Perhaps the Conservation Science Group could be persuaded to look at the Scottish Government's practice of designating Marine Protected Areas without management plans? Which allows high-impact fishing methods, such as trawling & dredging, to continue unabated...
Many MPAs were designated in 2014; the majority still do not have management plans in place.
Well-managed #MPAsWork; #PaperParks don't.
What is it with "Environment Protection Agencies" in Britain?
Failing to exclude high-impact bottom draggers from Marine Protected Areas is like putting fence posts round your chicken run but no mesh - and expecting the predators to leave the birds alone.
The argument that "more science is needed before we decide" has failed, because the results are in; and the "precautionary principle" must take precedence.
Well-managed #MPAsWork - paper parks don't.
Russ Cheshire