02 Jun 2026
Photo by Hans Peter Traunig The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has allocated the 30 commercial licence authorisations for the 2026 bluefin tuna fishery following a ballot, after receiving 155 applications, more than five for every available place. The fishery, which is restricted to UK vessels of 12 metres and under using low-impact rod and reel gear, […]
18 May 2026
Photo by Torsten Dederichs Norway and China are mounting an organised push to significantly expand Antarctic krill fishing in the Southern Ocean ahead of a critical management meeting this October, drawing escalating opposition from conservation groups who warn that krill – the keystone species at the heart of Antarctica’s food web – is already […]
31 Mar 2026
Photo by Torsten Dederichs Two major European retailers and the first supplement manufacturer have committed to exiting the krill market entirely, in what Sea Shepherd Global describes as a significant and accelerating shift in market forces against the Antarctic krill fishery. Germany’s dm-drogerie markt, Europe’s largest drugstore chain, with more than 4,000 stores across […]
31 Mar 2026
Photo by Ali Abdul Rahman More than 130 governments concluded a week of negotiations in Campo Grande, Brazil on 29 March, agreeing to extend new or upgraded international protections to 40 migratory species at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS CoP15). The marine outcomes […]
24 Mar 2026
Photo by NASA The Earth’s climate is more out of balance than at any point in recorded history, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned, with greenhouse gas concentrations driving accelerating warming of the atmosphere, oceans and ice sheets. The WMO’s State of the Global Climate 2025 report confirms that 2015 to 2025 were the hottest 11 years […]
10 Mar 2026
Photo by Torsten Dederichs The world’s largest krill harvester is at the centre of a growing dispute over its “sustainable” certification, after WWF and the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition formally objected to a proposal to recertify the fishery under the Marine Stewardship Council’s blue tick label — the latest development in a year […]
10 Jun 2025
Photo of a Seagrass Meadow Benjamin Jones A major new report by WWF Mediterranean warns that the region’s iconic seagrass meadows—vital to marine biodiversity and climate stability—are under severe threat from widespread damage caused by anchoring vessels. The study highlights the scale and urgency of the crisis, estimating that in 2024 alone, more than […]
20 Sep 2024
The UK has become the first nation to map and estimate the amount of carbon stored in its seabed habitats, including in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The Blue Carbon Mapping Project, completed by the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) on behalf of WWF, The Wildlife Trusts and the RSPB, reveals that 244 million tonnes […]
