Fishing and the impact of marine reserves in a variable environment.
This is one of only two marine reserves in Britain.
This was later extended in December 2001 to include the marine reserve.
It is the site of a historic marine reserve, which was expanded in 2007.
Proposals for national parks and marine reserves will be considered.
A marine reserve is an area of the sea which has legal protection against fishing or development.
Although less than 1% of the world's oceans have been set aside in marine reserves.
The island and the waters close to its shores, however, are now a small marine reserve.
It also called for a national network of marine reserves where fishing would be banned.
The finding has implications for conservation efforts, particularly the design of marine reserves.