Hi John,

Right now, it can seem like there are very few things we all agree on. But a recent poll shows that people from across the country, and political spectrum, want supertrawlers banned from fishing in UK Marine Protected Areas. [1]

The government claims to be a global ocean champion - but allowing destructive supertrawlers to fish in areas designed to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems completely undermines this. [2]

In the past two months, over 200,000 people have signed the petition demanding that the government ban supertrawlers from our protected waters. And now nearly 60 MPs from across parliament have joined scientists and celebrities who've signed an open letter calling for the government to ban supertrawlers and other destructive fishing from UK Marine Protected Areas. [3][4][5]

Can you help protect the UK's marine life and ask your MP to add their name too?


Email your MP: [link removed]


Thanks for everything you do,

Anthony and the Oceans team

Notes:

[1] Four in five want supertrawlers banned from Marine Protected Areas, poll shows:
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[2] It's time to step up and save our ocean:
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[3] Why is the government letting destructive 'supertrawlers' fish in UK Marine Protected Areas?:
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[4] Open letter: Ban supertrawlers from UK Marine Protected Areas:
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[5] Sir Michael Palin, Gillian Anderson among celebrities calling for UK ban on supertrawlers in marine protected areas:
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P.S. Here's the email I sent last week.

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Hi John,

I was in touch with you last week to see if you could tell your MP to sign an open letter calling for a ban on industrial supertrawlers in UK Marine Protected Areas. Since then, supporters across the country have managed to get their MPs on board.

Can you help make our message stronger and ask your MP to sign the open letter and help properly protect our vulnerable marine life?

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Marine Protected Areas are supposed to be protecting vulnerable marine habitats and iconic species like porpoises and dolphins. But allowing supertrawlers to fish in them completely undermines this.

Supertrawlers are huge fishing vessels - with nets up to a mile long, catching hundreds of tonnes of fish every day. [1] For a government that claims to be a world leader in ocean protection it should be clear these ships do not belong in areas meant to protect vulnerable marine life. [2]

But it's clear to the public - a recent poll shows people across the political spectrum think supertrawlers should be banned from UK Marine Protected Areas. [3]

Can you ask your MP to join scientists, NGOs and people across the country who are calling on the government to ban supertrawlers from the UK's Marine Protected Areas?

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Email your MP: [link removed]
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The government is failing our fragile marine life and ecosystems by allowing destructive supertrawlers to fish in our protected waters. Make sure they they do their duty - and protect our oceans

Thank you for everything you do,

Anthony and the oceans team

Notes:

[1] Why is the government letting destructive 'supertrawlers' fish in UK Marine Protected Areas?:
[link removed]

[2] Time to step up and save our oceans:
[link removed]

[3] Four in five want supertrawlers banned from Marine Protected Areas, poll shows:
[link removed]



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