British Overseas Territories: Marine Protected Areas

(asked on 19th April 2018) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many International Union for Conservation of Nature red-listed species were killed as a result of activities funded by the UK Overseas Territories Blue Belt programme in each of the participating Overseas Territories in (i) 2016-17 and (ii) 2017-18.


Answered by
Alan Duncan Portrait
Alan Duncan
This question was answered on 24th April 2018

All scientific surveys undertaken through the Blue Belt programme are designed in line with international best practice, particularly in terms of seabird mortality mitigation measures. No International Union for Conservation of Nature red-listed species were killed or injured when undertaking scientific surveys during 2016-17 or 2017-18.

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