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UK protected coastal belt expanded
2016-01-17 01:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The UK government has extended the coastal "blue belt" of protected marine areas. The designation of 23 new Marine Conservation Zones mean that 8,000 square miles of UK waters now have environmental protection. The announcement has been welcomed by conservation and wildlife organisations. However they, along with fishermen's groups, are concerned that there is no management plan. They say it will be difficult to balance competing interests in the reserves. Originally 127 sites were...
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