We're the Marine Conservation Society, fighting for a cleaner, better protected, healthier ocean: one we can all enjoy.
A legal case to stop sewage pollution: how did we get here?
Spills of untreated sewage into rivers and seas from so-called storm overflows have become a standard news item and seem to have hit a new high in the last year.
Ocean pollution
Pollution has been reported to be one of the five main drivers of the current biodiversity crisis, threatening 37% of marine mammals with extinction.
PFAS aka 'forever chemicals'
PFAS (Per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances), nicknamed ‘forever chemicals’ are a highly persistent group of several thousand chemicals. Find out more about them, why they're a problem and what we're doing about it.
55
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drop in plastic bags found on UK beaches since 5p charge introduced
73
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for every £1 donated is used for our charitable activities
25,000
volunteers donating their time
