What We Do

Oceana UK is fighting for our seas to get the protection they deserve.

Our Vision

UK seas protected and restored to healthy abundance, with ocean life thriving alongside communities. 

Why it matters

The ocean is home to a staggering array of life and it depths are Earth’s last true unexplored frontier. It stabilises our climate and keeps our planet habitable. It gives us air to breathe, food to eat and boosts our mental health. We must protect these astounding underwater worlds, for future generations, and the planet itself. 

1

BAN BOTTOM TRAWLING

Bottom trawlers drag heavy metal gear across the seabed, destroying habitats like seagrass meadows and kelp forests that are vital to ocean health. Yet this destructive practice is allowed in 90% of UK offshore marine ‘protected’ areas.

 

We are fighting for a ban on bottom trawling in all UK marine protected areas and within three nautical miles of the coast.

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2

END NEW OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS

We must end fossil fuel extraction to avert the worst of the climate crisis and halt the deeply destructive impact these developments have on UK sea life.

 

We are calling for an end to new offshore oil and gas drilling and a just transition to renewable energy.

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3

END OVERFISHING

Overfished stocks have one thing in common: they are on course for collapse – and the ecosystems and livelihoods they support will go with them.

4

PROTECT 30% OF OUR SEAS

Properly protecting 30% of our seas for nature is a small investment that will pay us back many times over.