Highly Protected Marine Areas: Three sites secure environmental protection
It will mean tighter controls over pollution and trawling in a bid to protect habitats and species.
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It will mean tighter controls over pollution and trawling in a bid to protect habitats and species.
Sussex Wildlife Trust is delighted that Dolphin Head has been officially designated as a Highly Protected Marine Area today, 5th June 2023.
The newly proposed non-fishing zones have prompted serious backlash from rural communities and have been at the heart of multiple political debates in the last few months.
Fishing will be prohibited along with all practices that harm the sea floor, such as cable installation and mining.
Britain has announced it will provide the highest levels of protection for three marine areas in English waters, as conservationists called the government's scaled-back plan to protect the ocean "disappointing."