Blue Marine Foundation

Contrary to what you might think, Keir Starmer’s No. 10 and No. 11 had an almost Stalinist disdain for the environment. Environmentalists found themselves portrayed as blockers to growth, and growth had to win. There are few more apposite examples from the Starmer years of Labour’s initial unpreparedness for government and its confusion about what to do when in power...

Fisheries

Fishing has been suspended in part of the North Sea 

Science

New research has revealed that 

The treaty, officially known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, creates the first international legal framework for establishing marine protected areas in international waters, which make up almost two-thirds of the world’s oceans.

Dr Judith Brown Projects Director, Blue Marine Foundation commented: ‘The UK’s ratification of the...

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has signed the document required for the UK to officially ratify a landmark United Nations ocean protection treaty, the Government has announced.

The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement – or “High Seas Treaty” – aims to help safeguard delicate ecosystems across international waters, which make up nearly tw...