Speaking up for our seas at UK party conferences

19 Sep 2025

1 minute read

Our Parliamentary Affairs team will be making waves at this year’s political party conferences.

The team will be attending five major conferences- Labour, Liberal Democrat, Conservative, Plaid Cymru and SNP- to press for stronger action to protect our ocean and sustainably manage our seas. With the May 2026 elections in Scotland and Wales fast approaching, protecting our ocean must be a political priority.

What will we be talking about?

We will be pushing parliamentarians to:

  • Tackle threats to the health of our seas by banning the use of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in all consumer products
  • Support the introduction of a Marine Spatial Prioritisation Plan to achieve the best economic, climate and nature outcomes for our ocean,
  • Co-create a Sustainable Blue Economy Strategy with coastal communities to support the shift towards a sustainable blue economy that regenerates our seas

We will also be launching our ‘State of Blue Finance’ report. This report provides an in-depth look at the barriers and solutions identified to scaling private blue finance to regenerate our seas, as well as real-world case studies of progress.

Read the short version of the state of Blue Finance report

Our events

Across the conferences, we will be hosting four events that will bring together policy experts, policymakers and industry leaders to explore the potential of ocean regeneration.

The front cover of our latest report of The State of Blue Finance

Our briefings

You can download our briefings below.