ocean sanctuary

What if we treated our oceans like they matter?

Posted by Mal Chadwick - 12th April 2019
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The seas provide half of our oxygen, and food for a billion people. Let’s give them the protection they deserve. Under the restless surface of our seas, hundreds of miles from land, there’s a world of giants and hunters; ancient lifeforms and lost cities. These waters beyond national borders are… Read More

Why commercial whaling should just be found in history books

Posted by Willie Mackenzie - 25th January 2019
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The Humpback whale at sea, in its natural environment.

Whales are amazing. Yet today they face a growing number of threats from us humans, from plastic pollution to climate change – so the one thing we really don’t need to be doing is killing them for profit. Commercial whaling was stopped by… Read More

What does climate change mean for the Antarctic?

Posted by Louisa Casson - 8th October 2018
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Paradise Bay in the Antarctic.

When we asked people what the Antarctic makes them think of, ‘climate change’ was one of the most common answers around the world. If you Google news about the Antarctic it’s easy to see why – terrifying headlines warn about icebergs the size of Luxembourg… Read More

On ocean protection the UK government just listened to science!

Posted by Louisa Casson - 5th October 2018
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A Humpback whale breaks the surface as it heads south to Antarctica for the summer.

It’s all too rare to see governments making decisions that are actually in line with science. But September ended very well. The UK government announced its support for protecting 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030. That’s the level of ambition that scientists tell us is… Read More

Announcing the winners of the Antarctic 360° drawing competition!

Posted by Emily Buchanan - 3rd August 2018
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On a baking hot weekend in July, we built a giant geodome in the middle of Cambridge and projected the icy cold Antarctic Ocean onto the ceiling. Antarctic 360° was a huge success and thousands of you came to see us, enduring the… Read More