BLUE SEAS
PROTECTION

fighting for the oceans
never out of our depth

After a lifetime at sea as commercial marine divers,

we have seen the destruction of the oceans over the last 50 years

Blue Seas Protection was founded in the 1980s by marine salvors Captain Silas Oates and his son Captain Garry Oates.

Having lived their professional lives at sea as commercial divers and marine salvage experts,

they experienced first-hand the devastating effects of at the hands of man

“Crimes in the oceans”

"If the ocean dies, we die"

Paul Watson Foundation

Take a Breath and Thank Plankton

One out of every five breaths taken by any (and every) life form on the planet comes from a diatom. Diatoms are a kind of phytoplankton: that is, microscopic plants drifting in all bodies of water. They carry out photosynthetic processes, ultimately producing oxygen in the air we breathe.

Scientist Colleen Durkin - Sea to Space Particle Investigation - NASA

“Microscopic Plankton produce more oxygen than the largest Redwood trees”

noaa (National Ocean Service)

“We hoped that Blue Planet II would open people’s eyes to the damage that we are doing to our oceans and the creatures that live in them.  I never imagined that there would be so many of you who would be inspired to want to change…”

Sir David Attenborough

Blue Seas Protection is a UK registered Marine Conservation Charity [1189529] and is recognised by the United Nations (ID 28379) and UNESCO [28379] Ocean Action Hub SDG14 Sustainable Development Goals; Member of Global Island Partnerships

Sewage Treatment Plant

Three P’s Please – Our visit to Southern Water November 2021

01 December 2021

There has been a lot in the news and on Social Media recently about Raw Sewage discharges into our waters.  Members of Blue Seas Protection…

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Oil drilling protest outside Council buildings, Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight Council unanimously refuses plans to drill for oil in Arreton

20 October 2021

“Say it loud and say it clear oil drilling not wanted here!”: Blue Seas Protection’s petition pays off as Isle of Wight Council unanimously refuses…

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Beachbuoy – Releases of Stormwater or Wastewater Near You

20 October 2021

Southern Water’s new app shows where and when there has been a discharge in the sea near you! https://www.southernwater.co.uk/water-for-life/our-bathing-waters/beachbuoy?

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red seaweed in a jar, in the Shark Lab Isle of Wight

Shark Lab Isle of Wight

16 October 2021

The Shark Lab opened in 2020 to investigate marine organisms and biodiversity “RAY OF LIGHT” The Isle of Wight has many rare and varied species…

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shoal of silvery fish in the ocean

Defra’s response to coverage on banning supertrawlers and pulse fishing

07 October 2021

Defra’s response quite clearly states we have the opportunity now to protect our UK waters, so why are they allowing foreign supertrawlers to fish in…

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Operation carp lift rescue

“Operation Carp Lift” – Sandown Canoe Lake

04 October 2021

REPORT – August 2020 INTRODUCTION Blue Seas Protection is a registered Marine Conservation Charity no. 1189529 affiliated with UN Ocean Action Group and registered Stop…

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Influence Governments

Blue Seas Protection's Mascot Lobby Lobster reaches Westminster Tube Station and stages a sit down protest

Marine Citizen Science

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Image of a Diver observing a Shark swimming by

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Blue Seas Protection, supported by Dame Joanna Lumley OBE and Brian May CBE

We are very fortunate to have not one, but two fantastic patrons:

Joanna Lumley

Fighting for our oceans - the one and only Dame Joanna Lumley OBE.

Joanna - a household name due to her stellar acting career - is also a tireless environmental and humanitarian campaigner. She has recently been a key campaigner for the 'Stop Sea Blasts' campaign, urging wind farm developers to stop blowing up unexploded WWII bombs in the seas around Britain as it deafens whales and dolphins, and causes huge damage to other marine life.

Brian May

Alongside Joanna is our longstanding friend and patron, Professor Brian May CBE.

Brian says:

"One day man will answer in a cosmic court for his crimes on our planet Earth".

Brian is a legend and powerful, passionate animal protector and also the lead guitarist of the legendary rock band Queen.

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Blue Seas Protection is a UK registered charity - 1189529 - from 2020 and is recognised by the United Nations (ID 28379) and U.N.E.S.C.O.

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