This report provides guidance for advancing National Marine Parks (NMPs), based on Blue Marine’s NMP programme. It includes scoping in over ten locations across England, Wales, and Scotland, investment in Plymouth Sound NMP, and the establishment of a strategic working group. The report outlines “Ten Steps towards a National Marine Park” for local and national stakeholders, summarizing the 2022-23 work of the strategic group, including defining NMP purpose, objectives, and principles. It also includes a legal review of National Parks and advocacy opportunities identified by Blue Marine Foundation.
The Four Horsemen of the UK Fisheries Policy Apocalypse
The UK has the responsibility, and the policy frameworks available, to provide meaningful and lasting protection to all its marine areas. This includes the government proceeding with and concluding its plans to remove bottom trawling from MPAs, safeguarding the biodiversity and habitats that they were designed to protect.
28 September 2025