Joint Nature Conservation Committee 1987 – Published Golden List of Clean Beaches - now called the Good Beach Guide 1988 – Ross-on-Wye office burns down. 1993 – First Beachwatch weekend 1998 – MCS wins protection for Basking sharks 1999 – MCS starts lobbying for a review of marine nature conservation in UK 1999 – MCS members magazine is first printed in colour 2000 – Office opened in Scotland 2001 – Launches Adopt-a-turtle scheme 2007 – MCS staff and supporters march on Parliament calling for a strong Marine Bill 2008 – MCS celebrates Silver Jubilee 2009 – Marine Act passed 2009 – Your Seas Your Voice Campaign launched 2010 – Scottish Marine Act passed 2011 – MCS' sustainable seafood advice was the cornerstone of Channel 4 Big Fish Fight series led by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 2012 – Launches Sea Champions - national volunteer programme offering environmental volunteer opportunities in the UK 2013 – MCS led 2,000 people in a march on Parliament to demand Marine Conservation Zones 2016 - 23 additional Marine Conservation Zones designated in English waters bringing the total so far to 50 2017 - Seasearch divers document damage in outer Loch Carron which becomes an emergency Marine Protected Area 2018 - #StopthePlasticTide campaign launched on billboards up and down the country 2018 - MCS expressed concern over deaths of the creatures at a Sea Life centres. 2019 - Sustainability of over 760 million seafood meals improved this year thanks to use of the Good Fish Guide 2020 - Work starts on ground-breaking turtle management work in UK Virgin Islands and Montserrat Celebrity support Doug Allan Ben Garrod Miranda Krestovnikoff Chris Packham Simon Reeve Lizzie Daly Deborah Meaden Iolo Williams Zoe Lyons Fernando Montano Cyrus Todiwala OBE DL Inka Cresswell Suzie Rodgers MBE Tom 'The Blowfish' Hird Awards The Marine Conservation Society won the Coast Magazine Best Green Marine Campaign Award in 2011" for its Beachwatch project. The charity's Great British Beach Clean project was shortlisted by the BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards for the Conservation Success of the Year 2018 and won the award. References External links Marine Conservation Society Website Seasearch Conservation in the United Kingdom Environmental organisations based in the United Kingdom Fisheries conservation organizations Fishing in the United Kingdom 1983 establishments in the United Kingdom Marine conservation organizations Organisations based in Herefordshire Organizations established in 1983 Ross-on-Wye Science and technology in Herefordshire