Petition · past parliament
Turn a third of UK coastal seas into fully protected areas for fish repopulation
Closed
92 signatures
What the petition asks
David Attenborough in One Planet, Coastal Seas (Netflix Series) said:
“We have far too few marine sanctuaries. We need to turn a third of all our coastal seas into properly protected areas, if we do that, our fishing grounds would recover and help sustain both humanity and the natural world.”
“We have far too few marine sanctuaries. We need to turn a third of all our coastal seas into properly protected areas, if we do that, our fishing grounds would recover and help sustain both humanity and the natural world.”
The UK currently has 24% of coastal areas under some form of protection but commercial fishing is sometimes still allowed in these areas. We need to beef that up to 33% and make them fully protected.
https://www.wwf.org.uk/what-we-do/projects/protecting-uk-seas
So let's do it!
https://www.wwf.org.uk/what-we-do/projects/protecting-uk-seas
So let's do it!
Timeline
| 5 Jun 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
92
Status
Closed
Opened
5 Jun 2019
Closed
6 Nov 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.