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Email Gordon Brown for a Marine Act in 2008

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Please sign your details below and an email will be sent to the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown calling on him to commit to produce a Marine Act in 2008.

About the campaign:
A Marine Act is urgently needed to introduce new laws to better protect our marine wildlife and habitats and ensure the sustainable management of our seas and resources. MCS, together with other national NGOs has campaigned for years for new marine laws. While the Government is committed in theory and have produced a White Paper, in practice they are refusing to prioritise this for parliamentary time and as such we are worried that it may never see the light of day.

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Copy of the actual email being sent:

Rt Hon Gordon Brown,
Prime Minister,
10 Downing Street,
SW1A 2AA.

Dear Prime Minister,

We need a UK Marine Act in 2008

I am writing to urge you to include the Marine Bill as a priority in this year's Queen's Speech, in order to take urgently needed action for our seas and to fulfil your manifesto commitment.

Our seas are home to a wonderful diversity of habitats and species that are of local, regional and global importance. They are also critical to the energy, transport, health and food needs of all UK citizens such as myself. A Marine Bill is urgently needed to provide the planning framework within which sustainable development of our seas can be achieved, as well as setting aside zones for nature conservation.

The UK is a maritime nation - please find space for the marine half in the next parliamentary session. A Marine Bill will provide win-wins for industry and conservation. Without this framework marine industries such as renewables and gas, as well as conservation will lose.

Yours sincerely,