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Thousands of students join our most inclusive STEMFest yet
15 October 2025
HRH The Princess Royal visits us at the Southampton Boat Show!
13 October 2025
A Year of Discovery for Sea in Our School
18 August 2025
Darwin200: Journey of Discovery
4 August 2025
Bringing the Ocean into the Classroom
17 July 2025
Double Gold at Chelsea Flower Show!
30 May 2025
From Chelsea to the Coast: Blue Mind Garden comes back to Plymouth
28 May 2025
Blue Mind in your Garden
12 May 2025
The Ocean’s Urgent Need for Protection
9 May 2025
Funding for STEMFest 2025!
9 May 2025
A little sailboat on a big adventure
29 April 2025
We are going to the Chelsea Flower Show!
26 March 2025
Blue Mind Theory
3 February 2025
The Integral Role of Aquarium’s in Communities
31 January 2025
How to #thinkOcean this Christmas
20 December 2024
Blue Carbon: The Ocean’s hidden carbon solution?
25 November 2024
Plymouth Sound National Marine Park launches transformative ‘Sea in Our School’ Programme
22 November 2024
Restoring Coastal Ecosystems in Tanzania: A Community-Led Initiative
19 November 2024
The Big Give Christmas Challenge, 3rd-10th December 2024
18 November 2024
Blue Meadows: Our Seagrass Summer
4 November 2024
Success for England’s largest seagrass restoration project
1 November 2024
STEMFest 2024: Darwin’s Voyage
31 October 2024
Technology furthering seagrass mapping and monitoring efforts
9 October 2024
An innovative device to restore seagrass meadows
8 October 2024
Exciting new leadership for the Ocean Conservation Trust
22 August 2024
OCT Grants: Little Feet, Giant Steps
31 July 2024
England’s largest seagrass restoration effort continues
5 July 2024
World Ocean Day for Schools 2024 – A Global Ocean Experiment
23 May 2024
We are waving farewell to our CEO, Roger Maslin
15 May 2024
Seagrass in Studland Bay Protected!
26 April 2024
Our Second Limited Edition Plymouth Gin Bottle Launches!
17 April 2024
Help us Seed the Change, 18th-25th April 2024
10 April 2024
Motion for the Ocean making waves as 25th council declares support
8 March 2024
Funding granted for Plymouth Sound National Marine Park
1 February 2024
An Ocean Friendly Christmas!
11 December 2023
Great British Wildlife Restoration Award!
29 November 2023
Journey of the Lancer
24 November 2023
Why are some marine wildlife treated differently?
22 November 2023
Secrets of the Aquarium
6 November 2023
Advanced Mooring System helping seagrass to regenerate in Cawsand Bay
24 October 2023
Ocean for All – Making the Ocean an inclusive place
14 August 2023
Summer seagrass planting for England’s largest seagrass restoration effort
31 July 2023
Restoring Seagrass in St Marys Bay
24 July 2023
All seagrass beds in Torbay protected by our Blue Meadows Project
21 July 2023
World Ocean Day for Schools 2023
1 June 2023
Hydrosphere x Ocean Conservation Trust
24 May 2023
Making waves with Ocean Edition Plymouth Gin Bottle
4 May 2023
ICONIC Project making the Ocean accessible to all
3 April 2023
Exciting new partnership launched to protect vitally important seagrass meadows
15 February 2023
Why do we need National Marine Parks in the UK?
10 January 2023
Ocean Literacy Survey Results 2022
18 November 2022
EMSEA Conference 2022
17 October 2022
Restoration efforts continue in England’s largest seagrass planting effort
5 October 2022
Motion for the Ocean swims upstream
30 September 2022
A summer of seagrass seed collection and a whole host of interesting species
8 September 2022
Conservation, marine mammal observation and VIP visits for SailGP
5 August 2022
UN Ocean Conference 2022
18 July 2022
UK’s first Blue Carbon Artist in Residence to open immersive exhibition at our Aquarium
6 July 2022
Take a look inside the UK’s largest seagrass nursery site!
30 June 2022
Our first protection and regeneration site – Falmouth
20 June 2022
The launch of our new 700 hectare seagrass protection project
6 June 2022
Young people engage with the UK’s first National Marine Park
12 May 2022
Experiments at the COAST laboratory will aid in the restoration of seagrass in Plymouth Sound
10 May 2022
The story so far in England’s largest seagrass planting effort
8 April 2022
Our CEO’s thoughts on the National Marine Park Activity Launch Weekend
8 April 2022
Inspiring young people to make connections with the National Marine Park
31 March 2022
England’s largest seagrass planting programme is underway in the Solent
17 March 2022
We Are Ocean: Accelerating Ocean Literacy
1 March 2022
Supporting science, the latest research from our placement students
22 February 2022
OCT Grants: Science, Drones and Outreach
18 February 2022
We are finalists in the Tourism Superstar Awards 2022!
