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The turn of the tide Rob Spray Rob Spray January 2010 page www.villagevoices.org.uk
Oceans cover 70% of our planet. They are described as being our life-support system, because they regulate climate, mop up harmful greenhouse gases, give us food and create some of the oxygen we breathe. And yet the North Sea and other UK waters are daily being abused, polluted and over-fished: fragile sea beds are ripped by heavy fishing gear and dredging for gravel, and the depths are considered a fine dumping ground. Marine industry —oil and gas extraction, wind turbines, relieved and delighted when Royal Assent was granted to the Marine and Coastal Access Bill in November. The Bill is now an Act of Parliament. Ten years of campaigning and pressure by their members and the public has achieved a massive boost for sea life, and Government has pledged to introduce new protection for our seas by 2012. Special zones will be created to give greater protection for marine life—some may be large areas of sea, whilst others could be small, localised Rob Spray barrages and other offshore activity— contribute their share of the damage. Suffolk Wildlife Trust and all the other county wildlife trusts were This page (above) Common Lobster Opposite page (top) Horse Mackerel (bottom) Beadlet Anemone www.villagevoices.org.uk hotspots of wildlife value that require particular protection. Eventually, it is hoped there will be a network of Marine Protected Areas in UK waters. The new Act also created four Marine Conservation Zones, one of which will help protect North Sea marine life from Northumberland to Kent. January 2010 page
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Oceans cover 70% of our planet.<br />
They are described as being our<br />
life-support system, because they regulate<br />
climate, mop up harmful greenhouse<br />
gases, give us food and create<br />
some of the oxygen we breathe. And<br />
yet the North Sea and other UK waters<br />
are daily being abused, polluted and<br />
over-fished: fragile sea beds are ripped<br />
by heavy fishing gear and dredging for<br />
gravel, and the depths are considered a<br />
fine dumping ground. Marine industry<br />
—oil and gas extraction, wind turbines,<br />
relieved and delighted when Royal<br />
Assent was granted to the Marine and<br />
Coastal Access Bill in November.<br />
The Bill is now an Act of Parliament.<br />
Ten years of campaigning and pressure<br />
by their members and the public<br />
has achieved a massive boost for sea<br />
life, and Government has pledged to<br />
introduce new protection for our seas<br />
by 2012. Special zones will be created<br />
to give greater protection for marine<br />
life—some may be large areas of sea,<br />
whilst others could be small, localised<br />
Rob Spray<br />
barrages and other offshore activity—<br />
contribute their share of the damage.<br />
Suffolk Wildlife Trust and all the<br />
other county wildlife trusts were<br />
This page (above) Common Lobster<br />
Opposite page (top) Horse Mackerel<br />
(bottom) Beadlet Anemone<br />
www.<strong>villagevoices</strong>.<strong>org</strong>.<strong>uk</strong><br />
hotspots of wildlife value that require<br />
particular protection. Eventually, it<br />
is hoped there will be a network of<br />
Marine Protected Areas in UK waters.<br />
The new Act also created four Marine<br />
Conservation Zones, one of which<br />
will help protect North Sea marine<br />
life from Northumberland to Kent.<br />
<strong>January</strong> 2010 page
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