Page 54 - BBC Wildlife Volume 36 #06
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Ten years ago, overfished waters on the west coast of
Scotland became the first in a new breed of marine
nature reserves. The results have been spectacular, as
Springwatch producer Chris Howard discovers.
After years of dredging left
the Isle of Arran’s seabed
practically bare, species
Howard Wood such as these brittlestars
and queen scallop are now
rapidly re-establishing.

