Highly Protected Marine Areas - Call for Evidence

Closed 31 Oct 2019

Opened 3 Oct 2019

Contact

02080263673

HPMAReview@defra.gov.uk

Overview

As part of the UK government’s commitment to leave the environment in a better state than we inherited it, an independent review of Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) - which represent the upper end of environmental protection - was publicly launched on the 8 June 2019.

The 6 month review, led by ex-fisheries Minister Richard Benyon MP, has been asked to recommend whether and how HPMAs could be introduced within English inshore and off shore waters and Northern Irish offshore waters and, if supported by the evidence, recommend potential locations for pilot sites.

A four-week call for evidence launches today inviting communities, industry and stakeholders for their comments on introducing tougher measures to help stop the impacts of human activity from damaging the marine environment. Views are also sought on which areas would benefit most from these extra protections.

If you would like to keep in contact with us, to express interest in this or any other Defra consultation. Please give us your details through the link below.

https://gov.smartwebportal.co.uk/defra/public/webform.asp?id=108&id2=1D06F7

Audiences

  • Water/water Industry sector
  • Aggregates sector
  • All Marine Users
  • Angling Organisations and Trade
  • Beach Users
  • Charities/Voluntary Organisations
  • Coastal local authorities
  • Coastal Management sector
  • Coastal Members of Parliament
  • Commercial Fisheries Organisations
  • Devolved Administrations
  • Energy sector
  • Environmental campaigners
  • Environmental Health Officers
  • Environmental professional services
  • Fisheries Producer Organisations
  • Fishermen
  • Fishing Focus individual recipients
  • Government Agencies
  • Government Departments
  • IFCAs
  • Industries and professional services
  • Landowners and their representative bodies
  • Leisure industry
  • Local Authorities
  • Local Authorities
  • Non-Government Organisation
  • Ports and Harbour Authorities and Estuaries
  • Property Management
  • Public Bodies
  • Recreation sector
  • Retail Industry
  • Shellfish Cultivators
  • Tourism industry
  • Trade Unions
  • Transport Organisations
  • Water Abstractors
  • Water suppliers

Interests

  • Access to countryside and coast
  • Animals
  • Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • Bathing waters
  • Biodiversity
  • Chemicals and pesticides
  • Climate change
  • Common Fisheries Policy
  • Conservation
  • Conservation
  • Domestic Waste Water Systems
  • Ecosystems services
  • Fish stocks
  • Flooding
  • Green economy
  • Green infrastructure
  • Holiday Accommodation
  • House Building and Planning
  • Hunting with dogs
  • Inland waterways
  • Local environments
  • Local nature partnerships
  • Marine
  • Marine Conservation
  • Marine Conservation Zones
  • Marine fisheries
  • Marine licensing
  • Natural environment
  • Nature reserves
  • Nitrates and watercourses
  • Noise
  • Non-native species
  • Plants
  • Policy and Delivery
  • Pollution Sector
  • Recreational sector
  • Rural economy and communities
  • Science
  • Sea angling
  • Sewerage
  • Shellfish
  • Shellfish
  • Sustainable development
  • Water Abstraction
  • Water Act
  • Water Bill
  • Water conservation
  • Water Industry charging
  • Water Industry licencing
  • Water quality
  • Watercourse maintenance
  • Whales and dolphins
  • Wildlife crime