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    This is a graphic of a beach with beach huts, a litter picker and sunbathers.

    ‘Public needs greater access to refillable products’ finds marine conservation report

    • March 22, 2024

    Last year, 14,000 volunteers for the Marine Conservation Society removed 17,208kgs of litter from our coast.

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    25th Great British Beach Clean

    • September 14, 2018

    Register to take part in the biggest beach clean and survey in the UK

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    Anchoring in eelgrass: concerns raised in South Devon

    • September 28, 2017

    Torquay's coastal zoo, Living Coasts, is warning that anchoring in the protected eelgrass beds off Torbay could threaten the local seahorse population

    Eelgrass bed, Studland. Credit: Paul Naylor

    Boaters flock to Marine Conservation Zones information events

    • March 10, 2017

    The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has embarked on the third and final tranche of the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation programme. The aim is to complete…

    Studland Bay. Credit boatownersresponse.org.uk

    South Coast anchorage Studland Bay among Tranche 3 MCZ contenders

    • January 24, 2017

    Your chance to find out more about six new Marine Conservation Zones proposed for the South and South West of England

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    Number of plastic bags on UK beaches halved in just one year

    • November 22, 2016

    The Marine Conservation Charity says 5p has been small price to pay for fewer carrier bags at the coast

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    New Marine Conservation Zones proposed for English Waters

    • November 18, 2016

    The Government’s scientific advisors have provided proposals on where a final set of 50 Marine Conservation Zones are needed around England.

    Harbour porpoise. Credit: Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust

    Protection for harbour porpoise off west coast of Scotland

    • September 30, 2016

    Europe’s largest special area of conservation announced

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