North West Coastal Forum

The North West Coastal Forum is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered charity number 1206825.

We became a charity on 1st February 2024 but prior to this have been working on coastal sustainability since 2000 with partners from a wide range of different sectors across the North West as well as nationally and internationally and this activity will continue through our new charity. 

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Introducing the New North West Coastal Coordinator

Taskeen Nasif

Hello everyone! My name is Taz and I am the new North West Coastal Coordinator. I am excited to be a part of the North West Coastal Forum, working with partners along the North West coast and beyond to develop the work of the NWCF. I have experience working in the marine sector, from supporting […]

Shifting Shores: UK Coastal Resilience Survey

Taskeen Nasif

Hull University and the Coast-R Network have created a survey to hear from people who live or work in coastal areas, as well as businesses, public bodies and community or voluntary organisations with an interest in the coast across the UK. The survey welcomes views on coastal change, decision-making and community involvement. The survey can […]

Your input wanted to co-produce a UK Marine Citizen Science Strategy

NW Coastal Forum

The Wildlife Trusts are brining people together via a series of online workshops to co-develop a UK Marine Citizen Science Strategy. This initiative arose from discussions at recent UK Marine Citizen Science Network. Anyone with with an interest in UK marine citizen science, including leaders of marine citizen science projects, marine citizen science volunteers and […]

Ocean of Impact: 10 Years of the Blue Belt Programme – publication

NW Coastal Forum

The UK Government has published a report on the impact of their Blue Belt programme over the last decade. It shows how the Government’s £20 million Blue Belt Programme, and collaboration with the UK Overseas Territories, has improved protection and management of key marine ecosystems. n 2016, only 5% of the world’s ocean was formally […]

North West Marine Ecosystems 2026 – conference outputs now available

NW Coastal Forum

NWME 2026 took place on a very hot day in Liverpool on 24th June and was a great success. The conference brought together over 50 experts, practitioners, and organisations working across the Irish Sea region to share knowledge, ideas, and enthusiasm for our marine ecosystems. The aim was to showcase what has been happening in […]

Survey: Marine Plan Monitoring

NW Coastal Forum

Closes 11 September 2026 The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has aunched the latest monitoring survey for all marine plan areas in England, providing an opportunity for stakeholders to feedback on marine plan application and effectiveness.  If you are a decision-maker, or have experience of using marine plans or even just an interest in them they […]

Major New Project to Help Protect English Sharks

NW Coastal Forum

The University of Exeter has been awarded £939,434 by Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme to lead a major new 3 year project investigating the movement, breeding grounds and conservation status of three of England’s most vulnerable shark species: blue shark, porbeagle and tope. These species are all found in English waters and tope and porbeagle are […]

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