As promised in a previous post the purpose of this post is
to share information on organisations that are currently concerned with marine
pollution and are working towards a future of clean oceans. Before you delve
into the list of non-government organisations I’ll leave you with this quote from
Leonardo DiCaprio:
“Our planet’s alarm
is going off, and it is time to wake up and take action!”
Location: UK
Work: Large focus on plastics, beach cleans, education
through school programs, campaigning through government and industry petitions,
water quality, protection of various marine sites from developments, climate
change.
Location: Global
Work: Overfishing, marine pollution, biodiversity, strategical
and directed campaigns, producing scientific reports, a multi-disciplinary
approach employing the help of scientists, economists, lawyers, communicators
and advocates.
Location: Global
Work: Campaigning for an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary, plastic
pollution, overfishing, whaling, sustainable seafood, climate change, deforestation,
peace.
Location: UK
Work: Marine pollution, marine debris, responsible seafood,
conservation and ocean recovery, good beach guides with consisting of events,
water quality and Fish2Fork rated restaurants.
Location: UK
Work: Marine plastic, increasing marine protection,
overfishing.
Location: UK
Work: Marine pollution, marine plastic, radioactive waste,
sewage, aggregate dredging, conservation, sustainable fishing, marine reserves.- Ben
