Our Pledge

To make environmental change happen, we:

  • Influence politicians and businesses to make policy, legislative and practical changes. We challenge those responsible when laws are not enforced, and we influence investment and procurement decisions.
  • Call on the UK Government to recognise the value of the ocean for biodiversity, for climate and for our economy. Our Manifesto for our Seas sets out an ambitious and bold agenda for ocean protection and recovery, which would cement our position as global leaders on the world stage.
  • Engage communities to get involved in our campaigns and call for action to protect our seas.
  • Educate and influence people and businesses to understand the value of a healthy ocean and change their behaviour.
  • Carry out practical conservation activities with volunteers and partners to collect and share scientific evidence, using this data to better understand our seas and inform our work.

For more than 30 years, we’ve been the voice of the ocean, defending habitats and species. We work to protect the UK’s seas and contribute to international data and legislation wherever possible.

This is vital not only to protect wildlife but to support communities and jobs. And the ocean gives back, improving our physical and mental health when we connect with it.

Our work has resulted in bans on single-use items, legislation to better manage fisheries, and greater awareness among supermarkets of the need to stock sustainable seafood. But there is much more to do.

Marine Conservation Society Website

About the Marine Conservation Society

  • A healthy planet needs a healthy ocean

    Our ocean covers over 70% of
    our planet. It provides more
    than half the oxygen we
    breathe and absorbs nearly a
    third of our carbon emissions.
    But today, it’s in poor health because of human activity. Right now, we’re polluting our waters and destroying precious habitats. This is not
    only harming the species that live there, it’s also reducing the ocean’s ability to help fight the climate crisis.
    We’re determined to change this. Together with communities, businesses and governments, we can make a difference through social, political
    and cultural change.

  • Polluted, over-fished,destroyed

    We all love the sea; it’s a source of adventure, food and reflection. But it’s also a dumping ground. Every year between 8 and 13 million tonnes of plastics enter our ocean. Globally, some areas of our ocean now contain six times more microplastics than plankton.
    We call a third of our seas ‘protected’ – but they’re not; in practice, less than 1% of our seas are well managed and just 5% of the UK’s marine protected areas are safe from bottom trawling. Continuing to allow this destructive fishing method in places where the seabed should be protected is like bulldozing a national park.
    Every day, valuable species and habitats
    that capture and store carbon are being
    destroyed.

  • For a cleaner ocean

    For a cleaner ocean, we campaign to stop pollution entering our oceans, and our volunteer beach cleans remove and record the litter on our coastline.

    Using science, we track the health of our waters, influence business practice and call for better environmental regulations.

    Read more about our work and how we took the UK Government to the High Court to ensure our seas are properly protected from sewage pollution, safeguarding vital habitats and species.
Marine Conservation Society Website

Where we come in

Every time one of our hoodies is purchased from this website, 5% of the cost of the hoodie is donated to the Marine Conservation Society to aid in all they do to help save our oceans.

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