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Local MP Backs Campaign For Stronger Protection For UK's Seas
Local MP and Lib Dem Shadow Environment Secretary Norman Baker is supporting a new campaign by the UK's leading conservation organisations to improve protection of our seas to coincide with World Oceans Day on 8th June.
Norman said:
"I wholeheartedly support Wildlife and Countryside Link's marine campaign, and I have added my name to House of Commons Early Day Motion 171 which calls on the Government to introduce comprehensive new laws at the earliest opportunity to protect and manage the marine environment in an integrated and sustainable manner."
The motion is supported by almost 300 MPs from across the political parties.
"The seas around the UK are home to fifty per cent of our wildlife - more than 40,000 species - including seabirds, seals, basking sharks, whales and dolphins, sea-horses, deep sea fish, sea anemones, sponges and cold water corals.
"Our seas are the last living wilderness but they are being damaged and exploited in an unsustainable way. Current laws to protect this wildlife are piecemeal and often outdated. Our marine wildlife needs better protection in the face of ever-increasing pressure on its habitats from overfishing, pollution, development, dredging, and other activities.
"There is space at sea for a whole range of different activities, but they must be managed in a way which avoids conflict. A proper framework will allow wildlife conservation, recreational use of the marine environment and essential economic activities at sea to go hand in hand, addressing potential difficulties before they arise."