splash National Marine Park


certain to make a big


Plymouth’s ambition to be the UK’s first National Marine Park received a further boost recently when the Marine Management Organisation awarded £75,000 towards the first phase of the project, including a feasibility study, stakeholder and community engagement. Councillor Sue Dann, Cabinet


Member for Environment and Street Scene for Plymouth City Council made the announcement at the Council’s Cabinet meeting in January 2019. At the meeting, Councillor Dann announced that the Council will:


• start a programme of engagement with the local community groups, businesses and stakeholders to help shape the marine park


• continue to seek external funding for the project


• Plymouth City Council and local stakeholders will develop and declare the National Marine Park


• work with Government departments to ensure the National Marine Park gains national recognition.


Councillor Dann said: “We are very pleased to be able to take the lead on this important project. The UK has 17,820 kilometres of coastline but currently no marine parks. Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City, is ideally placed to be the UK’s first National Marine Park. “We have a rich maritime heritage, a successful fishing industry, world renowned marine


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science and engineering, a marine enterprise zone, the largest Naval base in Western Europe, and a National Marine Aquarium. “We are talking to the


community to get people’s views on the proposals and how we can deliver the maximum benefits for people, wildlife and business.”


‘Britain’s Ocean City, is ideally


placed to be the UK’s first National Marine Park’


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