http://www.lancashiremcs.org.uk/blog/2010/05/13/irish-sea-conservation-zones/ The activities of the Marine Conservation Society Lancashire local area group Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:06:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.lancashiremcs.org.uk/blog/2010/05/13/irish-sea-conservation-zones/comment-page-1/#comment-5335 Audrey Phillips Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:27:59 +0000 http://www.lancashiremcs.org.uk/blog/?p=272#comment-5335 actually it is not that hard to setup wind farms, the only problem is that it requires lots of capital investment.-*; actually it is not that hard to setup wind farms, the only problem is that it requires lots of capital investment.-*;

]]> http://www.lancashiremcs.org.uk/blog/2010/05/13/irish-sea-conservation-zones/comment-page-1/#comment-4702 Barry Thu, 13 May 2010 11:04:11 +0000 http://www.lancashiremcs.org.uk/blog/?p=272#comment-4702 I do wonder if we might be able to request diving access to the new wind farms through this zones scheme? - The laying of hard substrates required for foundations may introduce some additional diversity, plus any trawling protecting within the farms should reduce damage to softer sediments as well. Should make for a rather interesting dive site - even if it is only to be proven wrong! I do wonder if we might be able to request diving access to the new wind farms through this zones scheme? – The laying of hard substrates required for foundations may introduce some additional diversity, plus any trawling protecting within the farms should reduce damage to softer sediments as well. Should make for a rather interesting dive site – even if it is only to be proven wrong!

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