Working together to raise money
for marine conservation
WHAT WE DO
We are a UK charity, managed by a small team of
volunteers who love the UK’s seas, shores and wildlife.
We give grants to UK marine charities and not for profit organisations for conservation and research projects.
Our partners have concern for the sea and its future and want to give something back by supporting our grant-giving.
PARTNERSHIPS
We are passionate about funding grassroots projects that engage the local community.
PROJECTS
Our General Grant Fund and the Marine Litter Fund are allocated twice a year. Deadlines are 31st March and 30th September.
GRANTS
HOW WE DO IT
We work with businesses and individuals to raise funds via bespoke business fundraising partnerships, online giving, eBay auctions, sponsored events, and individual donations.
We give out grants twice a year.
NEWS
SEAS IN TROUBLE
The world’s fisheries are becoming fully exploited or overfished, but billions of unwanted fish and other animals die needlessly each year.
UNSUSTAINABLE FISHING
Rising sea temperatures are causing coral bleaching and inhibiting the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide. Marine plants produce at least half of the oxygen in the atmosphere and the oceans absorb a third of the carbon dioxide. This regulates the climate helping to prevent the earth from overheating. The oceans are becoming less able to absorb carbon dioxide affecting their ability to moderate our climate.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Chemical pollution can come from agriculture, shipping, oil rigs, tourism and factories. Discarded plastic kills thousands of mammals, birds and fish that become entangled in it or eat it, mistaking it for food.
POLLUTION
Over 90% of the earth's plants and animals - from tiny plankton to the mighty blue whales - live in and depend on the seas and oceans.
More than 2½ billion people in the world depend on fish for at least 20 percent of the protein they consume, and more than 200 million jobs are related to fisheries.
Threats to the sea include:
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