Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 115920

Marine Protected Areas

Tabled: 25 February 2026
Answered: 4 March 2026

Question

Dr Roz Savage

Liberal DemocratSouth Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which sites she plans to designate as high seas marine protected areas.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Under the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, the Conference of the Parties can establish area-based management tools (ABMTs), including marine protected areas, in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Once we have ratified the Agree...

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