Marine Conservation
EDM number 417 in 1999-00, proposed by Ieuan Wyn Jones on 17/02/2000.
That this House congratulates the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society on their publication, Chasing Dolphins; notes with concern its documentation of the increasing harassment of marine mammals by pleasure boats; particularly wetbikes; draws attention to the need for comprehensive measures to ensure conservation in the marine environment; and calls upon the Government to introduce legislation enabling local authorities to create exclusion zones for the protection of marine wildlife as soon as possible.
This motion has been signed by a total of 117 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
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