WITH THE FIFTH LARGEST MARINE ESTATE IN THE WORLD, THE UK AND ITS OVERSEAS TERRITORIES ARE CUSTODIAN TO THE LARGEST CORAL ATOLL ON EARTH, GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT POPULATIONS OF ALBATROSS, WHALES AND TURTLES, AND AS MANY AS A QUARTER OF THE PENGUINS ON THE PLANET.

Through the actions of successive governments, the UK has demonstrated global leadership in ocean conservation. We call on the UK to reaffirm this leadership by working with the governments of the Overseas Territories to deliver on Blue Belt pledges to:

Establish a 500,000 km² fully protected Marine Protected Area around the South Sandwich Islands in 2018

Deliver on the commitment to establish a fully protected Marine Protected Area in at least 50% of Ascension Island’s waters in 2019

Support the establishment of a locally-led marine protection regime throughout the waters of Tristan da Cunha by 2020

Strengthen the development of the locally-led marine protection regime throughout the waters of St Helena

We also call on the UK to remain a leading force within those international bodies concerned with greater protection of the Polar Regions, the UN process for establishing Marine Protected Areas on the High Seas, and within the Regional Fisheries Management Organisations.

www.greatbritishoceans.org

THE GREAT BRITISH OCEANS COALITION

Great British Oceans wishes to thank the following supportive

organisations and individuals;

Organisations

Army Ornithological Society

BirdLife International

Blue Ventures

Chagos Conservation Trust

Co-op

Earth Law Center

Environmental Justice Foundation

eXXpedition

Fauna and Flora International

Forum for the Future

Global Fishing Watch

Global Ocean Trust

International National Trusts

Organisation

International Ocean Institute

International Programme on the State of

the Ocean

John Ellerman Foundation

King's College London

Marine Alliance for Science and

Technology for Scotland

Morrison Supermarkets

National Marine Aquarium

Ocean Alliance

Ocean Sanctuary Alliance

Ocean Unite

Oceana

Oceans 5

Royal Naval Birdwatching Society

Sea Around Us

Sea-Scope Marine Environmental

Consultants

Selfridges Project Ocean

Surfers Against Sewage

The Ocean Foundation

UK Overseas Territories Conservation

Forum

University of Plymouth Marine Institute

University of St Andrews

University of York

Whale and Dolphin Conservation

Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust

WWF UK

Individuals

Professor Martin Attrill, Professor of Marine Ecology - University of Plymouth

Professor William Austin, Scottish Oceans Institute - University of St Andrews

Professor Terry Dawson, Chair of Global Environmental Change - King’s College

London

Professor Jason Hall-Spencer, Professor of Marine Biology - University of Plymouth

Robert Irving, Principal Consultant - Sea-Scope Marine Environmental Consultants

Tony Juniper CBE, Executive Director, Advocacy and Campaigns - WWF UK

Commander Tony Long; Royal Navy (Retired) and Chief Executive Officer - Global

Fishing Watch

Sandy Luk, Chief Executive Officer - Marine Conservation Society

Will McCallum, Head of Oceans Campaigns - Greenpeace UK

Dr Bethan O'Leary, Research Associate - University of York

Emily Penn, Ocean Advocate and Founder - eXXpedition

Hugh Raven, Chair - Marine Conservation Society

Professor Callum Roberts, Professor of Marine Conservation - University of York

Professor Alex Rogers, Professor of Conservation Biology - University of Oxford

John Sauven, Executive Director - Greenpeace UK

Charles Sheppard OBE, Professor Emeritus - University of Warwick

Torsten Thiele, Founder - Global Ocean Trust