
Silent Seas is a Marine Conservation Society report highlighting the urgent need for conservation action for UK seas. The report documents the damaging effects of over-fishing, coastal pollution and inadequate habitat protection and warns that without radical mitigation, UK seas could suffer ecological disaster.
A full copy of the report can be downloaded here, and a series of three backing papers are also available which provide the evidence behind the key messages in Silent Seas.
Download the report in parts (13-18 Mb each) Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
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Sustainable Fisheries or the End of the Line? |
Living Seas or Last Chance to See? |
Clean Seas or Troubled Waters? |
Silent Seas is a wake up call and a call for action. MCS will give a voice to everyone who, like us, believes we can and must all play a part to ensure our blue planet never falls silent or still.


