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"The first three Highly Protected Marine Areas in England are now under the
highest level of protection in our seas, as their designations come into effect
today (5 July).
This will help protect some of our most precious marine species and habitats
such as honeycomb worm reefs, northern gannets and harbour porpoises, improving
the health of our ocean for generations to come.
As an independent coastal state, the Highly Protected Marine Areas represent a
huge leap forward in the UK government’s ambitious marine conservation targets
and commitments to protecting our blue planet – set out in the Environmental
Improvement Plan and 25 Year Environment Plan. They also build on our
international commitments, including to protect at least 30% of the global
ocean by 2030 under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework which
the UK spearheaded.
Evidence has indicated that stronger protections can lead to more and larger
species in English seas and surrounding waters, contributing to the long-term
productivity and sustainability of our fisheries sector. For example, the Lyme
Bay reserve – one of the largest areas protected from dredging and trawling in
the UK – demonstrated higher levels of biodiversity within the reserve area
than outside, conserving species such as pink sea fans, lobsters and scallops."
Via
Future Crunch:
https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-clean-energy-aids-big-cats-africa/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
