Blue Marine Foundation

Tell the UK Government to End the Destruction of Our Marine Havens Bottom trawling is one of the world’s most destructive fishing practices. By dragging weighted nets along the ocean floor — some up to 240 meters wide — bottom trawling devastates coastal habitats, ki...

Enough is enough. It’s time for a ban - starting yesterday.

Take action with us, @bluemarinef.bsky.social & Only One to save UK seas. Email the Environment Secretary, Steve Reed, telling him to BAN bottom trawling in marine protected areas. 🚫✊

💥 ACT: act.for-the-ocean.org/act/protect-... 👈👈

❌ Promise made. Promise broken?

The UK Environment Secretary, Steve Reed, VOWED to end bottom trawling.

A year on, and we are STILL waiting. 3/4 🔽

UK's marine protected areas face over 20,000 hours of bottom trawling Bottom trawling is a fishing method where large, weighted nets are dragged across the seafloor by one or two boats to catch fish and other marine life that live on or near the bottom.

🚨 BREAKING: 20,000+ HOURS of suspected bottom trawling WRECKED the UK’s offshore marine “protected” areas last year, our research shows! 🌊 That would score tracks on the seabed that would stretch EIGHT TIMES around the UK. All with the government's permission! 1/4 🔽
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Ocean with David Attenborough | Official Website | 8 May 2025 Watch the trailer, find screenings & book tickets for Ocean with David Attenborough on the official site. In cinemas 8 May 2025 brought to you by Altitude Film. Directed by: Toby Nowlan, Colin Butfiel...

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH is in cinemas now > oceanfilm.net

#TheBottomLine: Take action to protect UK marine havens | Blue Marine Foundation Many of the UK's marine protected areas are being destroyed every day by bottom trawlers that rip up the seabed.

#TheBottomLine is, you can’t have a marine protected area and trawl it. ❌

Which side of history will you be on?

Take action with us, Oceana UK and Only One here 👉 www.bluemarinefoundation.com/2025/04/30/t...

YOU can help create a lasting legacy for UK waters with Blue Marine, Oceana UK and Only One by asking Steve Reed to close our marine protected areas to bottom trawling. We stand at a crossroads, protect our ocean and save our planet, or continue to plunder our greatest natural asset.

A new poll reveals overwhelming public support for a trawling ban in protected areas. It follows the cinema release of feature film OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH which features graphic scenes of undersea destruction caused by trawling, filmed in greater detail than ever before.

“Bottom trawling is still allowed in many so-called marine protected areas worldwide. And perhaps even more astonishingly, it is subsidised by governments. Very few places are safe from this. including almost nowhere in my own country.” - David Attenborough, in OCEAN.

YouTube video by Altitude Films OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH | BOTTOM TRAWLING OFFICIAL CLIP | IN CINEMAS NOW | Altitude Films

EXPOSED: Never seen before footage reveals the catastrophic impacts caused by bottom trawling ❌

@oceanauk.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzG9...

#TheBottomLine: Take action to protect UK marine havens | Blue Marine Foundation Many of the UK's marine protected areas are being destroyed every day by bottom trawlers that rip up the seabed.

Which side of history will you be on?

Take action with Blue Marine, Oceana UK and Only One here 👉 www.bluemarinefoundation.com/2025/04/30/t...

YOU can help create a lasting legacy for UK waters with Blue Marine, Oceana UK and Only One by asking Steve Reed to close our marine protected areas to bottom trawling. We stand at a crossroads, protect our ocean and save our planet, or continue to plunder our greatest natural asset.

#TheBottomLine is, you can’t have a marine protected area and trawl it. ❌

A new poll reveals overwhelming public support for a trawling ban in protected areas. It follows the cinema release of feature film OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH which shows graphic scenes of undersea destruction caused by trawling, filmed in greater detail than ever before.

“Bottom trawling is still allowed in many so-called marine protected areas worldwide. And perhaps even more astonishingly, it is subsidised by governments. Very few places are safe from this. including almost nowhere in my own country.” - David Attenborough, in OCEAN.

