I have today launched the first annual report card of the marine climate change impact partnership.

This MCCIP report card is the first ever holistic assessment of the impacts of climate change in UK seas. This report card shows us, at a glance, the latest scientific knowledge on climate impacts on different marine sectors. It also, crucially, gives a measure of uncertainty surrounding the findings. This is extremely useful for decision makers, policy advisers, researchers, scientists, environmentalists and the public.

This is a joint publication of the UK Government, the devolved administrations and the States of Jersey and Guernsey as well as the many other partners of MCCIP including:

Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science; Countryside Council for Wales; Climate Research Unit—University of East Anglia; Environment Agency; Joint Nature Conservation Committee; Marine Environmental Change Network; Natural England; Natural Environment Research Council; Royal Society for the Protection of Birds; Scottish Environment Protection Agency; Scottish Natural Heritage; Sir Alastair Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science; The Crown Estate; UK Climate Impacts Programme and WWF.

Copies are available through MCCIP (www.mccip.org.uk) and will be placed in the Libraries of the House.