
UK Marine Reserve U-turn
December 12, 2006 @ 11:58 AM (EST)
Source: Divemagazine.co.uk
Leaked documents suggest the government may make a U-turn on its promise to safeguard marine species in a network of protected 'no-take zones'.
Instead of creating a network of fully protected areas where fish populations can regenerate in safety, the plans are that only certain species will be protected under the zones. Under such a scheme, supposedly protected species would still be impacted as bycatch, whether or not fishing vessels are allowed to land the species...
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