Blue Ventures

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title: "Blue Ventures" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["fisheries-conservation-organizations", "marine-conservation-organizations", "nature-conservation-organisations-based-in-the-united-kingdom", "environmental-organisations-based-in-london", "organizations-established-in-2003", "population-concern-advocacy-groups", "population-concern-organizations"] description: "UK conservation charity" topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ventures" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Blue Ventures Conservation
formation	2003
logo	Blue Ventures logo.png
founder	Dr. Alasdair Harris, Tom Savage, Dr. Robert Conway, Matthew Linnecar
focus	Marine Conservation, Sustainable fisheries, Community health, Education, Aquaculture, Blue carbon, Eco-tourism, Invasive species
headquarters	Bristol, UK
owner
website
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| name = Blue Ventures Conservation | formation = 2003 | logo = Blue Ventures logo.png | founder = Dr. Alasdair Harris, Tom Savage, Dr. Robert Conway, Matthew Linnecar | origins = | focus = Marine Conservation, Sustainable fisheries, Community health, Education, Aquaculture, Blue carbon, Eco-tourism, Invasive species | headquarters = Bristol, UK | owner = | dissolved = | website = | footnotes =

Blue Ventures is a charity focused on marine conservation. It is based in the UK.

The organization operates in the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean, with sites in Madagascar, Belize, Indonesia, and Timor-Leste. They also manage projects in Comoros, Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania.

Organization

Blue Ventures consists of two entities: Blue Ventures Expeditions Ltd (BVE) and Blue Ventures Conservation (BVC). BVC is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales and conducts its own fundraising activities.

History

Blue Ventures was co-founded in 2003 by Alasdair Harris, Matthew Linnecar, Dr. Robert Conway, and Tom Savage.

The organization advocates for sustainability of small-scale fishers and promotes fishery management that safeguards marine biodiversity. They have programs that focus on four main areas: fisheries, mangroves (blue forests), aquaculture, and eco-tourism.

Blue Ventures operates field sites in Madagascar, Belize, and Timor-Leste, and collaborates with partner organizations in East Africa and Indonesia.

Awards

Blue Ventures has won a number of awards including;

• WWF Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Award, 2015
• Global Youth Travel Award for Outstanding Volunteer Project, 2015
• Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, 2015
• The St Andrews Prize for the Environment, 2014
• Excellence in Leadership for Family Planning (EXCELL) Award 2013.
• Tusk Conservation Awards - Highly Commended prize 2013.
• SeaWeb Seafood Champion Award 2012 for seafood sustainability.
• The British Youth Travel Awards 2012. Winner in "Best Volunteering Organisation" category.
• The Buckminster Fuller Challenge award in 2011 Buckminster Fuller Challenge, 2011
• Responsible Tourism Awards 2010. Winner in the "Best Volunteering Organisation" category.
• Condé Nast Traveler Environmental Award 2009.
• Equator Prize 2007.
• Skål International Eco-tourism Awards 2006. Winner of the "General Countryside" category.
• United Nations SEED Award (UNDP, UNEP, IUCN) 2005.

References

References

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2. (September 26, 2015). "AND THE WINNERS OF THE GLOBAL YOUTH TRAVEL AWARDS 2015 ARE…".
3. "Blue Ventures".
4. "An Integrated Approach to Conservation - 2014 Winner - The St Andrews Prize for the Environment".
5. "EXCELL Awards".
6. "Tusk Conservation Awards".
7. "2012 Seafood Champions".
8. "British Youth Travel Awards 2012 {{!}} BETA".
9. (14 June 2011). "Changing the World One Space at a Time". Wall Street Journal.
10. "2010 Responsible Tourism Awards winners. Helping Dreamers Do.".
11. (15 October 2009). "Can This Man (and a Few Thousand Octopuses) Help Save Madagascar?".
12. "Equator Prize (United Nations Development Programme), 2007".
13. "Skål International Ecotourism".
14. "Madagascar's first community-run marine protected area".

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