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Eco Chat: UK's Marine Conservation ZonesJuliet SavigearThe deadline for the consultation on the 31 designated Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) has almost arrived (31st March 2013). There is no doubt that the decisions that will come as a result of this will interest us scuba divers, and not just those that enjoy plunging into the colourful and varied marine environment we have around our beautiful coastline. The aim of the new MCZs is to protect key areas of the waters around our country through controls such as the prevention of trawling and dredging of the seabeds that destroy so much of the delicate and sometimes vulnerable marine eco-system. What has upset many conservation groups is that of the 127 MCZs that were recommended by the Government’s own science advisers (including 58 that are said to be severely threatened or in need of immediate protection), only 31 have currently been designated for protection.I decided that in this issue’s Eco-Chat that I would go directly to the person who is responsible for ensuring that our country makes the right decision in this matter, the Minister for the Environment, Richard Benyon MP. And this is what his press office came back to me with... To read the rest of this article, you'll need to get your hands on Tanked Up Magazine. It's free. What are you waiting for? |
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