It seems that evidence is now starting to be seen that maintaining no-fishing zones in British water has a significant impact on the underwater world.
The marine reserve set up by the Government off the coast of Lundy island has recently been investigated to see what effects have been seen on marine populations. Compared to the control zones it was found that lobsters are around seven times more abundant in the no-take zone.
This lends great credence to the work and motivation of the Marine Conservation Society and the 'Marine Reserves Now' campaign, aimed at bringing big steps into the Marine Bill published by Defra.
For the BBC article on the results at Lundy follow this link and the Marine Bill from here.
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