Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 18257

Marine Environment: Temperature

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026

Question

Alex Mayer

LabourDunstable and Leighton Buzzard

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the potential impact of high ocean temperatures on marine biodiversity in UK waters.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Defra is working with its agencies, the Met Office and research community to monitor and understand potential impacts of high ocean temperatures on marine biodiversity. Satellite observations and data from ships, buoys, floats and gliders are used to trac...

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