Marine reserves off English coast to get full protection
Fishing will be banned to allow nature to recover in three areas but critics say the plans lack ambition. …
Seas are under pressure from decades of over-exploitation, pollution and climate change. While 38% of seas around the British Isles are designated marine reserves, many are still subject to damaging fishing practices such as bottom trawling, where fishing gear is dragged along the sea bed.
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