The government is proposing to halt fishing around Holy Island to help improve biodiversity.
A fishing ban at Holy Island has been opposed by councillors, with claims by one it would turn it "into a museum".Conservative-led Northumberland County Council heard this week such a move would "devastate" the local economy.
He said: "It will devastate the island's economy. It will make it unaffordable. If we lose the fisherman, we lose the school, we lose the heart of the island."The fisherman of Holy Island don't trawl. They don't dredge the seas. They feed a local industry, they feed a local community and they feed our county."
A Defra spokesman said Lindisfarne was being considered as a potential HPMA "because of its incredible biodiversity".
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