Written by Miriam Lugg, Natural England Research Advisor It’s 4:30am in the morning, and the shout “on the bottom!” comes through to the lab from the deck. The Hamon grab, a mechanical contraption used to take samples from the sea floor, …
We have put together a video highlighting some of the precious sea life that will be protected through Marine Conservation Zones. The UK has one of the world’s richest marine environments and these new sites will join over 500 marine …
We want to ensure clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas, and we are doing more now than ever before to protect our marine environment. To safeguard our seas, we are: Establishing over 500 UK marine protected …
We have announced 27 Marine Conservation Zones to safeguard a wide range of precious sea life. You can see where these zones are on the map below (please click to enlarge). We are planning two further phases over the next …
Coral reefs, jellyfish and seahorses are just some of the marine life that will be better protected following the creation of 27 new Marine Conservation Zones today. The UK has one of the world’s richest marine environments and these new …