Lyme Bay: A Conservation Success Story or a Failure?
Lyme Bay was meant to be an international conservation success story, but fishermen are losing faith in it.
“It’s annoying, really, the way they say this area is a success,” says a fisherman in Lyme Regis, gesturing towards the sea from the town’s historic harbor wall. “Everyone I know is either selling their boat or thinking about it”.
Despite being celebrated as a global triumph of marine conservation, the mood among fishermen in Lyme Regis is one of conflict, collapsing stocks, and uncertainty.
The Lyme Bay Marine Protected Area (MPA) is considered a paradise regained on paper, with scientific reports showing striking figures of ecological recovery.
However, fishermen speak of a different reality, one that feels increasingly uncertain.
Author's summary: Fishermen lose faith in Lyme Bay conservation.
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