A scientific paper published last week revealed an increased incidence of disease in European lobsters (Homarus gammarus) inside the no-take zone of the Lundy Island marine conservation zone (MCZ) in the Bristol Channel, United Kingdom.
The Shellfish Association of Great Britain (SAGB) reports Emma Wootton from Swansea University worked with local fishermen on an extensive survey in the Lundy MCZ, sampling within the no-take zone, where all fishing activities are prohibited, and in the refuge zone, where pot fishing is authorized.
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