A Big Marine Conservation Night out
at the museum, Cardiff, 6th Nov
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The Marine Conservation Society is the UK’s leading marine charity. We work to ensure our seas are healthy, pollution free and protected.
Our seas are under immense pressure: too many fish are being taken out, too much rubbish is being thrown in and too little is being done to protect our precious wildlife. Our vision is for seas full of life where nature flourishes and people thrive.
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The latest advice, top tips and recipes for buying and cooking fish that is sustainably sourced.
The European Court of Justice has ruled the UK has failed to propose a sufficient number of special areas of conservation for harbour porpoises under EU legislation. MCS marine protection expert says ability to designate Marine Protected Areas over decades has been missed.
Native oysters Ostrea edulis were common in the Dornoch Firth until they were fished to extinction over a hundred years ago. Now, as a partner in the Dornoch Environmental Enhancement Project (DEEP, with Heriot-Watt University and Glenmorangie) we are helping to return the oyster beds here to their natural state.
As the Seasearch dive programme reaches its 30-year milestone, Beachwatch tops 25 years and Capturing our Coast completes its planned three-year run, we celebrate the army of volunteers, past and present
Do you really know where you stand when it comes to choosing seafood? The latest version of the MCS Good Fish Guide is online today using our simple 5-step rating system to identify fish sustainability-where 1 is a Best Choice and 5 is a Fish to Avoid. But there’s always a catch - so we’re urging consumers to use the Guide to help get the full sustainability story
The presenter of BBC1’s ‘Drowning In Plastic’ documentary (BBC1 tonight 8.30pm), has called for a ban on single-use plastics in the UK. The programme investigates the effect plastic material is having on marine animals and the extent of the problem of polluted seas.
BBC One returns to marine conservation this autumn with another big documentary, presented by biologist Liz Bonnin, on the effects of plastic on marine life. Meet Commissioning Editor Craig Hunter.
Recently, the Marine Conservation Society came together with environmental charity WWF UK for a massive beach clean in sunny Brighton. I was one of over 200 people who helped to clean up Brighton beach as part of WWF’s all-staff away day.
The party conference season is over for another year and MPs return to Parliament next week. Over the last month each of the major political parties headed to cities around the UK where they were joined by an eclectic mix of party members, corporate lobbyists, CEOs, policy & public affairs leads from charities, NGOs and other groups with an interest in influencing policy.
As paper straws begin to be manufactured in the UK for the first time in decades, MCS pollution experts say replacing one single-use item with another is not the answer. Unless you have very young children or there’s a medical need – it’s best to sip not suck.
A national survey has discovered that the flushing habits of the UK public are nothing short of astounding – and not in a good way. At least one in four people in the UK pour cooking oil down the drain, whilst, according to UKDN Waterflow, three percent questioned said they’d given their hamster a burial at sea by sending them round the u-bend.
You may have heard the term latte levy and wondered what it means- we explain what it’s all about and why it’s such a hot topic.
With Scotland home to 61% of UK seas, and marine conservation and fisheries being devolved matters, plans by the Scottish Government have the potential to contribute greatly to UK marine conservation. Here, MCS Head of Conservation Scotland Calum Duncan welcomes commitments in the Scottish Government’s latest Programme for Government 2018-19…
The Marine Conservation Society publishes its latest seafood ratings today. MCS says the key to making the right seafood choices is understanding what it is, where it is from and how it is caught or farmed, and using the Good Fish Guide website, app and pocket guide.
Well over 1,000 people took part around Wales over the weekend at this year’s Great British Beach Clean, at 60 different beaches spread all around the coast.
Chart-topping country duo, Ward Thomas, will be putting down their guitars and grabbing a pair of litter pickers to help clean up two beaches on the south coast as part of Great British Beach Clean.
A clean-up is being run at Gwithian beach on Saturday 15th September 2018, at 12:30pm, and the Marine Conservation Society says volunteers are needed to help clean and take part.
The SCRAPbook project has been mapping the extent of litter around the Scottish coastline, today is launching a map to display the aerial photography captured.
Environmentalists celebrate the mass participation to what was dubbed the ‘plastic-tax consultation’ in the largest response to a call for evidence in the Treasury’s history. Over 220 organisations and 400,000 citizens have responded to the Treasury’s call for evidence on the introduction of tax or charges on single use (throwaway) plastic items. The Treasury has released today its analyses of the responses and the evidence received.
The European Court of Justice has ruled the UK has failed to propose a sufficient number of special areas of conservation for harbour porpoises under EU legislation. MCS marine protection expert says ability to designate Marine Protected Areas over decades has been missed.
Native oysters Ostrea edulis were common in the Dornoch Firth until they were fished to extinction over a hundred years ago. Now, as a partner in the Dornoch Environmental Enhancement Project (DEEP, with Heriot-Watt University and Glenmorangie) we are helping to return the oyster beds here to their natural state.
Recently, the Marine Conservation Society came together with environmental charity WWF UK for a massive beach clean in sunny Brighton. I was one of over 200 people who helped to clean up Brighton beach as part of WWF’s all-staff away day.
As the Seasearch dive programme reaches its 30-year milestone, Beachwatch tops 25 years and Capturing our Coast completes its planned three-year run, we celebrate the army of volunteers, past and present
The party conference season is over for another year and MPs return to Parliament next week. Over the last month each of the major political parties headed to cities around the UK where they were joined by an eclectic mix of party members, corporate lobbyists, CEOs, policy & public affairs leads from charities, NGOs and other groups with an interest in influencing policy.
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