20 Dec 2024

We are excited to announce the shortlisted nominees for this year’s OCF Bob Earll Award for ‘Early career impact on ocean and coastal management’. We received numerous high-calibre nominations which have been whittled down to a shortlist of six early-career award finalists: Athena Allen; Danielle Clifford; Ffion Mitchell-Langford; Daniel Morris; Hannah Rudd; and Konstancja Wozniacka. […]

10 Dec 2024

Water category and overall first prize winner, Pot-bellied Seahorse Portrait,  2024 Nature Conservancy Oceania photo contest. ‘To capture the subtle movement of the sea tulips while keeping the seahorse in focus, I chose a slightly longer shutter speed. This allowed the gentle motion of the water to blur slightly, giving a sense of the underwater […]

08 Oct 2024

I am coming. A razorbill attempts a very wobbly landing in Saltee Islands, Ireland. Photograph: Ines Godinez. Comedy wildlife photography awards 2024 Welcome to OCF’s insights from the marine and coastal sector. This week we have summarised the most relevant stories for you from Fisheries, Offshore Wind, Offshore Industries, Conservation, Climate and Marine Pollution.   Fisheries […]

01 Oct 2024

Looking a little different, doing more in our sector In a recent article, we introduced our new brand identity, with a first look at some of the key elements of the brand. We’re now ready to share more about what this means in terms of our communications, and the services we provide. Our news and […]

24 Sep 2024

Introducing the new OCF brand     We’ve worked recently to pin down who we are and what we do, and we’ve also put a lot of thought into defining our mission, vision and values. One of the more noticeable outputs from this work will be our new brand identity – which will begin to […]

17 Sep 2024

About Ocean and Coastal Futures – our mission, vision and values In a previous article, we set out who we are, what we do and what we believe in. We’ve now built on this thinking to define our vision, mission and values. Firstly, our mission is bringing the ocean and coastal community together. This means […]