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On land, the UK contains 14 national parks but none in the surrounding seas. We have identified seven marine reserves in the North Sea - find out more about these proposed areas and some of its inhabitants with this interactive map.
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UN negotiations to adopt a moratorium on high-seas bottom trawling were torpedoed today, as a small number of influential fishing nations led by Iceland put the interests of their fishing fleets above other countries, the consensus of the marine scientific community and conservationists.
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We now know the oceans are not limitless, and that many of the species they support are being pushed to the brink of extinction by the activities of the greatest predator on the planet - ourselves. But just as we have been a major cause of the crisis facing our oceans, so we also hold the solution in our hands.
As individuals we need to hold both our governments and our companies to account.
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Recovering the body of a dolphin killed by trawling in the English Channel
Around the world we are working to protect ocean ecosystems: by lobbying governments and corporations to ban destructive fishing methods; to create an international network of marine reserves; and to inform the public about what is happening by bearing witness to whaling and illegal fishing.
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Sea squirts on the Inner Hebrides seamount, Scotland
The threats which face the oceans are many and varied. Left unchecked our seas are rapidly being emptied by a combination of overfishing, climate change and industrial pollution. Vital breathing space is needed if there is to be a genuine chance of recovery from the damage caused by years of human activity - but it needs to happen now.
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Greenpeace today (22 December 2005) warned that the European Union has failed to protect North Sea cod stocks from the threat of extinction, ignoring key scientific advice to ban fishing for cod in the North Sea for the fourth year running.
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Greenpeace today (7th December) welcomed the findings of a major investigation by the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP) into the environmental effects of marine fisheries.
Greenpeace urged the government to include key recommendations from the report - such as the creation of large-scale marine reserves within five years - in their forthcoming Marine Bill.
The group also urged the government to restrict destructive fishing practices like bottom trawling, a method of fishing which ploughs up the ocean floor.
