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Call to protect rare sea fans
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One of Plymouth's leading scientists has called for hundreds of
rare pink sea fans to be protected off the coast of Plymouth.
Dr Jason Hall-Spencer, of the University of Plymouth, says there
are an "abundance" of pink sea fans off the Breakwater at a place
called the Drop Off, which is a sea cliff.
Dr Hall-Spencer is calling on the Government to consider
implementing a protection order around the site.
Pink sea fans are unique to the South coast of England, favouring
warme...
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Divers hunt for pink sea fan
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
; Divers are to study the Cornish coastline to search for a rare coral found in Westcountry waters. Cornwall Wildlife Trust will carry out a survey on the pink sea fan to learn more about the species. They will also try to determine where the populations exist and identify any threats to its
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Cold water coral at risk of being destroyed by bacteria
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
; A bacteria has been destroying an endangered species of coral on the Westcountry's coastline, the first recorded occurrence in cold water, it has been revealed. Experts believe the spread of the deadly organism could be a sign of climate change. Marine biologists from the University of Plymouth
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Quality control for sea fans' survival
Yorkshire Post
; Dave Mark THEY are one of the most delicate and beautiful species of coral; a flash of gentle colour sunk deep beneath Britain's coastal waters and for many years a memento from a day at the seaside. Now Hull's [Pounds]53m ocean research centre is to work in partnership with Yorkshire Water to
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Rare Wildlife Under Threat On Coastline
Bristol Evening Post
; Some of Britain's rarest fish, coral and plants are thought to be under threat around the waters of Lundy Island, biologists have revealed. Endangered sea life numbers are still falling despite Lundy's coastline being one of the most protected in Britain. Among the species most threatened are pink
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Proposals to protect reef 'fall short'
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
; Environmentalists said they were "hugely disappointed" by Government proposals to protect the reefs of Lyme Bay from the impact of scallop dredging boats. They said measures announced by Fisheries Minister Ben Bradshaw this week fell short of what was needed to protect the unique marine life of
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Beach hunt to count the victims of scallop dredging
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
; Environmentalists have been scouring a local beach to see what impact scallop dredging has had on corals. Dorset and Devon wildlife trusts were on Chesil Beach in South Dorset yesterday to carry out of a "head count" of dead pink sea fans they say have been destroyed by scallop dredging in Lyme
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Decline of pink sea fan blamed on scallop fishing ; Scallop dredging divides opinion on the seas. Natural England wants to see it stopped in areas off the South West coast but fishermen insist it can play a part in marine activity.
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
; Scallop dredging divides opinion on the seas. Natural England wants to see it stopped in areas off the South West coast but fishermen insist it can play a part in marine activity. At the heart of the debate is the impact on the wildlife which lives in the areas affected. Amongst those under threat
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 "The Independent (London, England)")
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British corals in decline despite marine park protection.(News)
The Independent (London, England)
; BRITAIN'S TWO most spectacular corals are declining in the least likely place - England's only marine nature reserve. Conservationists are increasingly concerned about the health of the pink sea fan coral and the sunset cup coral off the coast of Lundy, the rocky island in the Bristol Channel,
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British corals in decline despite marine park protection
The Independent - London
; BRITAIN'S TWO most spectacular corals are declining in the least likely place - England's only marine nature reserve. Conservationists are increasingly concerned about the health of the pink sea fan coral and the sunset cup coral off the coast of Lundy, the rocky island in the Bristol Channel,
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New zones proposed to protect marine life
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
; New measures to protect the marine environment are to be announced by Fisheries Minister Ben Bradshaw today during his visit to the marine reserve of Lundy Island, off the North Devon coast. They include the first three of a network of marine conservation areas around the coast of the UK and
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