Turning the tide on marine rewilding
With the Environmental Audit Committee鈥檚 hard-hitting assessment of the marine environment hot off the press, as well as our own Wilder Seas report, we celebrate a week of successes for marine rewilding.
Published 05/06/2025
It鈥檚 always a good sign when a report from the UK Parliament鈥檚 Environmental Audit Committee makes . Today, in a week that culminates in World Oceans Day on Sunday the committee鈥檚 Governing the Marine Environment report has hit the news. And it鈥檚 a hard-hitting assessment that recognises the vital importance and rich diversity of our seas, calling on the UK Government to take bold, urgent action to protect them.
We welcome it 鈥� and are particularly pleased to see recommendations that:
- put coastal communities at the heart of marine decision-making, and
- include a clear call to end destructive practices like bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas.
The report also reflects growing support for expanding core rewilding areas at sea, an essential step in restoring ocean health.
“It is clear our voice, and the case for marine rewilding, is being heard. Now the Government must act.”
Jacques Villemot
Marine Rewilding Lead
These vital changes recommended by the committee chime with many of the solutions we outline in our Wilder Seas report, launched just yesterday in collaboration with the Marine Conservation Society.
In this blueprint for ocean recovery we call for genuine, whole-site protection of Marine Protected Areas across 30% of British seas, and the unlocking of community-led marine projects through streamlined licensing and new funding opportunities. Read the full eight recommendations.
黑料正能量 was proud to to the Environmental Audit Committee鈥檚 inquiry in March of this year, helping to shape the future of marine rewilding in UK policy.
鈥�It is clear our voice, and the case for marine rewilding, is being heard,鈥� says Jacques Villemot, Marine Rewilding Policy and Advocacy Lead. 鈥�鈥�Now the Government must act.鈥�
Read the Wilder Seas Report
A blueprint for restoring our marine environment and empowering our coastal communities with the Marine Conservation Society.
Putting community at the heart of marine rewilding
This week saw the announcement of the latest beneficiaries of our 拢100K Rewilding Challenge Fund鈥夆�斺�塼he Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST), who are leading one of the largest community-led marine rewilding projects in Britain. This is rewilding at sea scale鈥夆�斺�塨acked by science, driven by community and designed to last. Read their story.
