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<p>The Government is committed to delivering a ‘Blue Belt’ of well-managed Marine
Protected Areas around our coasts. Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) are given legislative
protection under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. Under this Act, a consent
or licence can only be agreed where there is no significant risk to the conservation
objectives of the MCZ, except in exceptional cases and subject to stringent conditions.</p><p>Where
fishery management measures are required, Defra is working with the Inshore Fisheries
Conservation Authorities and the Marine Management Organisation to identify appropriate
fisheries management measures for all Tranche 1 MCZs by the end of this year and,
as a result, those site features considered to be at “high risk” are already being
protected. For Tranche 2 MCZ sites, appropriate fisheries management measures will
be identified by the relevant authority within two years of designation.</p>
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