Marine Science

Marine science is crucial to a growing number of Government initiatives, yet our understanding of the marine environment remains patchy. Whilst other countries have undertaken large scale and expensive programmes to map their marine environment, current resource restrictions mean the Government must seek to be more clever about how we advance our understanding of the marine environment and improve our capability in marine science.

The UK Marine Science Strategy and Marine Science Coordination Committee were positive developments for marine science. However, a step change in activity is needed for their benefits to be fully realised. We need to see both delivering results. An implementation plan for the UK Marine Science Strategy would help drive forward strategic oversight and coordination, and put its ideas in practice. The Marine Science Coordination Committee should seek to widen participation and increase its focus on results.

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