Murder in the Faroe Islands – Grindadrap an outdated tradition
Update Sept 2022 Despite over 104,000 signatures and a debate in Parliament, the UK government continues to effectively fund this practice by continuing to trade and import nearly £1billion worth of cod and haddock per annum. December 2021 Faroese people have been killing whales and dolphins since Viking times. The practice originally was to source…
Read MoreBlue Seas Protection Launches Organic Circular Clothing Store
A fun collection of Marine Conservation beach and street wear Display your love of all marine life and messages from the sea to all who see you pass by… Declare that you are a Marine Citizen Scientist as you scramble over rock pools and hunt for Mermaid’s Purses in the seaweed… Become a Marine Conservation…
Read MoreOn The Hook members update 30.09.22: consultation results published
On The Hook consultation reveals major concerns about performance of Marine Stewardship Council ecolabel • 77% of respondents to On The Hook consultation felt MSC’s use of term ‘sustainable’ was not appropriate • 57% said that MSC is not currently an effective indicator of sustainable fishing • 75% of respondents thought there were instances where…
Read MoreIntertek Beachclean Volunteer Event
Great day and a fantastic turnout from the guys at Intertek on 25th September. Despite the weather we collected over 17kg of rubbish including nurdles and microplastics for analysis. Results and data Full Report To see the full report on the event, click here to open a PDF file – FULL REPORT INTERTEK BEACH CLEAN…
Read MoreSharkLab LiVE! Summer Beach & Roadshow 2022
SharkLab LiVE! Summer Beach + Roadshow started in July 2022 with the two-day Noel Turner Science Festival at Cowes Enterprise College. Over 1,000 school children visited the SharkLab’s ROV displays and mini sea trugs filled with shark eggs and seaweed. Blue Seas Protection divers joined up with Project Seagrass to collect seeds across two locations.…
Read MoreStan Rennie, Hartlepool fisherman, interviewed by The Observer over mystery sealife deaths in the proposed freeport area of Tees Valley
Lives and livelihoods destroyed and yet the politicians are still glossing over what has happened. Why?? This is blatant marine ecocide and the rich, powerful perpetrators should compensate those whose lives and livelihoods have been destroyed! Read the Observer article that fisherman Stan Rennie was interviewed for – link below: Observer article : ‘We just…
Read MoreNE Fisheries publish their own independent report on mass mortalities along coastline
Update August 2022 – the carnage continues Heartbreaking to see – what has, and is happening to the Northeast Coast ecosystem. (Scroll down to see report). The photos below show how algae has been stripped from the coastal rocks. The videos show empty lobster pots on the sea bed. Videos showing empty lobster pots: Press…
Read MoreSandown Bay Shark Eggcase Survey April 2022
34 Intrepid Marine Citizen Scientists managed to find and classify 6 different species of Shark Eggcases found along the coast of Sandown Bay during April 2022
Read MoreWorld Ocean Day 2022
Blue Seas Protection Supports World Ocean Day 2022 5 ways you, as an individual, can protect the ocean and all marine life: 1. ‘Pick Up 8’ pieces of Microplastic every time you visit a beach, river or stream, to immediately stop microplastics entering the oceans. 2. ‘Shop Plastic-free’ and look for plastic-free alternatives whenever …
Read MoreSandtona! The All American Muscle Cars + Bikes Hits Sandown Bay this May Day
Sandtona! The All American Muscle Cars and Bikes hit Sandown Bay this May Day 2022
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