Trawling Ban Rock

I support our National Parks. I fight for clean water. We live between our marine environment and the green fields of the South Downs. I campaign for revolutionary 'blue-belt' protection of the sea in our Sussex Bay and to address climate change.

I fight actively to stop supertrawlers destroying our marine seabed and ecosystem. We secured ten Marine Conservation Zones in Sussex. Our environment matters greatly.

News

New Bathing Sites Announced in Worthing

The Environment Secretary has announced special protection for two popular stretches of coast in Worthing following a successful appeal by myself and a positive application from Worthing Borough Council. As newly designated bathing sites, the Environment Agency will actively and regularly monitor t

Tackling Flash Flooding in Tarring

Tackling Flash Flooding in Tarring Localised flooding in Tarring is having an impact on residents and businesses alike.

Celebrating Three Years of Sussex Kelp Forest

๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜… ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜: Three years ago in 2021, over 300kmยฒ of seabed was protected from trawling by the Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority.

Recognising International Day of Forests

Today is the ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€, a day to celebrate and work to protect the UKโ€™s and the worldโ€™s forests. Residents and community members will know of my longstanding support to restore the wonderous biodiversity in our kelp forest along the Sussex Bay.

Litter Picking Heroes and the Great British Spring Clean

Back for its ninth year, the Great British Spring Clean is the nationโ€™s biggest mass-action environmental campaign. Last year, #LitterHeroes from across Worthing, Arun and the UK pledged to pick more than 400,000 bags of litter.

Discussing threats to the Sea off the South-Coast of England with Greenpeace

Earlier this week, Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely and I joined Greenpeace UK to discuss the threats facing the seas off the south coast of England and the importance of strengthening marine protection to protect nature and boost local coastal communities. I am grateful to the Greenpeace crew for the op