUR voice helped make this happen. Together we can turn the tide and create a better future for our oceans. ✊ #AgainstLonglining #Sharks Only One, Miyaru - Shark Programme, Alea Laidlaw, Georgina Aldana, Jo Coumbe
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🚨Overfishing remains a rampant problem throughout the world. A new investigation, published in the Journal of Science, studied 230 fisheries from around the world and found populations of many overfished species are in far worse condition than has been reported. The investigation also reported that numerous stocks in UK waters have collapsed because of overfishing ❌ The EU and UK have power to change this. The time to act is now. Email your MP and ask them to stop overfishing using our handy #SeasTheDay template 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKT4muye Read more from The Conversation 👉 https://lnkd.in/gUXEZPPC #Overfishing #Investigation #StopOverFishing #MarineConservation #MarineProtection #SaveTheOcean #SeasTheDay #OceanAction #ClimateAction
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Sharks are commonly caught on longlines. ❌ The proposed regulation on longlining fishing would allow sharks to be sold which undermines the Maldives’ position as a shark sanctuary. Up to 25% of the total catch in longline tuna fisheries are shark species and many of the sharks are critically endangered. Sharks are especially vulnerable to overfishing since they mature late and have few offspring. Over 29k people have signed the petition, can you help us get to 30k? Sign the #AgainstLonging petition 👉 https://lnkd.in/eqQEHac8 Only One, Miyaru - Shark Programme #Maldives #sharks #elasmobranch #petition #overfishing #endangeredspecies #fisheries
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Do you want to save the ocean but don't know how? We have made it easy for you to contact your MP and ask them to protect the ocean today. Enter your postcode to find your MP, their contact details and a template letter with three key asks for the ocean here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKT4muye Your voice matters! #SeasTheDay with national treasure Stephen Fry and ask your MP to make a difference for our ocean. 🌊 #MarineConservation #MarineProtection #
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Great to see The Scottish Government has published a consultation on protecting Scotland's offshore Marine Protected Areas. While some of the proposals are good, the Scottish government has not taken destructive fishing in MPAs off the cards. ❌ Protecting Scotland's MPAs from damaging fishing is the bare minimum they deserve. For The Scottish Government to achieve its mission of a healthy, productive and diverse seas destructive fishing must be banned in all offshore MPAs. We encourage others to engage in the consultation and supportive protection from damaging fishing activities throughout MPAs. Protection must mean protection. Read more from the Scottish government on the consultation 👉 https://lnkd.in/e5fiHA3F Scottish Wildlife Trust, Fish Legal, Mairi Gougeon, Community of Arran Seabed Trust - COAST, Fauna & Flora #MarineProtection #Scotland #MarineConservation #MPA #Overfishing #destructivefishing 📸 - Jim Greenfield (Plumose anemones and brittle stars in Scotland's waters)
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👌 Another summer of happy snorkellers in Jersey! Since 2022, we have taken over 800 students from 26 local primary schools to visit the snorkel trails, offering them a window into our underwater world. “I really enjoyed the experience and loved looking down at the marine life and seeing all the wildlife you can find in the ocean. I particularly enjoyed when I saw the spider crab, cuttlefish and catshark... I hope to do it again soon” - snorkel trail student. Through the snorkel trail programme we hope to inspire the next generation of ocean guardians to love and protect their coastal waters. 🌊 Thanks to our local partners Mourant, Bouley Bay Dive School and Arthur Blank Foundation for supporting this work. #OceanEducation #OceanLiteracy #SnorkelTrail
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