EXPOSED: Never seen before footage reveals the catastrophic impacts caused by bottom trawling [Ocean With David Attenborough] Official clip from OCEAN with David Attenborough

EXPOSED: Never seen before footage reveals the catastrophic impacts caused by bottom trawling ❌

@oceanauk.bsky.social & Only One

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzG9...

Held at Royal Festival Hall, the event left everyone reflecting on how vital it is to protect our seas. Huge thanks to the Players of #People’sPostcodeLottery and @bluemarinef.bsky.social for this powerful experience. 💙
#Ocean #YouthVoice #ClimateAction #UKYouth

It was an honour to host the Future Generations world premiere of Ocean with David Attenborough 🌊

The film will be in cinemas from May 8, and on National Geographic, Disney+ and Hulu from June 8 (World Ocean Day). We can’t wait for you all to see it! 🐟

#oceanfilm

Sir David Attenborough praised for 'influence' on his 99th birthday SNP MSP Emma Roddick put forward a motion in the Scottish Parliament praising him for 'his tireless service to humanity and nature over seven decades'.

amazing that David Attenborough has put out a film about the world's seas on his 99th birthday, including footage from Scotland's beautiful inshore, all very much worthy of @emmaroddicksnp.bsky.social's motion to Parliament and comment from @bluemarinef.bsky.social news.stv.tv/scotland/sir...

Report cover: UK Kelp Recovery: Barriers and Optimum Conditions

The 1st national UK conference on kelp ecology is happening at @sussex.ac.uk today. Follow @sussexkelp.bsky.social and #KelpSummit2025 for updates through the day, and check out the new report from @bluemarinef.bsky.social sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/uks-fir...

🚨Governments pledged to protect at least 30% of the ocean by 2030, yet bottom trawling is still allowed in "protected" areas.

Join the Week of Ocean Action & demand bottom trawling is banned in Europe’s marine protected areas.

🌍 Click here to demand action: bit.ly/41RiLea

#ForTheOcean

Our friends @oceanauk.bsky.social are in court today, fighting to get big oil out of our ocean.

This is a court case to keep a close eye on 👇👇

🐧 GREAT OCEAN NEWS 🐧

The SA government has finally declared no-take zones around key African Penguin breeding colonies.

My friends at SANCCOB have worked tirelessly for many years to make this happen, and they deserve to be widely praised for this hard-fought victory.

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🚨The great UK fishing scandal continues as 54% of catch limits are set above scientific advice for 2025, further jeopardising our dwindling fish populations and struggling small-scale fishing fleets.

The Labour government must and can turn this around for people & the planet. Share if you agree✊

Hope for endangered penguins as no-fishing zones agreed off South Africa Deal will restrict fishing near colonies on Robben Island and Bird Island for 10 years, after long debate between industry and conservationists

BREAKING NEWS 🚨 SANCCOB, BirdLife SA, the fishing industry and the South African government agree to new no-take zones to commercial fishers around penguin breeding colonies. 🐧

Thank you for supporting this campaign to #SaveAfricanPenguins.

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Actual footage of me, celebrating my inbox being organised for ✨ one whole minute ✨

#celebrate #officehumour

Blue Marine is thrilled to be celebrating its 15th year of working to protect the ocean. 🎊

We would like to thank all our partners who have been instrumental in helping us deliver our mission.

Here's to the next 15 years of uniting to protect the ocean! 🌊

Another big environmental court case is coming. This time from our friends @oceanauk.bsky.social

It’s time to get big oil out of our marine protected areas. This case is one to keep up to date on👇

Government went against scientific advice in setting fishing quotas, court told Blue Marine Foundation is bringing legal action saying the quotas contribute to a long-term decline in fish stocks and fishers’ employment.

The UK Government went against scientific advice when it set maximum fishing quotas for 2024.

@Bluemarinef.bsky.social
is bringing legal action against Defra, saying it acted contrary to its commitments to protect the UK’s marine environment 👏

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

👏👏👏 Our government urgently needs a strategy to stop overfishing from gutting our seas. Great work @bluemarinef.bsky.social

Thanks for your support @oceanauk.bsky.social 💪