Sign our pledge and lobby Gordon Brown for new marine laws

[Simon Fairlie]

Well hold on Peter, what  does the Marine legislation propose? You  
don't give much detail and neither do RSPB on the link you give . If  
it helps the UK back away from the  CFP and gives more control over  
UK waters to small scale local  fisheries operating under technical  
constraints then I'll sign. But if it results in more  small boats  
being forced out of the industry and remaining quotas  dished out to   
EU highliners then I'm not signing.

Simon Fairlie


On 18 Sep 2007, at 11:53, Peter Hack wrote:

> This is quite an important potential piece of
> legislation that can help the environment and also
> could seriously help the fishing industry by allowing
> safeguarded areas where fish stocks can rebuild.
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> Please sign and forward
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> Peter Hack
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> Sign our pledge and lobby Gordon Brown for new marine laws
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> The laws protecting our marine environment are woefully inadequate,  
> lagging far behind those that protect species and habitats on land.
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> With your support, we now have a chance to change this.
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> Gordon Brown recently invited members of the public to comment on  
> proposals for his Government's first legislative agenda. Whilst we  
> are encouraged by the fact that a draft Marine Bill is being  
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> parliamentary time and that it is a draft bill (rather than a full  
> bill) which will mean more delay before these vital new laws are  
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> Sign our pledge urging the Prime Minister to ensure a full Marine  
> Bill is introduced this autumn before it is too late.
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