On Thursday 2 August the Bridport Environment Group will be showing a film in West Bay as part of its campaign to draw attention to environmental damage being carried out in Lyme Bay. In the past two years there has been an intensification of activity by scallop-dredging trawlers, causing significant damage to the seabed, to important marine species such as corals and pink sea fans, and to the feeding and breeding grounds of other species.
The film, “Caught in Time”, has been made by the Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST), and highlights similar problems in the Clyde, where fishing stocks have collapsed in the past twenty years as a result of intensive fishing methods such as scallop-dredging. The film chronicles the efforts by the Arran community to secure legislation to create a protected marine area, in order to enable stocks to recover.
The film, which lasts 45 minutes, will be shown at the Salt House, West Bay, at 7 pm next Thursday 2 August. Entry is free and open to all, but capacity is limited to 50 seats. After the film there will be a short talk by Dr Jean-Luc Solandt from the Marine Conservation Society, which is campaigning for the establishment of Highly Protected Marine Reserves, and this will be followed by a discussion. The Salt House will be open from 5 pm and members of the Bridport Environment Group will be on hand to provide further information.
On Thursday 2 August the Bridport Environment Group will be showing a film in West Bay as part of its campaign to draw attention to environmental damage being carried out in Lyme Bay. In the past two years there has been an intensification of activity by scallop-dredging trawlers, causing significant damage to the seabed, to important marine species such as corals and pink sea fans, and to the feeding and breeding grounds of other species.
