29 Jun 2025 Positive ocean news: June '25 edition It's been a great month for making progress to protect and restore our seas. We round up the top good news stories for the ocean to celebrate the wins ...

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 ...

Sand Bay Summer OSPAR survey beach clean Join us on beautiful Sand Bay for a Summer clean-up! The plan - meet on the beach, they'll be a short safety briefing, equipment will be handed out and then we ...

Beach stretch: Pegwell Bay Date and time: 27 Jun 2025, 10 a.m. to noon Meeting point: Meet: On the beach - just below the former hoverport access road Cliffsend, near Ramsgate, Kent CT12 5HY. *Access ...

Renewable energy The ocean can also help us achieve Net Zero and give us the best chance of combatting climate change by generating renewable energy, and the UK is looking to its marine areas to ...

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 stocks around Greenland were benchmarked in 2023, resulting in a number of changes to the understanding of the various stocks. Therefore, 2023 is the first year of advice based on the new approach ...

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

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 ...

Luke’s enthusiasm and interest in the species and the information that Marcus had to share is encouraging and we will continue to work closely with him to support his championing of pink sea fans in ...

Jellyfish are an essential part of many food chains. By feeding on smaller creatures such as fish larvae and eggs, jellyfish help to control species’ populations and maintain the balance of the ...

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 ...