Government publishes UK marine science strategy
The UK Government has published a 15 year strategy to deliver world class marine science which will inform decisions on food and energy security, managing the seas sustainably and climate change.
By coordinating marine science across Government, devolved administrations and agencies, Defra says that the UK will become a world leader in marine environment science and expertise.
The new strategy, a recommendation from the House of Commons Select Committee Report “Investigating the Oceans”, has been developed in partnership with the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and with significant input from organisations and individuals with marine science interests. It provides a direction for future marine science by identifying three high level priority areas:
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Understanding how the marine ecosystem functions
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Responding to climate change and its interaction with the marine environment
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Sustaining and increasing ecosystem benefits
Launching the strategy, UK Marine Science Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, said: “Our seas and oceans are vital to our very existence, helping to provide us with the air we breathe and supporting 80% of the world’s biodiversity. Seas and oceans also provide us with food and the means to generate renewable energy. Yet the seas and oceans are under pressure from human activities and climate change.
“Understanding how human activities affect the seas and oceans, and how the changes taking place will affect us, is key to making critical policy decisions to enable the marine environment to be managed sustainably. The UK Marine Science Strategy will help to ensure we have the evidence we need to support decisions which will affect generations to come.”
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