Every year in UK waters, thousands of marine animals are accidentally caught and killed in fishing gear. Ruth Williams, Head of Marine Conservation, explores the crisis beneath our waves.

Head of Marine Conservation, Ruth Williams, explains what the United Nations Ocean Conference is, and what happened there

Ruth Williams, head of marine conservation, explains why saving our seas is key to saving our world

Since 2014 the Marsh Volunteer Award for Marine Conservation has been awarded to recognise the amazing work Wildlife Trust volunteers carry out to help save our seas. From logging hundreds of…

Diving over a maerl bed is best described as like flying over a shagpile carpet made up of purple twiglets! It is an incredible sight. A huge diversity of fascinating marine creatures live in and…

Today we are celebrating the winners of the 2023 Marsh Charitable Trust Volunteer Awards for Marine Conservation. This year’s winners have gone above and beyond to support marine conversation…

Today, the first Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) come into force in England, marking an important moment in the UK and The Wildlife Trusts’ marine conservation history. This vital new…

The health of UK seas is at rock bottom – they’re in crisis – so when the UK Government announced two years ago that it would be introducing a minimum of five Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs…

Proposals to ban damaging fishing activity in 13 Marine Protected Areas is welcome, but do they truly move these areas on from being more than just 'paper parks'. Director of Marine…

Since 2014 the Marsh Volunteer Award for Marine Conservation has been awarded to recognise the amazing work Wildlife Trust volunteers carry out to help save our seas. From shark tagging to litter…