THE ELECTION IS COMING SOON
Our oceans are vital to all life on Earth and protecting them for future generations should be a key aim for the next government.
We’re in the midst of an environmental and climate emergency and our marine biodiversity is under constant threat. This comes from overfishing, plastic and other pollution, deep-sea mining and the effects of climate change. There is a pressing need for further action.
With a general election on 12 December all of the UK’s political parties and MP candidates will be setting out the legislation and policies that they would like to introduce. At MCS we’ve prepared our own Ocean Manifesto and we’ve identified key policy changes which would help protect our marine environment. We'll be examining each political party’s plans to see how they measure up against our priorities for the marine environment.
Our nine point policy plan sets out an ambitious agenda and MCS believes that any future government should implement the following:
Marine Plastics
Ban the loss of microplastics into the environment during the manufacturing and recycling processes
Introduce an all-inclusive deposit return scheme for drinks containers
Introduce extended producer responsibility so that manufacturers are responsible for the total disposal and recycling costs of their products
UK and Overseas Territories
Designate new Highly Protected Marine Areas to cover at least 10% of UK waters by 2023
Commit to a substantial increase in UK Overseas Territories funding to ensure we protect these vital ecosystems
Ban damaging activities from all UK Marine Protected Areas
Fishing
Implement measures to help vessels account for what they catch
Legislation to ensure no fishing above scientifically recommended sustainable levels
Support the roll out of CCTV cameras on vessels to record catches
Our full Ocean Manifesto highlights our complete policy plan which would set a bold agenda for our oceans and show ambitious leadership globally. Click below to read more.
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