Marine Bill proposes conservation zones
A network of marine conservation zones will be put in place around England's coast by 2012 under Government plans. The Marine Conservation Society marched on the House of Commons on Thursday (Copyright Tim Fanshawe/MCS) The underwater nature reserves are one of the key proposals in the draft Marine Bill, published on Thursday. A new UK-wide planning system would also be introduced and licensing of developments such as offshore wind farms would be simplified.