We're proud to have helped co-design Y Môr a Ni (The Sea and Us), a major step forward in helping to protect our amazing marine wildlife, seas and coastline across Wales. Through Y Môr a Ni, we have worked with 22 organisations across Wales including NRW (Natural Resources Wales), Welsh Government, The Marine Conservation Society and Cardiff University to build awareness of our influence on the sea and the sea’s influence on us.

The more connected people feel to the sea, the more conscious people become about their individual and societal effects on marine and coastal environments. This can lead to behavioural changes that safeguard and protect these important natural spaces as well as all the benefits they provide.

Find Y Môr a Ni Ocean Literacy Strategy in full here

Blue spaces, like the sea and the coast, provide areas that can improve your physical and mental wellbeing as well as providing a variety of habitats and species, some of which are only found in the UK.

These marine environments support local industries, contributing to the food and energy sectors and providing jobs, especially in tourism hotspots.

Our seas and all the benefits they provide are facing threats on several fronts including the climate emergency and pollution. Y Môr a Ni aims to enable individuals, communities, and businesses to change their relationship with the sea, leading to actions, both big and small, that can support local well-being as well as protecting these special environments.  

“The sea is deeply important to North Wales, shaping our identity, economy, culture and environment.

We are proud to be a part of Y Môr a Ni which strengthens the connection of people with the sea and showcases the importance of a healthy and thriving seascape.”

Nia Hâf Jones, Living Seas Manager at North Wales Wildlife Trust

For more information, contact Reece Halstead, Ocean Literacy Coordinator for Wales at reece.halstead@northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk