Marine: Cleaner Seas report
The Life of our Seas
The marine environment is extremely diverse and our understanding is still far from complete. The interaction of physical forces - tides, currents, weather and the chemistry of materials both natural and man-made in the sea is complex. Marine species inhabit widely contrasting habitats from the rocky coasts and the deeper waters of Scotland, the Irish Sea and western coasts of England and Wales, to the shallower, sandy estuaries of the east coast of England. The Government is committed to promoting sustainable use of the seas, whilst conserving their biological diversity.
All parts of the marine ecosystem link together in the food chain. Fish rely on algae or seabed (benthic) species, and are in turn consumed by 'top predators', including man.
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01 March 2005
Page published: 21 September 1988