Editorial: Working Towards a Blue Future: Promoting Sustainability, Environmental Protection and Marine Management: Examples from the UK Government Blue Belt Programme and Current International Initiatives

• Paul Whomersley,
• James Bell,
• Elizabeth Clingham,
• Martin A. Collins,
• David A. Feary,
• Joanna Stockill,
• Sam Weber,
• Oliver Yates,
• Kylie Bamford

Affiliations

Paul Whomersley

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, United Kingdom

James Bell

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, United Kingdom

Elizabeth Clingham

St Helena Government, Jamestown, Saint Helena

Martin A. Collins

British Antarctic Survey, The Natural Environmental Research Council, Cambridge, United Kingdom

David A. Feary

Marine Resources Assessment Group (UK) Ltd., London, United Kingdom

Joanna Stockill

Marine Management Organisation, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Sam Weber

Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn, United Kingdom

Oliver Yates

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Sandy, United Kingdom

Kylie Bamford

Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office, London, United Kingdom