Our Coast, Our Sea - Your Seas, Your Voice

25 May 2010

As someone who we believe finds the health of our seas extremely important, please add your contribution to the Your Seas Your Voice website http://www.yourseasyourvoice.com, which allows you to say which area of the sea you feel should be protected. You can either nominate your own site, or alternatively, you can vote for one of the 73 MCS-recommended locations we have identified as warranting protection. It takes about 5 minutes to contribute.

The success of our recent campaigns for UK and Scottish marine laws means that the creation of a network of Marine Protected Areas in UK seas is now possible. There has never been a better time to safeguard our seas.

Every vote on this site is a vote for a safe and productive future for our seas. The more votes we get, the more powerful our voice will be. The collated data will be sent to the regional Marine Conservation Zone project managers in England so it is important to reach as many people as possible (we have over 7000 votes on MCS sites, and over 1100 nominations for other sites so far).

You can also visit our Facebook page – http://www.facebook.com/pages/Your-Seas-Your-Voice/321180506899. This page will give you regular updates on how Your Seas Your Voice is developing. Currently you can view a UK map of nominated sites, see who the top 5 voted MCS recommended sites, watch YSYV videos and join in on our discussions. Also by becoming a fan of our Facebook page you can suggest it to any of your friends who you feel would be interested in the future of our seas.