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Marine environment
Our vision is one of clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas. If we are to reach this goal we must address such issues as the overexploitation of commercial fish stocks, the release of pollutants and the degradation of ecosystems through human activities, climate change and invasive species.
Our priorities are set out in our Marine Programme Plan (PDF 784KB). See also the information sheets (PDF 522KB) accompanying the Plan.
Latest news
- 22 July 2010 - Fishing Focus: Issue 18 and Supplement – Marine Fisheries Science 2009/10 published
- 21 July 2010 - Comprehensive study of UK seas published today
- 31 March 2010 - The Government’s strategy for contributing to the delivery of a UK network of marine protected areas has been published.
In this section
- What policies and legislation are in place to protect and promote a healthy marine environment
- Find out how we protect the marine environment using protection zones
- Read about how we improve our understanding of the marine environment and our impact upon it
- Useful links and key sources of information relating to marine environment
Page last modified: 22 July 2010
Page published: 30 October 2008