Lyme Bay Case Study

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Lyme Bay case study coastal conflicts Lyme bay is located in the southwest of England. Lyme beach is approximately 50 kilometers long. It is of huge importance to 13 or more seaside towns, including Lyme Regis. Lyme bay is home to more than 400,000 people in total. Of the 400,000 people, approximately 40% of the people are retired. The majority of Lyme bay’s population makes their money through tourism and almost all of the towns would be considered as seaside towns. Lyme bay is fortunate enough to have many natural advantages and attractions. Many tourists who visit the seaside towns may dive or go fishing due to the abundance of fish, crabs, etc. Many of the locals are fishermen who will catch the crabs and fish for a living. However, it is vital that, if the residents of Lyme bay want to continue attracting people they must conserve their natural environment. Wherever tourism goes, there will be damage due to human fault and eventually the bay will not be as attractive as it once was. Diving and angling is a popular, low impact activity, which does no real damage to the environment, this is the sort of thing that the people of Lyme bay must keep up in order to not cause damage to the bay. On top of the low impact, combined, diving and angling generates around 350,000 pounds per year. They must also make the tourists conscious of the damage they may be doing to the local area. This may mean that the city councils will have to educate the locals in order for them to make the tourists aware. There have already been initiatives put in place due to the damage done by humans. For example, in 2008 the government permanently closed 60 square miles of the bay to fishermen to protect wildlife. This shows that Lyme bay plays a huge part in the south of England’s economy. On top of the human damage, Lyme bay is located on an actively eroding piece of coast.

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