We’re asking for your help to spread the word and encourage everyone enjoying time outdoors this summer to #KeepItClean and take their litter home. Whether you live by the sea…
Our annual Plastic Challenge is nearly upon us and is a great way to kick-start or restart a better plastic habit.
New research, using data from 25 years of the MCS Beachwach programme, has revealed that beaches in or near England’s Marine Protected Areas have the same levels of litter as…
Plans to scrap a number single-use plastic items have been announced by the Welsh government. A consultation on the proposals will take place in the coming months, and legislation will…
The first stage of the Clean Seas Wales Partnership’s action plan to tackle marine litter has been completed. MCS, Keep Wales Tidy and environmental consultants, Eunomia, have worked to drive…
MCS has identified bathroom staples which contain invisible ‘forever chemicals’ PFAS, which remain in the marine environment for many years and can have a detrimental impacts on the ocean and…
David Bellamy became a household name as a TV personality, scientist and conservationist and was among a group of divers who founded what was to become the Marine Conservation Society…
Nature photographer Dan Thurling has captured upsetting images of a grey seal pup chewing on a glass Starbucks bottle. The pictures were taken in Donna Nook nature reserve in Lincolnshire,…
This year’s Great British Beach Clean (20-23rd September 2019), saw 437 beach cleans and litter surveys take place, with over 10,800 volunteers getting involved who removed 10,833kg of litter from…
The #iwill campaign aims to make social action the norm for people under 20. MCS is really lucky to have hundreds of young people doing their bit for the ocean…
Today marks a significant milestone in the management of Welsh waters; the Welsh Government have finally published their National Marine Plan.
The call for evidence on Highly Protected Marine Areas has closed. Thanks for supporting our call for ‘gold standard’ protections for our seas.
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