Guidance

The Blue Belt programme

The Blue Belt programme supports delivery of the UK government’s commitment to provide long term protection for the marine environment.

Published 24 October 2017
Last updated 17 April 2018 — see all updates

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, and Marine Management Organisation

Documents

The Blue Belt programme

PDF, 3.45MB, 20 pages

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Surveillance publication

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Report on the Tristan da Cunha science workshop

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Details

The Blue Belt programme supports delivery of the UK government’s commitment to provide long term protection of over four million square kilometres of marine environment across the UK Overseas Territories.

As part of the programme, we have been reviewing the effectiveness of various remote monitoring and surveillance solutions, including options for satellite surveillance. This report gives an update on our findings.

Overall, the Blue Belt Programme provides £20 million of funding over 4 years (2016 to 2020) to:

• improve scientific understanding of the marine environment
• develop and implement evidence-based, tailored marine management strategies including surveillance and enforcement
• ensure management is sustainable and long term.

Published 24 October 2017
Last updated 17 April 2018 + show all updates

1. 17 April 2018 added new publication aimed at schools
2. 9 March 2018 Report on the Tristan da Cunha Science Workshop added
3. 24 November 2017 Document updated
4. 27 October 2017 Document updated
5. 24 October 2017 First published.