Time to contemplate incoming MPAs

All those with a vested interest in the UK marine environment should participate in the MPA consultation process.

The UK government’s vision for its marine area was first published in the 2002 document ‘Safeguarding Our Seas’. This document established the UK’s vision for “clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas”. The vision encompassed the philosophy of sustainable development, and applied to all activities, from fishing and sailing to dredging for […]