Sea-Changers

Sea-Changers supports marine conservation activities across UK seas and coasts, including beach clean-ups to remove plastics and debris, citizen science monitoring biodiversity and pollution, educational outreach in coastal communities and schools, species protection for seabirds, seals, and marine mammals, habitat restoration such as seagrass meadows and rocky reefs, research translating data into on-the-ground impact, pollution reduction, climate resilience building, and sustainable fishing advocacy. Funded interventions include volunteer-led clean-ups, community monitoring networks, youth engagement programmes, and collaborative campaigns that target threats like plastic pollution, habitat loss, and invasive species.

Applicants must be organisations, including registered charities, community groups, and schools. Sea-Changers prioritises grassroots organisations with strong volunteer involvement and evidence-based approaches. Beneficiaries include coastal communities, sea-users, and school groups. The charity favours initiatives that engage local volunteers and demonstrate clear, credible marine outcomes. There is no religious restriction on applicants.

Sea-Changers excludes recurring core salaries, general running costs, and subsistence unless essential for the project. They avoid duplication of established services and will not fund projects lacking clear, credible marine outcomes. The focus is on direct, measurable marine conservation impact rather than ongoing operational expenses.

Sea-Changers provides catalytic, time-limited project funding, often through partnerships and capacity-building support. They welcome unsolicited applications and fund volunteer-led, community-driven initiatives. The charity favours one-off projects that deliver measurable ecological outcomes rather than multi-year core costs, and they work by invitation as well as through open applications.