
Our focus in Wales
Welsh seas are truly special. They’re where warm and food-rich waters collide with colder seas. Almost half of the seas around Wales are Marine Protected Areas.

Credit: John Archer-Thompson
We’ve been working in Wales for almost 20 years. We helped drive the introduction of a ban on scalloping in vulnerable areas and create the first Wales National Marine Plan.
After nearly a decade’s campaigning, we were the first UK nation to introduce the carrier bag charge – since then, the number of plastic bags found on Welsh beaches during our beach cleans have fallen by 88%.
We’ve given evidence to numerous Welsh Government consultations and welcomed nearly 20,000 volunteers, including the First Minister, to beach cleans across the country and numerous Senedd Members have signed up as marine species champions.