date:Jul 26, 2012
A Marine Management Organisation (MMO) led report on the Lyme Bay inshore vessel monitoring system (VMS) trial is published today. It found that the inshore VMS used aboard vessels in specified parts of the Lyme Bay and Torbay candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC) meant fishermen could continue to fish in some areas, whilst protecting the sensitive natural reef habitats from the effects of bottom towed fishing gears.
The inshore VMS trial ran for 12 months in Lyme Bay, until spring 2012