Sussex Coast Explorers: Connecting young people with Sussex’s living coastline We’re excited to share the launch of Sussex Coast Explorers, a new coastal education project delivered in partnership by Sussex Underwater and Strandliners, and supported by funding from the High Weald National Landscape Partnership. Sussex Coast Explorers is designed to help young people in Hastings…
The Minter Hotel – a new underwater habitat Written by Eric Smith, Sussex Underwater co-founder The day arrived on 22nd May 2025 after many days of hectic arrangements, putting all the pieces in place like a giant game of chess. James Johnston – director of Story Book Films and a good friend of our Sussex…
Sussex Underwater at the Premiere of Ocean A year ago, an unexpected email dropped into our inbox – one that would come to mean a great deal to us all at Sussex Underwater. It was from Colin Butfield, a writer and environmentalist, who told us he was working on a new book about the oceans…
Founded in 2001, worldwide marine conservation group Oceana works alongside scientists, policymakers, and communities to campaign for ocean protection. Their campaigns have led to restrictions on harmful fishing practices and the establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Both Oceana and Sussex Underwater are united in their call for a ban on bottom trawling, which poses…
Connecting with and inspiring the local community is at the heart of our mission at Sussex Underwater. We are firm believers that if people are educated about their local wildlife, then they will want to protect it – after all, how can we expect people to care for something they have never seen? The team…
