Lamlash Bay (No Take Zone)
United Kingdom: Scotland
From the Visit Arran website:
The first No Take Zone in Scotland is at the north end of Lamlash Bay and was established in September 2008. The NTZ is a 2.6Km2 area of sea and seabed from which no marine life can be removed by any fishing method, whether it is recreational or commercial. Interpretation boards showing the variety of marine life in the bay are situated along Shore Road towards Claucland's Point. The NTZ is playing an important role in the protection and recovery of marine habitats, helping to protect and regenerate marine biodiversity.
In a 2011 study by researchers at the University of York and published in the journal Marine Biology, found the number of scallops within the Lamlash No Take Zone to be ten times higher than in surrounding waters. Dr Bryce Beukers-Stewart, of the University of York, described the findings as a "win win scenario" and said: "Marine reserves like this can benefit both fishermen and conservationists." The number of juveniles in the entire zone had to be estimated on the basis of sample counts. There were, he said, "too many to count" individually.