National Marine Week | Essex Wildlife Trust

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26 July - 10 August 2025

National Marine Week

Our marine projects (https://www.essexwt.org.uk/marine-and-coastal-recovery)

Take action (https://www.essexwt.org.uk/blog/essex-wildlife-trust/how-help-marine-life)

Featured species (https://www.essexwt.org.uk/marine-week-species)

Marine blogs (https://www.essexwt.org.uk/blog/tag/marine)

From playful orange seals basking along the coastline to the carbon-capturing habitats fighting climate change, join our celebration of Essex’s magical marine species and spectacles.

What's on

Painting of coastal Essex

Coastal Creations

Celebrate marine life through art and win fin-tastic prizes!

Items collected from a coastal beach clean.

Beach cleans

Help us tackle plastic pollution this National Marine Week.

Marine Week

Marine events

From seashore labs to fossil hunting, celebrate with us.

Make sure you’re signed up to our Campaigns mailing list to receive FREE marine spotter sheets in time for National Marine Week (before 26 July)!

Looking for more?

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How to help marine life

By taking small actions, we can help to protect and conserve our beautiful coastline.

Marine conservation team undertaking seagrass surveys.

Marine projects

Find out more about the species and habitats we work hard to protect.

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Ban bottom trawling

Add your signature to ensure bottom trawling is banned rapidly in offshore protected areas.

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Seal pup stares at the camera while laying on a rock.

Seal pup: Lara Howe

Support our work

Your donation can help us to conserve even more marine species and habitats, from seagrass meadows to little terns.

Help marine life thrive