Potential risk of Sewage discharge in HPMAs and MPAs

Natural England has been asked for advice on whether sewerage discharges may be occurring within or close to two proposed Highly Protected Marine Areas in such a way that they may hinder recovery of the marine natural environment. In this context, the draft conservation objectives for the pilot HPMAs are "To achieve full natural recovery of the structure and functions, features, qualities and composition of characteristic biological communities present within HPMAs and prevent further degradation and damage to the...