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| Marine Bill may stop dumping off beaches | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 16 2009, 06:37 PM (70 Views) | |
| Skathi | Jan 16 2009, 06:37 PM Post #1 |
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THE Marine Bill going through Parliament could make it easier to protect areas of the sea like Whitsand Bay from dredger dumping, says the new director of Plymouth University's Marine Institute. Professor Roddy Williamson was speaking during a symposium at the university, attended by marine experts from across the country. He said that new provisions in the Bill to set up marine conservation zones might help to protect Whitsand Bay and could give added protection to Wembury. Local campaigners, led by Colin Breed, the Lib Dem MP for South East Cornwall, have been fighting to end the dumping of dredged material from the Tamar estuary off the beauty spot of Whitsand Bay. Plymouth has been shortlisted as the headquarters of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) that will be set up by the new legislation. Click here! Around 200 jobs will be moved to the MMO from London, and 40 new jobs will be created. Opening the symposium, Plymouth Sutton MP Linda Gilroy called for the MMO to be based in Plymouth. "Plymouth has always been a maritime city of world importance," Mrs Gilroy said. "In recent years this reputation has been enhanced through the city's marine science sector which is increasingly recognised as an international centre of excellence. Through the Plymouth Marine Sciences Partnership, the city is home to one of Europe's largest regional clusters of marine science and technology expertise. "The MMO has an important job to do to restore the seas around our coasts to sustainable levels which we can be proud to pass on to future generations." EU adviser Sir Robert Coleman, who is visiting professor at the university and an old boy of Devonport High School for Boys, said the Bill was part of wider European measures to protect the seas. The Bill – whose full title is the Marine and Coastal Access Bill – will set up a new UK wide system of marine planning with the creation of Marine Conservation Zones and improve management of marine fisheries in England with improved regulation and enforcement. Article |
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