Habitat Restoration
Leading innovators in seagrass conservation, restoration and management, with over 180 miles of seabed mapped over 4-year period
Seagrass germination and deployment laboratory for UK programme with Natural England created
Innovative seagrass eco-mooring invented, with UK wide programme commenced and 20 moorings deployed
Feasibility study to create the UK’s first sustainable scallop hatchery completed, with funding for next phase development awarded
Over 13 successful conservation initiatives funded worldwide
Behaviour Change
6 million people connected with the Ocean
400 thousand curriculum linked education sessions delivered with decade of learning programmes evaluated
First Ocean conservation programme in English MAT and Welsh Super schools launched
Sustainable seafood behaviour change programme through restaurants and public engagement
Award winning programme of Ocean experiences for all
National & International Influence
UK’s national Aquarium built and managed for over 20 years. First UK Aquarium to further learning and conservation in the marine space.
10-year monitoring programme of our purpose-built artificial reef for conservation and biodiversity
Ocean Literacy UK co-founded, leading to the development of a publication to increase Ocean literacy for the Commonwealth, delivered in collaboration with DEFRA and NGOs.
Published ground-breaking PhD research into therapeutic properties of blue spaces
Founding partner in developing the UK’s first national marine park