An Ocean Conservation Charity | Ocean Conservation Trust

We are Ocean Optimists...

Connecting as many people with Ocean as possible, creating accessible and inclusive experiences, and showcasing the sea and all it has to offer.

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Protecting Ocean Habitats

Our Ocean Habitats programme aims to protect vital Ocean ecosystems allowing them to regenerate. We are looking to restore them back to full health.

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A voice for the Ocean...

We’re encouraging everyone, from individuals to communities, industry to government, to think about their impact on the Ocean throughout the day and make choices with the health of the Ocean in mind.

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The relationship between the Ocean, culture, and climate change

17 Jun 2026

Here at the Ocean Conservation Trust, we aim to be a voice for the Ocean. That means bringing the Ocean into spaces where it can […]

Providing a dose of “vitamin sea” for those with barriers to blue spaces

20 May 2026

Our virtual reality programme ‘Ocean for All’ has been recognised for its innovation! The Ocean can have amazing effects on us; it can calm us, […]

100 ways we’re connected to the Ocean

08 May 2026

Today, Sir David Attenborough turns 100 years old! The man is arguably the most important naturalist of our time, and he knows the value of […]

WE EXIST TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE OCEAN.