A recent article in The Observer examined the global demand for fish and possibility that before very long it will be off the menu for good.
The following week, The Observer published a number of letters in response, including one from the Fisheries Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, and another from the Marine Reserves campaign’s very own Malcolm Hunter.
The following exchange is between Graham Stuart MP, who agreed to put the questions on Marinet’s behalf, and Huw Irranca Davies MP, the Minister for the Natural and Marine Environment, Wildlife and Rural Affairs. All emphasis is ours. (more…)
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Basking shark Scotland ca 1950. Image Courtesy of York University.
Today’s Independent has exposed the issue which has been unfolding in the debates on the Marine and Coastal Access Bill.
Geoffrey Lean gives a clear account of the government’s backsliding on the Bill, with trenchant criticism from RSPB and the Wildlife Trusts:
Ministers are reneging on promises to safeguard vital wildlife areas around Britain’s coasts from destruction through “world-leading” legislation, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.
They have diluted plans to set up highly protected areas where dredging and drilling are banned in the Marine Bill that is working its way through Parliament.
For more details, see the full article on the Independent website.
