City's Marine Science Sector Is World Force

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THREE MPs were among guests who spent a day learning about Plymouth's Pounds 30million a year marine science sector.

Alison Seabeck, Labour MP for Plymouth Moor View, joined Tories Sheryll Murray, MP for South East Cornwall, and Oliver Colvile, MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, on the trip to meet representatives of Plymouth Marine Sciences Partnership (PMSP): the Marine Biological Association (MBA), the Diving Diseases Research Centre, the University of Plymouth, the Royal Navy's Flag Officer Sea Training's (FOST), the National Marine Aquarium (NMA), Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS). Professor Colin Brownlee, director of the Marine Biological Association and chair of PMSP told them the city's diverse marine expertise is on a par with leading centres in Europe, Asia and USA.

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City's Marine Science Sector Is World Force

He said the PMSP encompasses 500 professionals and has an annual turnover of ...

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