Get Active
Help the voice for our seas get louder!
You can get active with us in lots of ways. Explore these web pages and find something that works for you. Whichever you choose, you’ll be helping our work towards clean seas and beaches, sustainable fisheries and wildlife protection.
Capturing our Coast
Be part of one of the UK’s largest coastal marine citizen science projects.
You’ll be trained in marine life identification, and survey techniques to find more about species that live on our shores and how we can protect them.
Help keep our beaches clean
Our ‘beachclean’ volunteers help keep our beaches clean
and also collect valuable data about marine litter.
Share your wildlife sightings
MCS is interested in hearing about your wildlife sightings
of a number of different marine species - basking sharks, marine turtles and jellyfish in UK and Irish waters.
Become a Sea Champion
‘Sea Champions’ is our
national volunteer programme
offering environmental volunteer opportunities in the UK.
Seasearch
A project for volunteer sports divers who have an interest in helping
protect the marine environment by recording what they see underwater.
Big Seaweed Search
Contribute to research by recording seaweed species found on your local shore.
More information and campaigns to get behind…
Sea Kayak Challenge
Stunning scenery, fascinating wildlife, highly experienced guides
and all in aid of the UKs leading marine conservation charity.
Local Groups
Our local groups are a great way to support MCS and meet like-minded people in your area, who are passionate about the sea. We presently have support groups in the South East of England, Lancashire, and Pembrokeshire.
Find out more
Come into our office
If you live near Ross-on-Wye, why not come into to our main office and help us out?
Learn more about Sea Champions
Reef Check
Every year MCS leads on the scientific surveys of coral reefs with our partners at Biosphere Expeditions and Reef Check.
Learn moreDid you know?…
To date, our beach cleans have removed over 11 million pieces of litter
MCS launched Seasearch in 2003 to train volunteer divers to record and monitor wildlife and habitats
MCS launched its Beachwatch programme in 1994