Environmental Audit Committee - First Report
Marine protected areas

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 11 June 2014.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

Our inquiry

2 Creating a network of Marine Protected Areas

Environmental factors

Social or economic factors

Consultation on MCZs

Gathering the evidence

3 Managing Marine Conservation Zones

Voluntary or regulated management?

Strategy and co-ordination

Funding for managing the MCZs

Conclusions

Recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

Published written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

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Prepared 21 June 2014