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The UK will continue as Chair of the Global Ocean Alliance as it calls for more ambition to meet the 30by30 ocean pledge. Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey urged more countries to join the more than 120 nations who already support the pledge to protect 30% of the world’s ocean by 2030.

Announcement made by Lord Goldsmith at UK Overseas Territories World Ocean Day Small Islands – Big Impact Event in London.

The BVI Beacon Sea camera network launches in OTs British overseas territories will gain a fish-eye view of their waters with the launch of a new large-scale network of cameras to monitor ocean wildlife. The Virgin Islands will be … The Virgin Islands will soon join nine other British overseas territories in launching an underwater camera network to monitor marine life to gain a better understanding of the fish population in their waters as part of the United Kingdom-funded Blue Belt conservation programme. (Photo: PROVIDED) British overseas territories will gain a fish-eye view of their w...

Image: Blue Abacus The UK is launching what is said to be the world’s largest ocean monitoring system to help protect wildlife and biodiversity. It is to become the first country to pioneer a major network of underwater camera rigs, which is being set up as part of the UK Government’s Blue Belt programme that covers more than four million square kilometres of ocean. The camera systems, called baited remote underwater video systems (BRUVS), will allow the UK’s Overseas Territories to observe and manage ocean wildlife. Scientists from Cefas, the University of Western Australia and partne...