We are Jersey Marine Conservation – run by volunteers, a proactive, legally registered and a Government of Jersey approved Charity.
Marine Watch In Action
Our team strives to protect our marine environment primarily by gathering data in support of marine protection, on-going bio-diversity recording and associated research. As equally important, we engage the community through the Marine Watch schools program, in why Marine Conservation is so important, ensuring that our surrounding seas are valued, looked after and managed, to provide a healthy marine environment that functions as a living organism and a sustainable resource.
The organisation is based in Jersey, Channel Islands and began as Jersey Seasearch in 2012. Our Island is a Crown Dependency with our own Government, laws, customs and unique identity. The marine environment is not protected effectively by UK laws or International treaties. No species living in our territorial waters are fully protected from over exploitation or harm. Even marine mammals, such as Seals and Dolphins, have little in the way of habitat legislation to safeguard their existence.
We have won numerous awards for our work including the only Association of Jersey 50th Anniversary Award, UK National Biodiversity Marine Award, Insurance Corporation Award in 2014 and 2022.
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Our Islands Marine Life
Artwork by Heather Barette
We are a totally Jersey focused non-profit volunteer organisation, approved by the Jersey Financial Services and Jersey Charities Commissioner, established in 2012. Our thanks are due to the Association of Jersey Charities for their ongoing help and support, with whom we are also registered and approved. In 2021 they nominated us as their first and only 50-year anniversary winner. The Channel Islands Lottery funds helped us get started and we owe our success to the islands caring community. Many organisations have contributed with grants and donations, and we are also very grateful to them. We are also extremely grateful for the the long-term support from the Channel Islands Cooperative Association, the Jersey Community Foundation, Ports of Jersey and Roy Overland trust.
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info@jerseymarineconservation.org
