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The ocean’s health affects every one of us, it impacts all life on earth.
It sustains us, producing over half the oxygen we breathe.
We must protect our ocean to secure our future.
Now take a deep breath as we dive into your journey to a healthy ocean.
The remote South Atlantic island of St Helena is home to a third of all the endemic species in British territories including 11 species of fish found nowhere else in the world.
St Helena’s waters were designated an IUCN Category VI marine protected area in 2016, allowing only sustainable use. BLUE is working alongside the community to ensure that the area – all 444,916 square kilometres of it – is indeed protected and that the local islanders benefit from their exceptional natural resource.
Endangered Whale sharks migrate to St Helena every year, and are even seen swimming amid the shallow moorings in Jamestown harbour. Arriving in equal numbers of males and females, anecdotal reports of whale sharks mating in the MPA – have resulted in St Helena’s waters receiving great interest from the global science community, as this has never been seen anywhere else in the world. BLUE is working hard to gather this mating evidence and to understand the breeding habits of these gentle giants to ensure they – and their aggregation grounds – receive the protection they require.
444,916 km2 Marine Protected Area
100% of island youth engaged in marine conservation
All local marine tour operators engaged in promoting sustainable tourism
Berwickshire is a unique marine environment that boasts a wide range of incredible biodiversity, from whales and dolphins to lobsters and kelp forests.
Sadly, reports of unlawful fishing by trawlers within the Berwickshire Marine Reserve are common. Illegal fishing within marine protected areas is not unique to this coastline, with at least 112 incidents recorded over the past four years. None of these incursions have been prosecuted.
BLUE is calling on the Scottish Government to protect its rich biodiversity for the benefit of all users. On the ground, BLUE is working in collaboration with the local fishing community and the Berwickshire Marine Reserve to implement our bottom-up approach to management, developed in Lyme Bay.
1st voluntary reserve in Scotland
Over 45,000 nesting seabirds
One of the top dive sites in the UK, with its own snorkel trail!
The future of the Maldives and its people are entirely reliant on the protection of their marine and coastal environment.
Yet, overfishing, tourism, pollution and coastal development are degrading the country’s reefs, seagrass and mangroves and these habitats are losing their capacity to support the people who depend on them.
In collaboration with Six Senses Laamu, Blue Marine Foundation launched the #ProtectMaldivesSeagrass campaign to call on resorts to stop removing the seagrasses around their islands to make clear lagoons for their guests.
The campaign achieved excellent results. BLUE continues to enable citizens to get involved with monitoring seagrass and provides professional training to the community.
¼ of all Maldives resorts committed to protecting seagrass.
830,000m² of seagrass protected.
200 students taken snorkelling for the first time.