Bustling seabird cities

The hustle and bustle of a seabird colony give the first hint as to just how important the UK's coastline is to marine wildlife.

The seas surrounding our island support almost half of all UK wildlife. Our waters teem with fish, and provide rich feeding grounds for millions of seabirds with hungry chicks to feed. Basking sharks, playful dolphins, and seahorses glide gracefully under the water.

As one of the best places for seabirds anywhere in the world, our coasts and seas are irreplaceable. However, they're in trouble.

Our seas under threat

Humans used to have little influence on marine wildlife. But as we trawl further out to sea for fish, and plunder its depths in search of precious natural resources, we're putting our fragile marine environment under pressure.

With competition for food and space at sea increasing, we're in danger of losing everything that gives our coasts and seas their charm and character.

Fortunately, there is still time to do something about it.

We're fighting to save them

With the support of people like you, we've fought for years for better protection for our seas.

In 2009 and 2010, thanks to those efforts, new laws were passed to protect the marine environment. Initial delight has quickly turned to despair, as incredibly, protection for seabirds is not being consistently applied across the UK.

We need your help again to make sure vulnerable seabirds get the full protection they deserve.

We need your help

Our sealife stands the best chance of surviving if we campaign together.

Please sign our pledge to show government your support for protecting our marine wildlife.

We also need your help to raise £535,000. This will help fund our research into seabirds at sea, and allow us to continue managing our reserves for marine wildlife.

Together we can safeguard the future of the amazing wildlife found in the seas around our coast.