Marine Conservation Society

UK marine life unveiled in stunning Earth Day showcase

UK marine life unveiled in stunning Earth Day showcase

ByDIVE StaffApr 20, 2024
The Marine Conservation Society showcases the UK’s rich variety of marine life with a vibrant display of photography for Earth Day 2024
using the mcs good fish guide

MCS recommendations for more sustainable seafood shopping

The Marine Conservation Society recommends swapping some fish for more sustainable options, based on the latest Good Fish Guide updates
Citizen Science Month: How you can help save our seas

Citizen Science Month: How you can help save our seas

The Marine Conservation Society shares ideas for how to get involved with National Citizen Science Month this April
mcs volunteer picking up a plastic bottle from a UK beach

MCS ‘State of Our Beaches’ report highlights need to cut plastic pollution

ByDIVE StaffMar 20, 2024
The Marine Conservation Society's annual State of our Beaches report, highlights the urgent need to reduce single-use plastic
UK Government announces new marine protected areas

UK Government announces new marine protected areas

ByDIVE StaffFeb 1, 2024
The UK Government has announced new measures to protect the UK's waters, including 13 new MPAs safeguarded against bottom trawling
MCS’s 2024 trends helping to save the seas

MCS’s 2024 trends helping to save the seas

From sustainable tinned fish, upcycling clothing and ocean style inspiration, the Marine Conservation Society rounds up some of the best ocean trends for 2024. 
MCS calls for mandatory microfibre filters in washing machines by 2024

MCS calls for mandatory microfibre filters in washing machines by 2024

ByDIVE StaffDec 6, 2023
Every time we wash our clothes, plastic microfibres enter the water supply - washing machine filters would minimise the amount.
MCS report finds increase in UK and Irish jellyfish sightings

MCS report finds increase in UK and Irish jellyfish sightings

ByDIVE StaffNov 3, 2023
The Marine Conservation Society's 2023 Wildlife Sightings report finds jellyfish sightings are significantly greater than last Iyear
damage caused to seagrass by anchor chain

New boat mooring system sees seagrass meadows bloom

ByDIVE StaffOct 11, 2023
An MCS project to install eco-friendly mooring systems in Plymouth Sound has been a great success, with expansive seagrass regrowth
the mcs good fish guide displays ratings from green, amber and red

Only 13 per cent of MCS seafood ratings are ‘green’

ByDIVE StaffOct 4, 2023
The Marine Conservation Society has released the latest update to its Good Fish Guide, with 19 ratings moving down the sustainability scale.  
UK Govt expands sewage plan to England’s protected seas

UK Govt expands sewage plan to England’s protected seas

The UK Government has confirmed that its Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan for sewage will be expanded to cover England's MPAs
MCS UK’s Great British Beach Clean 2023

MCS UK’s Great British Beach Clean 2023

ByDIVE StaffAug 16, 2023
The Marine Conservation Society’s annual Great British Beach Clean returns for it's 30th year, running from 15 – 24 September 2023
MCS Big Seaweed Search 2023 starts now

MCS Big Seaweed Search 2023 starts now

ByDIVE StaffJul 28, 2023
The Marine Conservation Society and Natural History Museum's Big Seaweed Search 2023 starts this weekend, 29 July
north sea fishing trawler

New MCS study shows ocean protection’s worth 

ByDIVE StaffJul 6, 2023
New analysis shows a bottom trawling ban in UK’s offshore protected areas could be worth more than three billion pounds to the UK economy
MCS hopes to break 20,000 turtle and jellyfish sightings in 2023

MCS hopes to break 20,000 turtle and jellyfish sightings in 2023

ByDIVE StaffJul 3, 2023
MCS Wildlife Sightings report hopes to break 20,000 jellyfish and turtle sightings to mark 20th year of citizen science project
Defra consultation response to MCS legal action over sewage

Defra consultation response to MCS legal action over sewage

Defra has launched a public consultation in response to legal pressure from MCS UK to modify its sewage discharge plan
Emergency sewage releases unacceptable – MCS

Emergency sewage releases unacceptable – MCS

ByDIVE StaffJun 8, 2023
The Marine Conservation Society reports fewer than 10 per cent of the emergency overflows in England's sewer network are properly monitored.
good fish guide mackerel

Mackerel no longer sustainable says MCS

ByDIVE StaffApr 5, 2023
Latest Marine Conservation Society Good Fish Guide update lists mackerel as no longer sustainable as a seafood choice
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