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Ban fishing in 30% of the UK’s coastal waters to allow marine ecosystem recovery

Submitted by Cheryl Hammerson on Tuesday 13th May 2025

Published on Monday 9th June 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 9th December 2025

Signatures: 421

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Tagged with

Actions ~ billions ~ carbon dioxide ~ collapse ~ discuss ~ Essential ~ failure ~ fish ~ Global ~ Marine ~ massive ~ Millions ~ Ocean ~ part ~ Recovery ~ risk ~ Risks ~ Waters

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 421 signatures in total, with signatories from 268 constituencies. That makes it the 11,704th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 40% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 8% (low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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