🌊 How is a landlocked town like Coalville connected to the ocean? Our newest team member, Cllr Craig Smith, shares his first article exploring why inland communities play a vital role in protecting our ocean 🌍 🔗 Read here: cfotocean.com/articles/from-…

Following his recent article, Cllr Craig Smith shares a video on why inland communities play a vital role in ocean health 🎥 From Coalville to the coast, what happens upstream impacts what happens downstream 🌊 🔗 Read his article here: cfotocean.com/articles/from-…

Today, we are at the South East Regional Conference! 🌳 Come by our stall to say hello and learn more about getting involved with our campaigns and events 💙

Huge thanks to Marisa Heath, a valued member of our Ocean Council, for her support at the South East Regional Conference! 🌳 We’re excited to have you on board this journey to champion our oceans and coastal communities 🌊

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our stall to say hello at the Southeast Regional Conference! 🌊 It was fantastic to connect with so many passionate ocean advocates and share more about our work at Conservative Friends Of The Ocean 💙

🎉 Wishing a very happy birthday to our amazing patron, Penny Mordaunt! As our very first patron, your support from day one has been incredible 🌊 Thank you for all you do to champion our mission! 💙

Thank you to everyone who joined our first Ocean Council Webinar on the “Motion for the Ocean” and the vital role of local government leadership! 🌊 Special thanks to our speakers Emily G Cunningham MBE, Cllr.ZoeHuggins, and Marc Nykolyszyn for sharing their insights and expertise 💙

A fantastic webinar yesterday on how Cllrs can seize opportunities for their local communities for all things blue! Thanks to Marc Nykolyszyn, Cllr.ZoeHuggins & Emily G Cunningham MBE 🩵

🚨 Exciting Announcement! 🚨 We’re delighted to welcome Rebecca Smith MP as a Patron of Conservative Friends of the Ocean! 🌊 As a coastal MP and a Vice-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Environment, Rebecca is a strong voice for coastal communities and protecting our ocean 💙

🌊 NEW ARTICLE: The Island and Beyond Jed Dwight 💙🌳 makes the case for why Britain must lead on ocean conservation—for our economy, environment, and identity 🇬🇧 Rooted in lived experience, from the Isle of Wight to Westminster 🏛️ Read it here: cfotocean.com/articles/the-i…

Following his recent article, Jed Dwight 💙🌳 shares a video on why the ocean matters to us all as an island nation 🇬🇧 Drawing on his Isle of Wight roots and the Conservatives leadership, he urges the UK to remain a trailblazer on ocean policy 🌊 🔗 Read: cfotocean.com/articles/the-i…

Check out the latest article from our co-founder Daniel Wemyss 🗞️ As Attenborough's new film shows, protected seas can drive economic growth AND restore marine abundance 🌊 Conservative solutions for thriving oceans 💙 cfotocean.com/articles/recla…

Today on #WorldOceanDay, we celebrate the blue heart of our planet 💙 Let’s each play our part to protect our oceans—for the wildlife that depends on them, the communities they support, and the generations that will follow 🌊

🚨Huge news from #UNOC2025: UK Govt proposes banning bottom trawling in key English MPAs—many across the entire site! 🌊 I’ve long advocated that bottom trawling has no place in MPAs. This is a vital step for UK ocean leadership—now let’s make it real 🇬🇧

It's #WorldOceansDay. Our oceans cover 71% of the Earth's surface and need protecting. 🐢 Home to a million species 🐟 Provide food for a billion people 🌱 Absorbed a third of all carbon ever produced 🌊 Provide half of the world's oxygen Oceans are critical to life on Earth 🌍

We’re thrilled to see our valued Patron, Penny Mordaunt, recognised with a Damehood 💙 A well-deserved honour for her tireless public service. Congratulations, Dame Penny! 🇬🇧

We’re delighted to celebrate our Ocean Council Chair, Cllr.ZoeHuggins, awarded an OBE for services to education 🎉 A fantastic recognition of her leadership and dedication. Congratulations, Zoe! 💙

👏 Huge congratulations to Cheshire West for becoming the 35th UK council to pass a #Motion4theOcean! Shout out to Cllrs Waddelove & Eardley for their leadership – a great example of local Conservative action for our oceans 🌊 Kudos to Emily G Cunningham MBE for her leadership 💙

Congratulations to Cheshire West on becoming the 35th council to pass the #Motion4theOcean 🌊 Conservative leadership — in this case from Cllrs Adrian Waddelove and Simon Eardley — is vital for our oceans, driving local, lasting action for nature and communities 💙

Seabed mapping provides the foundational data behind effective ocean policy 🌊 Through “Seabed 2030”, UK Hydrographic Office is putting the UK at the forefront of global efforts to understand and protect our ocean 🇬🇧 Learn more here: gov.uk/government/new…