14 February 2022
Volunteers needed to support seagrass conservation
20 January 2022
Leaving no one behind | Exploring social and cultural background in Conservation
13 January 2022
Falling in love with the British coastline
7 January 2022
A look back on 2021 for our charity
29 December 2021
An emotional approach to influencing pro-Ocean behaviour
14 December 2021
Winter Seagrass Planting in Plymouth Sound
8 December 2021
Huge Ocean Recovery breakthrough!
25 November 2021
COP26 | Connecting the Dots | What’s next?
16 November 2021
COP26 | Why we’re attending
27 October 2021
Ocean Conservation Trust Collects Seagrass Seeds for Solent Restoration Effort
16 August 2021
IPCC Climate Change Report 2021 | The link between people & planet
11 August 2021
Helping to Create Ocean Connections in Scotland
28 July 2021
Seagrass Lessons in Schools
27 July 2021
Join Us for #thinkOcean Week
15 July 2021
Plymouth Sound to become UK’s first Marine Park
13 July 2021
A summer of activities in Plymouth Sound National Marine Park
8 July 2021
Citizens of the Sea Webinar
6 July 2021
Ocean Literacy Webinar Series Episode 2: Revealing Results
6 July 2021
Plastic Free July: Reducing your impact on the Ocean with three simple changes
1 July 2021
Partnering with Sail GP to Connect Sport and Conservation
1 July 2021
Free climate change education resources released ahead of Sail GP
17 June 2021
Charity Challenge for Seagrass Restoration
15 June 2021
Rare seahorse encounter in South West ahead of G7 summit
10 June 2021
World Ocean Day – Largest ever Ocean Awareness Survey Results
8 June 2021
World Ocean Day 2021
8 June 2021
Working with Plymouth Gin and Ben Fogle to clean up UK Beaches
24 May 2021
Reducing Disturbance to Wildlife this Summer
13 May 2021
Ocean Conversations Webinar – What has marine biodiversity ever done for us?
11 May 2021
Are there more marine mammals in British waters?
10 May 2021
England’s Largest Seagrass Planting Programme is Underway in Plymouth Sound
21 April 2021
Ocean Conservation Trust Becomes an External Expert for International Plastic Prevention Project
9 April 2021
Ocean Conversations with Galapagos Conservation Trust
15 March 2021
MSCC Statement: The Ocean in a Changing Climate
1 February 2021
The Rising Threat of PPE on our Ocean
20 January 2021
Ocean Literacy – A Breakdown of our Latest Review
4 January 2021
What is the UN Ocean Decade?
31 December 2020
Ocean Literacy Webinar Series Episode 1: Exploring Evidence
14 December 2020
Ocean Conservation Trust awarded £250,000 Green Recovery Challenge Grant
10 December 2020
Our Support for a Natural History GCSE in the UK
4 December 2020
AXA Coral Live Lessons hosted by Ocean Conservation Trust
6 November 2020
MATES Report
5 November 2020
Advanced Mooring Systems
31 October 2020
5 Things We Should All Know About Seagrass
20 October 2020
How to Organise a Clean-Up in Your Area
25 September 2020
EU4Ocean Coalition – How Are We Involved?
23 September 2020
Launching our Digital Education Programme
11 September 2020
3 Easy Ways to Reduce Waste During the Covid-19 Pandemic
8 September 2020
Why we are collecting 700,000 seagrass seeds and how!
19 August 2020
First seeds planted in major habitat restoration project
29 July 2020
Why sharks are vitally important to Ocean health
22 July 2020
5 reasons we must prioritise a healthy Ocean now and not later
30 June 2020
Ten reasons we should ALL care about the Ocean
9 June 2020
Mental Health Awareness Week
21 May 2020
Research: The impact of noise pollution on shore crabs
24 April 2020
What does Coronavirus mean for our Ocean?
24 March 2020
Our key role in the £2.5 million Life Recreation ReMEDIES habitat restoration project
10 February 2020
Habitat Restoration: Investigating coral immunology with Seeking Survivors
31 December 2019
New Year’s Resolutions for the Ocean – #ThinkOcean
31 December 2019
OCT Grants: Capturing Arran’s Secret Seagrass Meadow with COAST
21 November 2019
Putting the Ocean at the centre of Plymouth primary school curriculums
21 November 2019
#ThinkOcean
7 November 2019
Making the more sustainable choice this National Seafood Week
10 October 2019
Blue Shark at Plymouth Seafood Festival 2019: Our thoughts
19 September 2019
Wild Swimming: Should you consider taking the plunge?
27 August 2019
Three ways being in, on or near the Ocean can benefit you
27 August 2019
Fosu Lagoon Water Quality Monitoring Programme, Ghana
14 August 2019
What does climate change have to do with the Ocean – and what can you do to help?
22 July 2019
Plastic Free July: Become a part of the solution to plastic pollution!
12 July 2019
Searching for Shark Nurseries in the Galapagos Marine Reserve
8 July 2019
Ocean Conservation Trust receives prestigious BIAZA Award in Sustainability
5 July 2019
Ocean Conservation Trust wins awards in sustainability and education
4 July 2019
