Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 191362

Marine Animals: Nature Reserves

Tabled: 27 June 2023

Answered: 5 July 2023

Question

Seema Malhotra

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a series of marine national parks to improve marine biodiversity.

Answer

While some countries designate marine parks, domestically, we have created a series of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to protect our marine biodiversity. This is an extensive network of 178 sites covering 40% of English waters. Our MPA network represents t...

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