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Environment review backs highly protected marine zones

eas around England and Northern Ireland could receive greater protection as a result of a new review by former environment minister Richard Benyon. The Benyon Review has recommended establishing Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) in inshore and offshore English waters and offshore Northern Irish waters. Scottish and Welsh

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