Yachting vs conservationists in southwest England

11:11 PM Fri 10 Dec 2010 GMT

'Studland Bay beach and bay' .

Anchoring where you will, that preciously guarded freedom of the cruising fraternity which has traditionally belonged to sailors, could be under threat more and more as yachting organisations clash with conservation groups. The UK's Royal Yachting Association has entered the fray by announcing this week that it will not support the establishment of a Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) in a bay in Dorset if it involves a restriction on anchoring. Finding Sanctuary is a partnership project that aims to create a network of Marine Protected Areas around the coasts and seas of South West England, and has nominated various areas ...

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