Coastline Under Pressure Case Study : Lyme Bay

What's meant by a coastline under pressure?
A coastline with a lot of human activity that can possibly damage the area.

Lyme Bay

Lyme Bay is a coastline on the South of England that is under pressure.

Scallop Dredgers
The Scallop industry is profitable and generates over £180,000/year. However, scallop dredging involves dragging heavy fishing equipment along the seabed. This causes high levels of physical damage. The dragging stirs up the sediment on the sea floor and smothers sensitive species.
In the long term, this can have a large effect on people who use the bay.

The Wildlife
Around Lyme Bay there are many natural habitats for animals, such as rocky reefs and the like. These areas have lots of sea-grass and maerl. Furthermore, these habitats are nursery grounds for commercially valuable fish. In turn, these fish are the food for sea birds such as the Auks and Gulls.
These habitats are extremely sensitive to physical damage, and must be looked after.

Anglers
Anglers bring a  large amount of money to the local economy, roughly £250,000/year. They mainly fish things such as cod and bass.
However, angling actually has a minimum impact on the marine habitat, but the fishing lines may snag sensitive species, such as Pink Sea Tanks.

Tourism

Tourism brings lots of money to the local economy which can be used on leisure services such as:

• Sightseeing
• Sailing
• Waterskiing
• Jet-Skiing
• Power Boating
• Wind Surfing

The problem is, that you need to have an an attractive and healthy environment to continue to attract tourists, so it is vital for Lyme Bay to remain safe and balanced.

Persecution of Jews

Once in power, Hitler put his anti-Semitic ideas outlined in 'Mein Kampf' into operation. 

• In 1933, Jewish shops and businesses were boycotted.
• In 1934, any Jews who were employed in Civil servant jobs were fired.
• Jews were banned from Public Places.
• The Nuremburg Laws of 1935, took away the Jew's rights to be German citizens. Marriages between Jews and non-Jews were banned.
• Many Jews began to leave Germany
• In November 1938, Jewish shops and synagogues were ransacked and destroyed in Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass).
• Thousands of Jews were arrested over the following weeks, and 30,000 were sent to concentration camps.
• After 1939, the Final Solution (The extermination of Jewish people) began. This resulted in 6m Jews being killed.

Persecution of Other Groups

• Anyone who was not 'Aryan' suffered under the Nazis. Including, Blacks and Gypsies.
• People not 'socially useful' were put into concentration camps. e.g. Mentally and physically ill and tramps.

Why/How did Hitler become Chancellor?

Why/How did Hitler become Chancellor?

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Long Term Reasons (1920s)

1. Anger about WW1 and the Treaty of Versailles.
2. Weaknesses with the current government.
3. Financial Support from wealthy businessmen.
4. Nazi Propaganda.
5. The Stormtroopers (SA) attacked the Jews and those who were opposed to Hitler.
6. Hitler was a brilliant speaker and promised something to everyone.

Short Term Reasons (1929-1933)

1. After the Wall Street crash of 1929, the US called it's loans on Germany, causing the German economy to collapse. Unemployment grew, people starved on the streets. In the crisis people wanted someone to blame, they looked for extreme solutions - Hitler offered both of these.
2. Franz Von Papen was the current chancellor, but he could not get enough support in the Reichstag (due to the Nazis disrupting it). Hidenburg and Von Papen had to govern by emergency decree under Article 48 of the constitution. They offered Hitler the role of Vice-Chancellor, but he demanded to be made Chancellor. On the 30 January 1933, Hitler was made Chancellor.