Marine Conservation Society

Used plastic, glass, and canned drinks containers are found on beaches in far lower proportions in countries where recycling deposit return schemes are in operation

Three quarters of a million pieces of plastic litter were collected by Marine Conservation Society volunteers in 2023, equating to two pieces of litter per every metre of beach

Findings come from cost-benefit analysis of banning destructive industrial fishing practices in marine protected areas carried out by the Marine Conservation Society

Marine Conservation Society’s latest ‘Good Fish Guide’ relegates mackerel from green list, while eel and Celtic cod remain on unsustainable red list

Conservation charity becomes co-claimant in legal action against the government over alleged failures in plan to tackle sewage overflows

The retailer sold 800 million wet wipes last year, but plans to end the sale of such products containing plastic by the end of 2022

As countries meet in New York this week to discuss marine environmental protection efforts, campaigners are demanding a fresh global treaty to tackle the problem

Report by WWF, Marine Conservation Society and RSPB claims UK fisheries are responsible for emitting nearly 1,000 kilotons of CO2 in a year