Skip to content »
ryft

Practical Boat Owner Practical Boat Owner Practical Boat Owner

  • Subscribe
  • Digital edition
Practical Boat Owner cover

Practical Boat Owner Practical Boat Owner Practical Boat Owner

    • Subscribe
      • Digital editions
    • Practical
      • DIY At Home
      • Project Boat
      • Expert Answers
      • Glossary
      • Tips
    • News
    • Marina Guide
    • On the Water
      • Amazing Adventures
      • Watersports
      • Cruising
      • Seamanship
    • Gear
      • Gear Reviews
      • Gear News
    • Forum
    • Videos
    • Books
    • About PBO

    • Home
    • marine conservation

    marine conservation

    0shares
    0shares
    A woman wearing gloves picking up plastic on a beach

    25th Great British Beach Clean

    • September 14, 2018

    Register to take part in the biggest beach clean and survey in the UK

    Southampton Boat Show

    PBO reader offer for the Southampton Boat Show

    • July 11, 2018

    Save money on entry to the 50th Southampton Boat Show with our special PBO reader offer

    A seahorse curls its tail around eel grass off the Devon coast

    Anchoring in eelgrass: concerns raised in South Devon

    • September 28, 2017

    Torquay's coastal zoo, Living Coasts, is warning that anchoring in the protected eelgrass beds off Torbay could threaten the local seahorse population

    Eelgrass bed, Studland. Credit: Paul Naylor

    Boaters flock to Marine Conservation Zones information events

    • March 10, 2017

    The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has embarked on the third and final tranche of the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) designation programme. The aim is to complete…

    Studland Bay. Credit boatownersresponse.org.uk

    South Coast anchorage Studland Bay among Tranche 3 MCZ contenders

    • January 24, 2017

    Your chance to find out more about six new Marine Conservation Zones proposed for the South and South West of England

    beach-clean-credit-natasha-ewins

    Number of plastic bags on UK beaches halved in just one year

    • November 22, 2016

    The Marine Conservation Charity says 5p has been small price to pay for fewer carrier bags at the coast

    Flame Shell, Marine Scotland Image Bank

    New Marine Conservation Zones proposed for English Waters

    • November 18, 2016

    The Government’s scientific advisors have provided proposals on where a final set of 50 Marine Conservation Zones are needed around England.

    Harbour porpoise. Credit: Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust

    Protection for harbour porpoise off west coast of Scotland

    • September 30, 2016

    Europe’s largest special area of conservation announced

    Read PBO magazine on screen

    Promo for PBO Digital

    Get every issue of PBO on Android, iPhone, iPad or desktop

    More DIY at home...

    A sump box fitted with a float switch allows the shower to drain without the pump having to run continuously while showering

    How I designed and fitted a better shower sump pump

    DIY aluminium sloop: how to make your own metal cruising yacht

    Read more...
    This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
    Show More

    Top tips

    Use a chain sheet when reaching

    Use a chain sheet when reaching

    ...for a better headsail shape

    • Reefing – keep the sails balanced

    • Back in the water tip 8

    • Protect your Nav Lights

    • How important is ornithology at sea?

    • Get more from a gallon: Tip No 2

    More tips

    Latest issue

    PBO Summer 2022 issue cover

    Summer issue – on sale 9th June

    Engine school – stern drives, outboards and jet drives compared; Best French 30ft cruisers; First test of the RS Pulse 63 electric RIB; Post-Brexit Channel hop; Personal AIS and PLBs and 21 pages of DIY...

    Videos

    Prepping the rusty keel of the PBO Project boat

    Do you know your rudders?

    walking with garmin smart watch

    Tracking open water swimming – Garmin Vivoactive 4s

    Site sections

    • News
    • Video
    • Galleries
    • Practical
    • Podcast
    • Seamanship
    • YBW.com

    Ways to read

    • Digital editions
    • RSS Feeds

    Get in touch

    • Advertise
    • Contact us
    • Meet the PBO team
    • About us
    • Write for us

    Search

    ryft
    Subscribe now

    Practical Boat Owner cover
    © Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. All rights reserved. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. Terms & conditions | Privacy policy | Privacy Settings