oldharry
Well-known member
MMO today announced their next step towards Management of the anchorage in the Studland MCZ:
"The results of the MMO’s draft assessment of the site indicated that anchoring, mooring, powerboating, sailing, diving and snorkelling required consideration for management. Following a review of the responses from the call for evidence, MMO concludethat anchoring will be the focus of engagement to discuss the most appropriate options. For the remaining activities, no further restrictions will be implemented at this stage "
Anchoring is of course the fundamental issue at Studland. A series of virtual Stakeholder meetings is planned for March to take this forward. The MMO bulletin gives no pointers what these 'appropriate options might be' but we know that it could include temporary or permanent no anchor zones in the Bay. A major question is of course how it would be policed and communicated to the general public, particualrly visitors arriving from further away, including the Continent, as well as the 'Birimgham navy contingent arriving by road with their boats in tow.
"The results of the MMO’s draft assessment of the site indicated that anchoring, mooring, powerboating, sailing, diving and snorkelling required consideration for management. Following a review of the responses from the call for evidence, MMO concludethat anchoring will be the focus of engagement to discuss the most appropriate options. For the remaining activities, no further restrictions will be implemented at this stage "
Anchoring is of course the fundamental issue at Studland. A series of virtual Stakeholder meetings is planned for March to take this forward. The MMO bulletin gives no pointers what these 'appropriate options might be' but we know that it could include temporary or permanent no anchor zones in the Bay. A major question is of course how it would be policed and communicated to the general public, particualrly visitors arriving from further away, including the Continent, as well as the 'Birimgham navy contingent arriving by road with their boats in tow.