" There's nothing more powerful than letting a kid go to the beach and hold a crab in his hand. Engaging with the marine environment can change lives" @mjattrill So true. Engaging with the marine environment as a child defined my life. 🐠🐟 🐬 🐳 🌊
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I love Plymouth, but it's got major social challenges. #marineparkplym will help our community access and appreciate the sea.
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What do you think of our plan for Plymouth's National Marine Park? The consultation is now open! @mjattrill
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Plymouth is the PERFECT location for the first UK National Marine Park. We've just launched our plan in 2018 @mjattrill @LukePollard
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National Marine Parks will help socially and economically challenged communities like Plymouth increase jobs and ££ for local citizens @mjattrill
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Beaches are uniquely socially inclusive. A National Marine Park can capitalise on this and help educate the public about the amazing UK marine environment. @mjattrill
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The sea is good for human health! National Marine Parks can engage the public with our marine waters. A marine park in Plymouth will engage people from all incomes and backgrounds. @mjattrill @LukePollard
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The public thinks colourful, beautiful organisms don't live in UK seas. They are so wrong! UK seas are unique and amazing. How can we engage the public? @mjattrill
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National Marine Parks are an opportunity to engage people with our marine environment on terms that are easy to understand. Everyone knows what a park is! @mjattrill
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We properly (no take) protect an area of the UK marine environment only 2/3 the size of Richmond Park @mjattrill
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#coastalfutures19 The UK<10m fleet, which is 80% of our boats, is only allocated 2% of the UK quota. Healthy small vessel fishing industry creates vibrant coastal communities. Reallocation of quota is key to our coastal communities. #FisheriesBill
Guess how many fishermen are in the UK? Only 12,000! And fishing only contributes .2% to our GDP.
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Thank you @HelenMcLachlan2 for the excellent update on the Fisheries Bill. Key message: The Bill is a start but we must do better or we won't have sustainable fisheries.
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Let's manage #fisheries sustainably as part of the wider marine environment. The new #FisheriesBill doesn't even have a duty for sustainability! It's completely mental.
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Most of our #fisheries exports go to the EU. Free trade is key for the UK fishing industry. #FisheriesBill #CoastalFutures19
Speakers , please don't avoid Brexit in your talks. That's why I'm here !
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Awesome talk on the science of decision making by Diana Pound. Is it just me seeing #Brexit everywhere ?
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For our new project, ICEGRAPH, @PlymUni will lead a team from @EnvAgency , @CefasGovUK , @PlymouthMarine , and @thembauk to fill in scientific gaps around change in pelagic habitats, using a policy indicator approach:
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#CoastalFutures19 @EmmaJMcKinley ✋ high five on nailing the Twitter game!
Recycling is just not enough to manage plastic. It's way better to refuse the plastic in the first place. Rethink-refuse-reduce-reuse-recycle #CoastalFutures19 @mcsuk
#CoastalFutures19 Pelagic Habitats indicators, which I lead @PlymUni for UK, are key to delivering Good Environmental Status as part of the MSFD and the #25YearEnvironmentPlan . Our work is currently out for consultation. @DefraGovUK
It's #CoastalFutures19 day! Who is coming to @CF_Conf ?
