Last chance to have your say on MCZs!!

You do not need to be a member of a club to get involved with Marine Conservation Zone planning, in fact the main reason for setting up the Interactive map is to enable divers who do not belong to a club to more easily engage with the project and tell us about the areas important to them.

We have created maps of sailing and powerboating distribution and intensity in the south west from the information given to us by divers so far. We want you to take a look and let us know what you think. These maps are NOT attached to this post, but are available for download on our website under the "general tab" of the resources page. Once you have downloaded the map(s) relevant to you, then:

1. If there are inaccuracies in the data or comments about the way it is presented please contact Shaun Lewin.

2. If you think that club data is missing please contact your County Liaison Officer: Spike Searle in Cornwall, Dave Murphy in Devon, John Weinberg in Dorset and Martin Syvret in Somerset.

3. If sailing data is missing please visit MCZ Interactive Map register and enter the areas you use.

[size=14pt]Please be aware that you only have until the 31st of October 2010 to do this.

D.4.1.3 – Sailing – represents the distribution of 20174 sailors from 111 interviews engaged in the use of sail powered craft only including yachts and dinghies. 49 of these interviews were with clubs or watersports centres of more than 10 people.

D.4.1.4 – Powerboats – represents the distribution of 24449 sailors from 92 interviews charting motor driven vessels only and includes RIBs, PWCs and motorboats.  46 of these interviews were with clubs or watersports centres of more than 10 members.  

D.4.1.7 – Anchoring – represents the anchoring habits of 45807 sailors from 66 interviews.  64 of these interviews were with clubs or watersports centres of more than 10 members.  The

The majority of this data was collected from clubs in Devon and Cornwall.  There is information from Dorset and Somerset yet to be included.  

We look forward to hearing from you and any other independent boaters in the next two weeks.

Kind regards,
Sarah McLintock

Finding Sanctuary
01392 878 327

A gov't spokesperson (note, not spokesman!) was quoted as saying "We've conducted an extensive review of this here Quango and are pleased to present the results of this long-running process:

Firstly we have wasted thousands paying the consultants from the other division of xxxxxxx to review the work of their colleagues,

Second the review has concluded that the review was a complete, frivulous waste of cash that could have refirbed 20 schools and cleared every lake in the land of killer shrimp and

Thirdly that we can't print copies because the dept for spurious claptrap has exceeded it's printer paper budget for Q4"

Originally posted by Villan Whoop De Do.

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