Marine Bill promises better protected seas
The draft Marine Bill published today (3 April) sets out radical plans for a new network of marine conservation zones around Britain's coast.
The nature reserves will have clear conservation objectives, to protect habitats and species of national importance, ensuring that some types of fishing, dredging or other forms of development do not damage them...
- Read full press release on Defra website (opens in new window)
- Consultation on the draft Marine Bill (opens in new window)
- Draft Bill document (PDF, 2.7 MB) (containing the policy document, Impact Assessment, explanatory notes and draft Bill itself)