| Environmental Damage |
Environmental
Damage  Since the European Union adopted the Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora and fauna, in May 1992, the preservation of bio-diversity has been seen as a key issue between industry and nature in our modern society. Other legislation such as the Birds Directive (Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds), Conservation (Natural habitats &c.) Regulation 1994 and Conservation (Natural habitats &c.) (Northern Ireland) Regulation 1995 has endorsed the need for progress in this area. One study now underway to help implement the Habitats Directive is the UK Marine SACs Life project. Seven areas where human activity may impact on marine features were identified for study. One of these seven areas was “collecting bait and shoreline animals.” The recently published report entitled “Natura 2000 Guidelines for managing the collection of bait and other shoreline animals within UK European sites” highlights the annual demand for bait and the damage caused to the environment during its collection. The Authors of this document state that farming of Peeler Crab is to be encouraged as this along with farming of Marine Worms will have a huge positive impact on the environment. Crabs are only suitable for bait during their ‘pre-moult’ period. In practice this means that only perhaps 1 in 20 crabs found are usable, creating widespread environmental damage by collectors searching for the few that are suitable for bait.This damage comes in a number of forms: |
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| Bolder Turning | ||
| Crab Shelters | ||
| Disturbance
to birds |
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| The Solution | ||
| Env Policy | ||
| Env Statement | ||
| The Market | ||
| Shoreline Code | ||
| Biology
of a Shore Crab |
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