A series of conservation zones will be announced this week. But some experts fear this will not be enough to safeguard the future of our wildlifeWill it be enough for some of the more exotic denizens of Britain’s coastal waters? Seahorses,stalked jellyfish and dolphins are among the creatures it is hoped will gain better protection from 23 original marine conservation zones.
The zones, which will be announced on Sunday on Sunday, and stretch from the coast of Northumberland down to Land’s discontinuance and include Europe’s longest chalk reef off Cromer in Norfolk. They will bring the number of protected sites to 50,still far below the 127 proposed by an earlier £8m government consultation.
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Source: theguardian.com