There is finally some good news for environment enthusiasts! A five-year ban on fishing around Lundy Island off the Devon coats has significantly revived sea life. The eastern coats of Lundy is the only zone where fishing in completely prohibited in the UK. Lobsters here are seven times more abundant than outside the prohibited zone. Scientists are now putting tags on the lobsters they catch as a part of their survey. Fishermen are being encouraged to report catches of tagged animals, in order to show how far they are migrating out of the no-take zones. Considering that this ban has helped conservation of marine life in a tremendous way, there are more such zones needed in future for maximum revival of life in the sea, but the government’s recent Marine Bill’s promises are vague.
Via: BBC