An Ocean Conservation Charity | Ocean Conservation Trust

We are Ocean Optimists...

Connecting as many people with Ocean as possible, creating accessible and inclusive experiences, and showcasing the sea and all it has to offer.

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Protecting Ocean Habitats

Our Ocean Habitats programme aims to protect vital Ocean ecosystems allowing them to regenerate. We are looking to restore them back to full health.

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A voice for the Ocean...

We’re encouraging everyone, from individuals to communities, industry to government, to think about their impact on the Ocean throughout the day and make choices with the health of the Ocean in mind.

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UK’s Largest-Ever Seagrass Restoration Project Begins in Cornwall

08 Jul 2026

We’re proud to be launching the UK’s largest-ever seagrass restoration project as part of an ambitious £1.8 million marine recovery programme in Cornwall. Alongside plans […]

The relationship between the Ocean, culture, and climate change

17 Jun 2026

Here at the Ocean Conservation Trust, we aim to be a voice for the Ocean. That means bringing the Ocean into spaces where it can […]

Providing a dose of “vitamin sea” for those with barriers to blue spaces

20 May 2026

Our virtual reality programme ‘Ocean for All’ has been recognised for its innovation! The Ocean can have amazing effects on us; it can calm us, […]

WE EXIST TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE OCEAN.