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[edit] News 2008
- 60sq mile exclusion zone in Lyme Bay - the first of its kind on this scale in the UK – announced today by Defra, June 19 [1] Lyme Bay is home to around 300 recorded species of plants and animals, including dense populations of the nationally protected pink seafan and the extremely rare sunset coral. As well as a haven for sponges, starfish and coral, the reefs also support a range of seafood animals, including crab, lobster and scallops. [2] place
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- Inclusion of marine and coastal access bill in draft Legislative Programme brings hope of healthy seas, The Wildlife Trusts, May 14 [3]
- Broads Forum welcomes commitment to protect the coast, April 15 [4]
- Broads Society concerned by four options for dealing with coastal erosion being considered by Natural England, including 16,000 acres of land around the River Thurne becoming an embayment of the North Sea. Instead, the Society outlines a fifth option. April 14 [5]
- Ramblers' Association welcomes draft Marine Bill. April 3 [6]
- Draft Marine Bill brings hope of healthy seas, but effective Marine Act must appear on the statute book by 2009, The Wildlife Trusts, April 3, 2008 [7]
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