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UK Government scales back plans for highly protected marine area’s in England!

THOMO
28/02/2023 17:27

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/28/government-scales-back-plan-for-highly-protected-marine-areas-in-england.

The UK Government has scaled back the plans for highly protected marine area’s in England,

Regards,

Ian.

  • 01/03/2023 14:18

    Good to know that the boats will still be going out of Lindisfarne harbour, they only do pot fishing so the amount of damage they do must be minimal

    Pete

    Birding is for everyone no matter how good or bad we are at it,enjoy it while you can

  • 01/03/2023 17:29

    Disappointing that the site off the Lincolnshire Coast also misses out. But the designations may only be 'paper exercises' because it is hard to see how they can be enforced. Trawlers (whether British or foreign) will still come and go, and I suspect windfarm companies will still be granted consent to lay cables.

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  • 02/03/2023 04:34 in reply to Seaman
    Perhaps they use too many pots and take too many crabs and lobsters.

    Is there any survey data that indicates any crustacean population declines or increases (or stability)?

    Then there's the possibility the area that they fish (with pots) is a nursery/breeding area for the crustaceans that they fish for with pots.

    Are the catches still in line with historical catch rates? Has there been a decline? In numbers or the maturity of the captured shellfish?