Dolphins, spoonbills, coral … can marine parks save our sea life?

A series of conservation zones will be announced this week. But some experts fear this will not be enough to safeguard the future of our wildlife

Will it be enough for some of the more exotic denizens of Britain's coastal waters? Seahorses, stalked jellyfish and dolphins are among the creatures it is hoped will gain better protection from 23 new marine conservation zones.

The zones, which will be announced on Sunday on Sunday, stretch from the coast of Northumberland down to Land's End and include Europe's longest chalk reef off Cromer in Norfolk. They will bring the number of protected sites to 50, still far below the 127 proposed by an earlier 8m government consultation.