NORTHUMBERLAND A LING BAN THREAT
Sep 16, 2022
3 minutes
Anglers face being banned from fishing from the Northumberland coastline after a 129km² area has been put forward as a highly protected marine area (HPMA) where no fishing activity will be allowed to take place.
The area extends from the intertidal zone north of Goswick, northeast out to sea and south-east; it then returns inland south of Budle Bay at Bamburgh. It includes the intertidal habitat on the north shore of Holy Island, Budle Bay and encompasses the outer group of the Farne Islands, excluding Inner Farne.
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