A habitat can be defined as ‘an environment that provides food and shelter required for an organism to make its home’. Marine habitats can range from the upper-most reaches of the shoreline and above, to the deepest parts of the oceans - from each blade of seagrass, and its own micro-ecosystem, to the vast oceanic deep sea floor habitat that covers millions of square kilometres.
MCS action for conserving habitats
Please read about how MCS works to protect habitats through campaigns and projects:
These pages describe just a few of the most common types of habitat, with information about what actions you can take to help protect them.
