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.

From: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK) | Date: May 19, 2008 | Copyright information

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 is the pink sea fan - a horny coral which can be found from the eastern Mediterranean to South West coast.

They catch suspended food using the anemone-like polyps along their bra...

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