From Martin Attrill

The Case for Marine Parks – Blue Marine Foundation

September 13, 2018 by Martin Attrill and Charles Clover

The United Kingdom has 17,820 kilometres of coastline but no marine parks. Marine parks are an idea that could help the British public to engage with and to better understand and enjoy its diverse marine landscapes. Concern about the degradation of the oceans is rising and the perception is that we need to care for this public asset to the same degree that we do for the terrestrial realm. There have been national parks for 70 years on land, where they are popular and appreciated. Creating appropriately large parks in the sea would demonstrate, in a way the public already supports, that Britain cares for its marine environment as much as it does its countryside. It would express a similar ambition for the Blue Belt in its own waters as Britain has in its Overseas Territories. Click here to read more

See also the Marine Parks Conference Report: https://www.bluemarinefoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Marine-Parks-Conference-Report.pdf for report of the BMF conference we had at Plymouth