Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE)

BLUE is filling a niche in the NGO world, enabling marine conservation to happen fast and effectively. What differentiates BLUE is that we are well connected and determined; we seize opportunities as they arise and get things done. We forge new partnerships and challenge the status quo.

BLUE works using a combination of top-down intervention to improve governance of our seas and bottom-up project delivery to help local communities who are at the front line of ocean conservation.

Key strategic interventions are as follows:

Securing marine protected areas to ensure the protection of at least 30% of the ocean by 2030.
Developing models of sustainable fishing proving that low-impact fishing benefits marine life, local fishers and communities.
Restoring marine habitats to revive and protect vulnerable and threatened species and to sequester carbon.
Tackling unsustainable fishing by highlighting poor practice and developing solutions.
Connecting people with the sea and enhancing ocean understanding across generations.