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1. @BBCScotland #MakingScotlandsLandscapes was filmed a decade ago, by @Profiainstewart. Since then @YorkEnvironment @UofGlasgow @nature_scot & @marinescotland have all scientifically monitored this relatively small 2.67sqKm area. What have they found? https://bbc.in/3mVuDWP
2. Diving surveys in 2010 by @leighMhowarth supervised by @BD_Stew found that juvenile scallops were 350% more abundant within the Lamlash No Take Zone; explained by increased spat settlement in complex benthic habitats like maerl and seaweed. https://bit.ly/3olvlg0
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3. Social survey 2011: Awareness and attitudes by residents & visitors towards the No-Take Zone https://bit.ly/33O9gyZ many were aware and positive about the NTZ, some visitors were confused about what activities are allowed with some negativity over fishing restrictions.
4. But 9 years later @YorkEnvironment @Lucy_hf1 study revealed awareness of the NTZ was high at 95.2%, an increase of 23.5% from 2011, and support was very high at 97%. https://bit.ly/33LS1hX
COAST’s conservation efforts have been successful socially, as well as ecologically.
COAST’s conservation efforts have been successful socially, as well as ecologically.
5. 2012 Ecological study: @L0wriEvans surveyed the seabed in Lamlash Bay & found complex seabed habitats returning, and more species & individuals inside the NTZ compared to outside, less than 5 years after the NTZ was designated. https://bit.ly/33O32ix @LesleyRiddoch @Ilonaamos
6. Research supervised by @UofGlasgow @davemarinebio @marinescotland led by @Sophie_AElliott starting in 2013 found juvenile gadoids, especially cod, preferred more complex seabeds like the No Take Zone which was used as part of the wider Clyde surveys https://bit.ly/2VFW8HN
7. In 2014 @MattyJudge research started to reveal an increase in Lobster in the No Take Zone. CPUE was around 44% greater within the NTZ than in fished areas nearby showing that even small NTZ’s can have benefits for European lobster
https://bit.ly/2VGFMyM
https://bit.ly/2VGFMyM
8. In 2016 @RichardLochhead @marinescotland approved management for the South Arran MPA, an area 100x larger than the NTZ. In 2014-15 @Jen_S14 supervised by @BD_Stew did video surveys of the seabed to determine baseline species abundance and diversity. https://bit.ly/3geeU2e
9. In 2018 After nearly 10 years of protection Éilís Crimmins of @YorkEnvironment found Lobsters were 4 x higher within NTZ, producing 135% more eggs due to their size; able to seed an area approx 10x the size of the NTZ. https://bit.ly/33LZ3D3 #ourseas #mpaswork
10. @Lauren_James_ & 2019 dive surveys of the NTZ found a 3.7-fold increase in scallop density, and significant increases in size and abundance. Larger, older scallops can produce more eggs and the NTZ is estimated to seed an area up to 20 times its size. https://bit.ly/39MitLR
11. Video surveys in 2019 by @YorkEnvironment @Willnotters showed cover of living organisms in the NTZ were nearly twice that in a nearby area. South Arran MPA has seen an 80% increase in the overall density of marine species since 2016 establishment. https://bit.ly/39KHQOr
12. The foresight by @RichardLochhead @marinescotland @SP_ECCLR 12 years ago has resulted in remarkable marine ecological recovery. With the public @UNEP & #DavidAttenborough calling for ocean recovery, it is time to use the lessons learnt on Arran https://bit.ly/3otErri
13. A big added bonus of both the NTZ and Arran MPA gradual ecological recovery is that @nature_scot https://bit.ly/3m8DRhf estimates its habitats and sediments store 2,254,047 tons of carbon which is now protected from re-suspension. https://bbc.in/2K4knNd
14. In 2020 a #UKGovernment @DefraGovUK review by a panel of experts led by @RichardHRBenyon after visiting Arran recommended England follows the Arran example; English MCZs should have NTZs (or HPMAs) at their heart. https://bit.ly/36X115J
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