Marine Protected Areas

The Marshall Islands has announced it is to implement protection around two of the country’s most biodiverse atolls, Bikar and Bokak.

Charged with looking after an MPA twice the size of Great Britain, the isolated island of St Helena takes marine conservation very seriously

The Azores designates 30 per cent of its waters as a Marine Protected Area, half of which is fully a protected, no take zone

The UK Government has announced new measures to protect the UK's waters, including 13 new MPAs safeguarded against bottom trawling

Get paid to help save the oceans with the Sea Ranger Service, which begins UK-based marine conservation training for young people this year

New Caledonia takes bold strides to further protect some of the world's most pristine and species-diverse coral reefs.

Dominica has announced that the world’s first marine reserve for sperm whales will be established in the Caribbean island nation’s waters

The newly approved Rosebank North Sea oil project could have a detrimental effect on the climate - and our oceans.

The High Seas Alliance names eight biodiversity hotspots that should be prioritised under the new UN High Seas Treaty

The future of deep-sea mining remains uncertain as member states of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) fail to reach an agreement

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

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

The Studland Bay Marine Partnership has successfully raised £66,000 for the installation of new eco-moorings to help preserve the seabed

There is a growing campaign for more than 30% of our oceans to be protected. Today less than 7% currently has any protection

The PADI AWARE Foundation has launched its 'Adopt The Blue' programme to try and help protect 30 per cent of the ocean by 2030

PADI has joined forces with ocean conservation group SeaLegacy to ensure 30 per cent of the world's oceans are protected by 2030.

The government of Seychelles has signed into effect 410,000 square kilometres of its waters as marine protected areas (MPAs)

The starting phase of Nekton mission II, one of the most ambitious marine expeditions to explore the depths of the Indian Ocean, is underway.