Torbay MP Adrian Sanders has pledged to help bring back Living Seas around our coast. He was supporting The Wildlife Trusts as they launched a document in the House of Commons entitled Living Seas, which sets out their vision for the future.
Adrian said ‘I am delighted to support The Wildlife Trusts’ vision of Living Seas. It is vital that we return our sea to health, not only for the sake of the UK’s fantastic marine life, but also for the future of our own quality of life. In the last parliamentary session, I was proud to support the passage of the Marine and Coastal Access Act through Parliament, which fired the starting pistol for politicians to make Living Seas happen.
Adrian continued: ‘Whilst at the event, I met representatives from Devon Wildlife Trust and pledged to support The Wildlife Trusts in this important work by signing an Early Day Motion which puts pressure on the Government to implement the Marine and Coastal Access Act in a comprehensively, promptly and effectively. Areas such as Lyme Bay will benefit immensely from the work Devon Wildlife Trust is doing.’
Professor Aubrey Manning OBE, President of The Wildlife Trusts, said: ‘We very much welcome the support we have had from parliamentarians for the Marine and Coastal Access Act. Now it is time to take this further. We need an effective and well-managed network of Marine Protected Areas by 2012 which will help us, The Wildlife Trusts, and our partners and supporters, to achieve Living Seas, and within a generation.’
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