Labour and Co-operative Member of
Parliament for Kemptown and Peacehaven

Antarctica Ocean Sanctuary Campaign

by Isaac Wright on 06.09.19 in Uncategorised
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Our climate is heavily under threat. We must do all we can to protect vital areas of marine life in the Antarctica.
Our climate is heavily under threat. We must do all we can to protect vital areas of marine life in the Antarctica.

This is a very a important issue, and I support the creation of an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary in the Weddell Sea. 

I submitted a written question to the Foreign Secretary asking what diplomatic efforts he has made to garner international support for the sanctuary, however it was referred by the table office to the question tabled by my Labour colleague Madeline Moon who submitted a written question to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, asking if he will make representations to (a) Russia, (b) China, (c) Norway and (d) South Korea on establishing a Marine Protected Area in the Weddell Sea.

The Minister of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth office, Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan MP, answered the question as follows:

​The Weddell Sea Marine Protected Area proposal is currently being finalised by those European Union Member States who are also Members of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR). International consultations are underway at official and technical levels with CCAMLR Members including those from Russia, China, Norway and the Republic of Korea. The final proposal will be submitted to CCAMLR in September, when we will work with other EU Members to consider the most appropriate level of lobbying to secure agreement for the proposal.

I will continue to press the government on this most vital issue.

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